Perpetual Motion Songtext
von Procol Harum

Rings around the crescent moon
Passions rise from basement rooms
Fountains play and worlds collide
We gently swing and sway from side to side

Dancers in perpetual motion
Slip an′ sliding across the floor
Ship's out on a moonlit ocean
Sailin′ t'ward a distant shore

Star-crossed lovers, they spoon and swim
The laughing gods, for they just reel them in
Hostages, they're tempting fame
See them wait down on the line to take the bait


Dancers in perpetual motion
Slip an′ sliding across the floor
Ship′s out on a moonlit ocean
Sailin' t′ward a distant shore

The simple stuff we build our dreams upon
Waxing, waning, now it's almost gone
Passion plays the sweetest tune
These velvet days are gone far too soon

Dancers, dancers in perpetual motion
Slip an′ sliding across the floor
Ship's out on a moonlit ocean
Sailin′ t'ward a distant shore

We spend our nights on silken sheets
We play for gold but not for keeps

Dancers in perpetual motion
Slip an' sliding across the floor
Ship′s out on a moonlit ocean
Sailin′ t'ward a distant shore


Sailin′ t'ward a distant shore
Eh, t′ward a distant shore