The Sea Lyrics - Singles - Ninebarrow

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 

Chorus: 

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! 

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