Lyrics

[Verse 1] 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 men [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, Sétanta, 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