A husband waits outside
A crying child pushes a child into the night
She was told he would come this time
Without leaving so much as a feather behind
A husband waits outside
A crying child pushes a child into the night
She was told he would come this time
Without leaving so much as a feather behind
To enact, at last, the perfect plan
One more sweet boy to be butchered by man
[Chorus]
But the gateway to the world
Was still outside the reach of him
Would never belong to angels
Had never belonged to man
The swan upon Leda
Empire upon Jerusalem
[Verse 2]
A grandmother smuggling meds
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
The gun in a trembling hand
Where nature unmakes the boundary
The pillar of myth still stands
The swan upon Leda
Occupier upon ancient land
[Instrumental Bridge]
[Outro]
The gateway to the world
Was still outside the reach of him
Would never belong to angels
Had never belonged to men
En mand venter udenfor
Et grædende barn skubber et barn om natten
Hun fik at vide, at han ville komme denne gang
Uden at efterlade så meget som en fjer bagefter
Til sidst at vedtage den perfekte plan
En mere sød dreng, der skal slagteres af mennesket
[Kor]
Men porten til verden
Var stadig uden for ham rækkevidde
Ville aldrig høre til engle
Havde aldrig hørt til mennesket
Svanen på Leda
Empire over Jerusalem
[Vers 2]
En bedstemor, der smugler medicin
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
Pistolen i en skælvende hånd
Hvor naturen ikke er makeret grænsen
Mytens søjle står stadig
Svanen på Leda
Besætter på det gamle land
[Instrumental Bridge]
[Outro]
Porten til verden
Var stadig uden for ham rækkevidde
Ville aldrig høre til engle
Havde aldrig hørt til mænd