“Jenny of Oldstones” by Florence + The Machine, released on April 22nd, 2019, was created for the second episode of the eighth season of Game of Thrones. The song is about the fictional character “Jenny of Oldstones”, created by George R. R. Martin for his A Song of Ice and Fire book series.
In the...
[Intro]
High in the halls of the kings who are gone
Jenny would dance with her ghosts
The ones she had lost and the ones she had found
And the ones who had loved her the most
[Verse 1]
The ones who'd been gone for so very long
She couldn't remember their names
They spun her around on the damp old stone
Spun away all her sorrow and pain
[Chorus]
And she never wanted to leave, never wanted to leave
Never wanted to leave, never wanted to leave
[Verse 2]
They danced through the day and into the night
Through the snow that swept through the hall
From winter to summer and winter again
'Til the walls did crumble and fall
[Chorus]
And she never wanted to leave, never wanted to leave
Never wanted to leave, never wanted to leave
And she never wanted to leave, never wanted to leave
Never wanted to leave, never wanted to leave
[Outro]
High in the halls of the kings who are gone
Jenny would dance with her ghosts
The ones she had lost and the ones she had found
And the ones who had loved her the most
Jenny of Oldstones (Game of Thrones) was written by Ramin Djawadi & George R. R. Martin & David Benioff & Dan Weiss.
Jenny of Oldstones (Game of Thrones) was produced by Florence Welch & Doveman.
Florence-the-machine released Jenny of Oldstones (Game of Thrones) on Mon Apr 22 2019.
The notes of [the song] sounded like a Celtic folk song to me. I thought it was really beautiful. I love the idea of dancing with ghosts and never wanting to leave. That totally makes sense to me. I feel like I do that every night on stage.
I worked with Thomas Bartlett on “High as Hope,” and he’s...
We’ve always been huge fans of Florence’s music. So the opportunity to hear her otherworldly voice on our show was always at the forefront of our minds. We’re still pleasantly shocked that she agreed to sing ‘Jenny of Oldstones,’ and we’re in love with the result.