[Verse 1] I set out on the longest road To seek the answers from Death I set out to the black sacred stream To seek out and shoot a white swan [PreChorus 1] On desolate and stony paths From a mountain to a vale I reached the shore and saw it come Into my view, the swan [Chorus 1] I took the arrow and raised my bow I aimed below the graceful neck Under the white of its breast Inside the red of its heart [Verse 2] The surface of the river calm and black Reflects the sky, the pale moon And there a glimpse caught of myself Im shattered, the vision is ruined [PreChorus 2] An arrow from the water A serpent rips my mind Into the black river of Death With a slash across my heart [Chorus 1] I took the arrow and raised my bow I aimed below the graceful neck Under the white of its breast Inside the red of its heart [Chorus 1] I took the arrow and raised my bow I aimed below the graceful neck Under the white of its breast Inside the red of its heart [Chorus 2] My last sight a white swan Behind the swan a starless sky Under the sky a coal black river Reflected a bone white moon
swan, arrow, white, graceful, aimed