Swan Upon Leda

[Intro] [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 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]          [Outro] The gateway to the world Was still outside the reach of him   Would never belong to angels   Had never belonged to men