Her husband waits outside
A cryin' child pushes a child into the night
She was told he would come this time
Without leavin' so much as a feather behind
Her husband waits outside
A cryin' child pushes a child into the night
She was told he would come this time
Without leavin' so much as a feather behind
To enact at last the perfect plan
One more sweet boy to be butchered by hand
[Chorus]
But the gateway to the world
Was still outside of reach for them
Would never belong to angels
Had never belonged to men
The swan upon Leda
Empire upon Jerusalem
[Verse 2]
A grandmother smugglin' eggs
Past where the god child-soldier
Setanta stood dead
Our graceful turner of heads
Weaves through the checkpoints like a needle and thread
Someone's frightened boy waves her on
She offers a mother's smile and soon she's gone
[Chorus]
The gateway to the world
Is gone in a tremblin' hand
When nature unmakes the boundary
The pillar of myth still stands
The swan upon Leda
Occupier upon ancient land
[Instrumental Bridge]
[Outro]
But the gateway to the world
Is still outside the reach of hands
Would never belong to angels
Had never belonged to men
Hendes mand venter udenfor
Et råbende barn skubber et barn om natten
Hun fik at vide, at han ville komme denne gang
Uden at leavin 'så meget som en fjer bag
At vedtage omsider den perfekte plan
En mere sød dreng, der skal slagter det for hånd
[Kor]
Men porten til verden
Var stadig uden for rækkevidde for dem
Ville aldrig høre til engle
Havde aldrig hørt til mænd
Svanen på Leda
Empire over Jerusalem
[Vers 2]
En bedstemor smugglin 'æg
Fortid hvor guden børnesoldat
Setanta stod død
Vores yndefulde turner af hoveder
Væver gennem kontrolpunkterne som en nål og tråd
Nogen er bange dreng bølger hende på
Hun tilbyder en mors smil, og snart er hun væk
[Kor]
Porten til verden
Er væk i en tremblin 'hånd
Når naturen ikke udspiller grænsen
Mytens søjle står stadig
Svanen på Leda
Besætter på det gamle land
[Instrumental Bridge]
[Outro]
Men porten til verden
Er stadig uden for hændernes rækkevidde
Ville aldrig høre til engle
Havde aldrig hørt til mænd