What are some songs with historical meaning?

What are the hidden meaning in the songs of Patchface?

• Patchface :- is the very interesting character.The ' Fool' in the Stannis's court  sings many songs in the book. Most of them quoting " under the sea", which has probably different meaning for different occasions ( like when he said "Under the sea, smoke rises in bubbles, and flames burn green and blue and black. “I know, I know, oh, oh, oh" ,,I think he meant event of Blackwater). What are your interpretations for each of the song/statement ( not just event but full interpretations like "Fool's blood, king's blood, blood on the maiden's thigh, but chains for the guests and chains for the bridegroom, aye aye aye" means Red Wedding but what is meaning of each word he say ? Few of the Patchface's questions:- Fool's blood, king's blood, blood on the maiden's thigh, but chains for the guests and chains for the bridegroom, aye aye aye The shadows come to dance, my lord, dance my lord, dance my lord," he sang, hopping from one foot to the other and back again. "The shadows come to stay, my lord, stay my lord, stay my lord" He jerks his head with each word, the bells in his antlers ringing up a clangor Under the sea the mermen feast on starfish soup, and all the serving men are crabs Under the sea, the birds have scales for feathers. I know. I know… It is always summer under the sea. The merwives wear nennymoans in their hair and weave gowns of silver seaweed. I know. I know… Under the sea it snows up, and the rain is dry as bone. I know. I know… Clever bird, clever man, clever clever fool… Under the sea, you fall up. I know. I know Here we eat fish, under the sea, the fish eat us. I know. I know Under the sea no one wears hats. I know. I know Under the sea, smoke rises in bubbles, and flames burn green and blue and black. “I know, I know, oh, oh, oh Under the sea the old fish eat the young fish. Up here the young fish teach the old fish. In the dark the dead are dancing Under the sea the crows are white as snow. I will lead it. We will march into the sea and out again. Under the waves we will ride seahorses, and mermaids will blow seashells to announce our coming, oh, oh, oh Under the sea, men marry fishes

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  Thanks for the A2A. Some of the things Patchface says make no sense (yet), but many of what he said was quite prophetic. I'll try and divide them based on when the events actually transpired. First, the under the sea part - he says that a lot, and I am not sure what he implies with that - it could mean in the future, or he just says that because he drowned. The shadows come to dance, my lord, dance my lord, dance my lord. The shadows come to stay, my lord, stay my lord, stay my lord This looks to be a definite reference to Melisandre's shadow binding abilities. Perhaps there's more to it that we are not made aware of yet. Under the sea, the birds have scales for feathers. I know. I know... A very good possibility that he's talking about dragons. Here we eat fish, under the sea, the fish eat us. I know. I know… This could simply mean a straightforward statement. I can't really think of anything prophetic. Under the sea, you fall up. I know. I know… Another logical statement, a corpse rising upwards after drowning. Clever bird, clever man, clever clever fool… He's probably calling Maester Cressen a fool because of what he was going to do soon. Under the sea no one wears hats. I know. I know… This is an interesting one. The hat referred to here is actually a false crown that Maester Cressen was forced to wear to make him look like a fool. Is he predicting that there will be no crowns to wear at the end? Under the sea the crows are white as snow. A possible reference to the brothers of the Night's Watch who were killed Beyond the Wall coming back as wights. One more possibility below the spoiler line. In the dark the dead are dancing. Another reference to the wights, perhaps. Under the sea, smoke rises in bubbles, and flames burn green and blue and black. I know, I know, oh, oh, oh. Wildfire. The Blackwater burning with all its glory. Another possibility is the ruins of Valyria, and talks of dragons? (Dany's three dragons are green, black and cream - so the blue is out) Under the sea it snows up, and the rain is dry as bone. I know. I know… Under the sea, men marry fishes. Away, away, come with me beneath the sea, away, away, away. Absolutely no idea. Under the sea the old fish eat the young fish. Up here the young fish teach the old fish. This looks like something major, but I have too many ideas to form a coherent sentence with it. Fool’s blood. King’s blood, blood on the maiden’s thigh, but chains for the guests and chains for the bridegroom, aye, aye, aye. This is claimed to be the biggest of all Patchface prophecies, and is certainly the most popular one. Patchface predicts the Red Wedding. In the book version, Catelyn kills Jinglebell who was Walder Frey's grandson, and the court jester (instead of the old man's wife). That's the fool's blood. King's blood is straightforward - Robb Stark Blood on the maiden's thigh - The bedding ceremony and Roslin Frey. Chains for the guests and chains for the bridegroom - Many of the Stark bannermen, and Edmure himself are captured and held as hostages/prisoners. Spoilers for those who haven't read A Dance with Dragons It is always summer under the sea. The merwives wear nennymoans in their hair and weave gowns of silver seaweed. I know. I know… This is the second biggest prophecy in my opinion. From my interpretation: The always summer part is a likely reference to the Summer Islands. It could also point to the faraway lands near the Jade Sea where the Strangler is derived from. The poison that Maester Cressen tried on Melisandre and failed, and the poison that killed Joffrey. The merwives wear nennymoans in their hair - This was the part that tipped me off, there was another reference to purple serpents, but the nennymoans here sound an awful lot like anemones (well, sea anemones) that are toxic. A reference to the amethyst crystals Sansa wears in her hairnet. Gowns of silver seaweed - I went back to read what Sansa was wearing during Joffrey's wedding, and this is what the book had: Sansa wore a gown of silvery satin trimmed in vair,... Under the sea the crows are white as snow. Perhaps it also refers to Jon dying and warging into Ghost who's white as snow Under the sea the merman feast on starfish soup, and all the serving men are crabs. I am just trying to connect the dots here. Merman refers to Lord Wyman Manderly because of their sigil. House Borrell of Sweetsister have a crab as their sigil. I would think that Davos is being referred to as starfish here, he was sent by Godric Borrell to Wyman Manderly, who is putting Davos in the soup by sending him to Skagos. Davos' hand after his joints were cut off resemble a starfish, perhaps? There is one House Ruthermont in the Vale who have a starfish for their sigil, and a Starfish Harbor in the Reach, but I don't think they're relevant. I will lead it. We will march into the sea and out again. Under the waves we will ride seahorses, and mermaids will blow seashells to announce our coming, oh, oh, oh. This is possibly the weirdest thing he ever sings (which is saying a lot), mostly because he uses I and We and Our. The general idea seems to be an army crossing the sea. We will march into the sea and out again - crossing the sea Under the waves we will ride seahorses - ships Mermaids will blow seashells to announce our coming - I am not sure of this. At first I thought all of that could be the raids of the ironborn when they attack the North after their men have left for war But I am starting to think he's talking about Aegon's arrival. Perhaps by saying I will lead it, he's calling Aegon a fool. Or perhaps Patchface was born to someone from the Golden Company before he became a jester in Volantis. Or by we he simply means the Volantis connection - the place from where the ships of the Golden Company started. Spoilers if you haven't read the Winds of Winter Arianne chapter The mermaids blowing seashells could be a reference to Arianne Martell, and her companions Elia Sand and Jayne Ladybright (who are as much mermaids as Sansa was a merwife). Also to note that the group included Ser Garibald Shells. I don't think I've left anything else from his quotes.