Swan Upon Leda

[Intro]
D
 
 
[Verse 1]
D         Em       Bm
A husband waits outside
         A                D            G     Bm
A crying child pushes a child into the night
        D             Em        Bm
She was told he would come this time
        A                    D         G     Bm
Without leaving so much as a feather behind
              A        D      F#
To enact, at last, the perfect plan
    F#7        Bm     A      G
One more sweet boy to be butchered by man
 
 
[Chorus]
        Em      D      A
But the gateway to the world
                      D        G    Bm
Was still outside the reach of him
      Em    D         A
Would never belong to angels
            D        G     Bm
Had never belonged to man
    Em    D   A     F#7
The swan upon Leda
  G           D
Empire upon Jerusalem
 
 
[Verse 2]
                Em      Bm
A grandmother smuggling meds
               A                    D       G          Bm
Past where the god child-soldier, Setanta, stood dead
    D            Em    Bm
Our graceful turner of heads
                   A                  D          G       Bm
Weaves through the checkpoints like a needle and thread
                     A   D         F#
Someone's frightened boy waves her on
F#7          Bm         A       G
She offers a mother's smile and soon, she's gone
 
 
[Chorus]
    Em      D      A
The gateway to the world
             D         A    Bm
The gun in a trembling hand
      Em     D           A
Where nature unmakes the boundary
              D          G       Bm
The pillar of myth still stands
    Em    D   A     F#7
The swan upon Leda
    G         D
Occupier upon ancient land
 
 
[Instrumental]
Em D A  D G Bm
Em D A  D G Bm
Em D A  F# G D
 
 
[Outro]
    Em      D      A
The gateway to the world
                      D        G    Bm
Was still outside the reach of him
      Em    D         A       F#
Would never belong to angels
    G                 D
Had never belonged to men