Old Castles - Paul Weller

Moonbeams and twilight

Sit by the fireside and glow

Casting grand shadows

All on the meadows below

But the old king is quiet

Looks into the fire, I think he knows

That his bubble has burst, and what’s worse

Is now it shows

His old world is changing

But he don’t notice at all

His kingdom is crumbling

But he can’t see it and so, oh

Some kings just don’t care

Happy just to stare and stare

And bad things will happen

That cause old castles to fall

He could have done something

Inspired a tired old Earth

Done something good, done something right

With which the people could unite and grow

For their old world is changing

But they don’t notice at all

Their kingdoms are crumbling

But they can’t see it and so, oh

Some kings just can’t say no

They’ll take till there’s nothing to grow

And bad things will happen

That cause old castles to fall

For its roots are rotten

Its old walls and all

And bad things happen

That cause old castles

Cause old castles

Cause old castles to fall

Oh