The Sea

We used to be nomads, we travelled the land Watching our herd with fur cap in hand Our nights they were starless, we slept in the caves Away from the sky But in sight of the waves But soldiers they came with short sword and shield Cutting us down in the dust, in the field Those who were left were sent riding forth Towards rain, towards rock To watch over the North The Empire it crumbles And we freeze in the rain These mountains, these rivers will always remain Now we are leaving with hopes to be free South-East to our homes The warmth and the sea The sea Oh, the sea Oh, the sea The sea The sea Oh, the sea Oh, the sea Upon rock and with rock we built our new homes Four hundred leagues, left our families alone We've garrisoned the mountain, we've garrisoned the cold We think how our wives and our children grow old We came here with horses five hundred strong South of the wall the journey was long In heather and bracken we've looked to the pass Winter is coming And we are the last The Empire it crumbles And we freeze in the rain These mountains, these rivers will always remain Now we are leaving with hopes to be free South-East to our homes The warmth and the sea The sea Oh, the sea Oh, the sea The sea The sea Oh, the sea Oh, the sea