Whiter Shade of Pale (Procol Harum cover) Lyrics

Lyric discussion by killerv 

Cover art for Whiter Shade of Pale (Procol Harum cover) lyrics by Black Label Society

It dares a grown man to cry?

Great song, been covered by others, willie nelson did a cover also.

The orignal by Procol Harum is great. there are websites dedicated to this one song and discussions of its possible meanings. Some say it is about the sinking of the Titanic.

I think it is about people just partying themselves to death and drinking and using drugs to ignore their problems, some suggest it was written about a women he forced himself upon and possibly raped.