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 mann venter utenfor
Et gråtende barn skyver et barn utover natten
Hun ble fortalt at han ville komme denne gangen
Uten å forlate så mye som en fjær bak
Å vedta, til slutt, den perfekte planen
En søt gutt som skal slakteres av mannen
[Kor]
Men inngangsporten til verden
Var fremdeles utenfor rekkevidden for ham
Ville aldri tilhøre engler
Hadde aldri tilhørt mennesket
Svanen på Leda
Empire Upon Jerusalem
[Vers 2]
En bestemorsmugling medisiner
Fortid der guden Child-Soldier, Setanta, sto død
Vår grasiøse hoder
Vever gjennom sjekkpunktene som en nål og tråd
Noen er redd gutt vinker henne videre
Hun tilbyr et mors smil, og snart er hun borte
[Kor]
Inngangsporten til verden
Pistolen i en skjelvende hånd
Der naturen ikke gjør grensen
Mytens søyle står fortsatt
Svanen på Leda
Okkupant på eldgamle land
[Instrumental bro]
[Outro]
Inngangsporten til verden
Var fremdeles utenfor rekkevidden for ham
Ville aldri tilhøre engler
Hadde aldri tilhørt menn