"Timbers & Wind (Red Wedding)" is a song about the infamous "Red Wedding" in the television series Game of Thrones. The singer, Peter Hollens, describes how the northerners once sang of a young and inexperienced king who broke a vow to the lord of the Twins by marrying a stranger instead of the promised bride. The Lord Frey demanded a bridegroom as a compromise, and the King in the North, Robb Stark, and his mother, Lady Catelyn, attended a wedding at the Twins. At the wedding, the Starks were betrayed by the Freys and the Boltons. The song describes the feasting and singing that occurred at the wedding, but Lady Catelyn heard the dancing reels turning to the Rains of Castamere, a signal of the impending attack. The singers describe the chaos and violence that ensued, with players turning into slayers instantly. The foreigner Queen was the first to fall under the knife, and the King in the North was mortally wounded after being shot with two arrows. Lord Bolton approached Robb and killed him, giving him the Lannister Lions' regards. Lady Catelyn did not feel anything when her own throat was slashed after seeing her son die. The song ends with the reminder that the North remembers and awaits the day when they will have revenge for the betrayal and bloodshed of the Red Wedding.
