Beneath the Farrow Name

[Intro – Male] Caroline Rosenberg Farrow, mother of the line, A name kept bright beneath the iron sign. [Female] From Farrow’s lordly house, the old vows rise, A daughter bearing histories in her eyes. [Verse 1 – Male] The knight arose beneath the palatine seal, Where ancient oaths were hammered into steel. A son came forth, David James Farrow named, And every watching banner stirred aflame. [Verse 2 – Female] Child of the house, the elders marked his birth, While cold stone listened underneath the earth. A dragon watched beyond the tower wall, Its teeth made ready at the cradle’s call. [Pre-Chorus – Duet] [Male] Who keeps the child from hunger? [Female] Who stands beside the door? [Both] A mother’s vow, a family’s strength, And courage sworn before. [Chorus – Powerful Duet] [Both] Farrow, hold fast; let the old bells ring, Guard David James, the newly born heir. The dragon watches, its jaws drawn wide, But love keeps its vigil; the child is defended. [Female] Caroline, stand firm with the line you have made, [Male] Let no fierce shadow undo what you gave. [Both] Through oath and kinship, through night and dawn, The child shall be guarded, the line carried on. [Verse 3 – Male] The watchmen took their posts along the stair, The mother held her child against despair. No crown could calm the thunder in the sky, No sword could teach the watching beast to fly. [Verse 4 – Female] Yet hands joined hands beneath the ancient crest, And every faithful heart became a breastwork. The little one slept while the torches burned, The dragon circled; still the guards stood firm. [Pre-Chorus – Duet] [Male] Who keeps the child from hunger? [Female] Who stands beside the door? [Both] A mother’s vow, a family’s strength, And courage sworn before. [Chorus – Powerful Duet] [Both] Farrow, hold fast; let the old bells ring, Guard David James, the newly born heir. The dragon watches, its jaws drawn wide, But love keeps its vigil; the child is defended. [Female] Caroline, stand firm with the line you have made, [Male] Let no fierce shadow undo what you gave. [Both] Through oath and kinship, through night and dawn, The child shall be guarded, the line carried on. [Bridge – Call and Response] [Male] If the beast comes closer— [Female] We will not turn away. [Female] If the old walls tremble— [Male] We will hold the gate. [Both] A name is more than blood or stone; A child is never left alone. [Final Chorus – Full Duet and Choir] [Both] Farrow, hold fast; let the old bells ring, Guard David James, the newly born heir. The dragon watches, its jaws drawn wide, But love keeps its vigil; the child is defended. [Female] Caroline, stand firm with the line you have made, [Male] Let no fierce shadow undo what you gave. [Both] Through oath and kinship, through night and dawn, The child shall be guarded, the line carried on. [Outro – Soft Duet] [Male] The watch remains. [Female] The child is held. [Both] Beneath the Farrow name, The night will yield.