In a coat of gold or a coat of red, a lion still has claws, And mine are long and sharp, my lord, as long and sharp as yours.

And so he spoke, and so he spoke, that lord of Castamere, But now the rains weep oer his hall, with no one there to hear.

Yes now the rains weep oer his hall, and not a soul to hear.

To restore Lannister dominance, Tytoss eldest son and heir, Ser Tywin Lannister, marched against the upstart Lord of Castamere, Roger Reyne, known as the Red Lion of Castamere.

By the end of the rebellion, Castamere had been flooded and all members of House Reyne killed.

The title is thus a play on words, as the rains fall over the empty halls of the Reynes who have been killed to the last man, and not a soul to hear.

The rebellion of the Reynes against the Lannisters was thus seen as a civil war of lions.

Lady Catelyn Stark recognizes the tune, but by the time she realizes what is happening, it is already far too late; as the song starts, so does the bloodbath that ends the life of Robb Stark, King in the North, and the rebellions of the north and the riverlands against the Iron Throne.

The song selection was plotted by Lothar Frey and Lord Roose Bolton.

The song is also performed in the closing credits of the same episode by the indie rock band The National, sung by their vocalist Matt Berninger.

On the published tracklist of the soundtrack, the title is spelled The Rains of Castomere rather than Castamere as in the novels.

He had extinguished the proud Reynes of Castamere and the ancient Tarbecks of Tarbeck Hall root and branch when he was still half a boy.

The singers had even made a rather gloomy song of it.

Tyrion Lannister.

Its been an hour, Ive forgotten how it goes.

Olenna Tyrell to Margaery Tyrell.

Id get more pleasure from driving my spear into Lord Tywin s belly.

Ill make him sing The Rains of Castamere as I pull his bowels out and look for gold.

Doran Martell and Obara Sand.

Film Music Reporter.

Listen to The Nationals new Lannister-happy song from The Game of Thrones soundtrack.

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