This is a Wez G song about Caldicot and the River Severn, delving into the mystery of the local area.
Verse 1
Grey water rolling under steel skies,
Mist hangs low where the estuary sighs,
Caldicot Castle watching through the rain,
Holding all the stories, holding all the pain.
Streetlights flicker on Newport Road,
Old freight trains whisper where the wild grass grows,
The tide comes in with a restless sound,
Bringing secrets back from the muddy ground.
Pre-Chorus
And the wind blows cold from the English side,
Across the water where the shadows hide,
I hear the river calling my name,
But nothing ever stays the same.
Chorus
Down by the Severn,
Where the dark waves run,
Caldicot sleeping
Beneath the setting sun.
Slow-moving echoes,
Drifting through the night,
The river keeps flowing,
Out beyond the lights.
Verse 2
The second crossing glows in the distance,
Red lights fading through the resistance,
Seagulls circle over Pill and shore,
Like they’ve seen this all before.
Empty benches near the country park,
Footsteps disappearing after dark,
The estuary breathes like a living thing,
Carrying winter on invisible wings.
Pre-Chorus
And the tide rolls in from the open sea,
Bringing forgotten memories,
Every current pulls me away,
But somehow I always stay.
Chorus
Down by the Severn,
Where the dark waves run,
Caldicot sleeping
Beneath the setting sun.
Slow-moving echoes,
Drifting through the night,
The river keeps flowing,
Out beyond the lights.
Bridge
Black mud flats and silver rain,
Headlights shimmer on the lanes,
A distant horn from a freight train cries,
Lost beneath the Welsh night skies.
Castle walls and estuary haze,
Ghosts of old industrial days,
Everything fades into the blue,
But the river remembers you.
Final Chorus
Down by the Severn,
Where the dark waves run,
Caldicot dreaming
Till another dawn comes.
Slow-moving echoes,
Drifting through the night,
The river keeps flowing,
Out beyond the lights.
Out beyond the lights…
Out beyond the lights…
The Severn carries everything away.
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