Swan Upon Leda Lyrics – Hozier

[Verse 1]
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 the last perfect plan
One more sweet boy to be butchered by hand

[Chorus]
But the gateway to the world
Is still outside of reach for them
Would never belong to angels
Had belonged to men
The swan upon Leda

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[Verse 2]
Her grandmother smugglin’ eggs
Past where the gun child soldiers had turned to stood there
A graceful turn of events
Weave through the checkpoints like a needle and thread
Someone’s frightened boy waits around
She offers a mother’s smile and so, she’s gone

[Chorus]
The gateway to the world
Is gone in a tremblin’ hand
When nature unmakes the boundary
[?] makes its stand
The swan upon Leda
Looked on by ancient land

[Instrumental Bridge]
[Outro]
The gateway to the world
Is still outside the reach of hands
Would never belong to angels
Had belonged to men

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