Marc Heal - Katarina's House lyrics

Once this was a mansion that was filled with light And elegant couples came from the city to stay for the night Now Katarina stands tall against the window frame Staring out at the garden The frosts are coming Soon it will be winter again All the rooms are empty in Katarina's house Behind the granite walls of Katarina's house All the rooms are empty in Katarina's house Now the horses go unfed and the dogs howl, the dogs howl And here is the bedroom where they once made love The floorboards creak and shafts of light catch the dust Disturbed by Katarina's pacing Once she had a child, a clever blonde haired girl In the garden they built a rope and wooden swing No one plays there now It rattles in the wind I once tried to reach her but her sadness was too much Sterner hands than mine have failed before they gave up Now the children won't trespa** in that place of sorrow And the dogs they howl All the rooms are empty in Katarina's house There is no shelter in Katarina's house There stands the mistress silent of Katarina's house There is no mercy in Katarina's house And the dogs they howl