Lyrics Swan Upon Leda – Hozier
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
But the gateway to the world
Is still outside of reach for them
Would never belong to angels
Had never belonged to men
The swan upon Leda
Empire upon Jerusalem
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 soon, she’s gone
The gateway to the world
Is gone in a tremblin’ hand
When nature unmakes the boundary
The pillar of myth still stands
The swan upon Leda
Looked on by ancient land
The gateway to the world
Is still outside the reach of hands
Would never belong to angels
Had belonged to men…
➤ Album: Unreal Unearth
Produced by Jennifer Decilveo & Hozier
Hozier | 2022
