ok i know Westeros has a thread for homages, and maybe i should have posted this in the music thread, but do you think it's possible this is linked and GRRM is a Crosby, Stills, and Nash fan?
“Never forget what you are, for surely the world will not. Make it your strength. Then it can never be your weakness. Armour yourself in it, and it will never be used to hurt you.” ― George R.R. Martin, A Game of Thrones