The Bearing - Farewell to Kings Lyrics

Down by the water, she lay
As the gulls and the herons eyed up their prey
But prayer was not on the menu that day
'Cause faith and her had long since parted ways
Out to the opening she stared
Where Loch Fyne flirted into Atlantic's bed
And floating by smoked the pyres of the dead
And still their words are ringing in our heads
Oh!
Sticks and stones
Keep breaking brave peoples' bones
When they speak out of turn
Off!
Off with your head
Or banished from this land!
Haven't we come a long, long way since then?
Haven't we come a long, long way since then?
Fare-thee-well to Kings
Over the valley, she peered
To the legions of the Lost on the frontier
Rumoured to end the prosperity of the years
Their cries are certain to fall on deaf ears
Tracing the ridgeline she ran
To the nearest of her elders in command
And before long the building of a wall began
With flags and guns to help them understand
Oh!
Sticks and stones
Keep breaking brave peoples' bones
When they speak out of turn
Off!
Off with your head
Or banished from this land!
Haven't we come a long, long way since then?
Haven't we come a long, long way since then?
Fare-thee-well to Kings
Oh! Surrounded by the angry throngs
We push on through
But little acts of kindness
And we get knocked out
The domino effect from all we say and do
Yet funny how the good stuff
Is not what we write home about
Oh! Most ordinary folk carry on with their lives
And do their best to give and receive love and care
Yet all we hear tells us that only hatred thrives
But then injustice anywhere threatens justice everywhere
Wide eyed with terror, she froze
Disappeared from right under their nose
And while the plans for retribution are imposed
The voice of dispossession only grows
Oh!
Sticks and stones
Keep breaking brave peoples' bones
When they speak out of turn
Off!
Off with your head
Or banished from this land!
Haven't we come a long, long way since then?
Haven't we come a long, long way since then?
Fare-thee-well to Kings