The Castle Is Sleeping

Writing Fotheringay Verse 1 Down by the river where the cold winds stray, Fotheringay stands at the end of the day, Stone in the shadows, mist on the ground, Old walls remembering every lost sound. Chorus Oh, Fotheringay, Fotheringay, Where the ravens circle and the grey skies stay, A castle of echoes, a kingdom gone, Holding the darkness until the dawn. Verse 2 Queens once walked where the wild grass grows, With a crown of sorrow and a heart full of woes, The banners have fallen, the trumpets are still, And the river runs quietly under the hill. Chorus Oh, Fotheringay, Fotheringay, Where the ravens circle and the grey skies stay, A castle of echoes, a kingdom gone, Holding the darkness until the dawn. Bridge No throne, no tower, no royal parade, Just a whispering wind through the stones they laid, And somewhere beyond where the old road bends, The past keeps calling, but never quite ends. Final Chorus Oh, Fotheringay, Fotheringay, Your ghosts have outlived the kings of the day, The castle is sleeping beneath English rain, But the songs of the fallen still rise again.