TWO BROTHERS
words and music
copyright © 2006 by
Roy Zimmerman
copyright © 2006 by
Roy Zimmerman
He said, “Abraham and Sarah could not conceive and they began to despair
For the Lord had blessed them in their union and promised them an heir
And yet, they were childless, and in the waning years of the their lives
But fortunately in Mesopotamian tradition, a man may have many wives
And so Sarah found an Egyptian slave, and gave her over to Abraham
And she said unto him, ‘I hope you are well pleased.’ And he said unto her, “I am.’
And a child was born of this union between Abraham and Hagar...”
And I said, “I’m just here to, you know, get some new tires put on my car.”
I’m just here
To put some new
Tires on my car
And he said, “This was Ishmael, from whom all the Arab nations claim descent
According to the promise of God to Hagar which, strictly speaking, went
Against the promise he’d given to Sarah, who now conceived
Miraculously, she said unto Abraham, and he believed
And this was Isaac, progenitor of the Hebrew people, such was his fate
And Ishmael and Isaac began to quarrel over birthright, and Abraham did separate
These two brothers, blessed by God, spared by God, forever in God’s debt...”
And I said, “I’m just going to see if they’ve done my alignment yet.”
I’m going to see
If they’ve done
My alignment yet
And he said, “Moses, as a child, was hidden in the rushes and forgotten
And grew up in monotheistic faith, which some might say Akhenaten
Had brought forth a century before, and Moses, as we know went
On to talk to God directly as Sinai, and bear the Covenant
And to be cited by Mohammed in the Glorious Koran
Mohammed, who talked to God through the angel Gabriel in the month of Ramadan
And Jesus was born in Bethlehem of the line David to give
His life in a new covenant, and new promise of God that Man might live
And so you have all these religious factions of this prophet, or that king
But descended from two brothers, and one God, and here’s thing:
It seems like a really stupid reason to blow up anyone...”
And I said, “Hey, you’re right. You’re really right. I think my car is done.”
Hey, you’re right
You’re really right
I think my car is done
“See you late, brother.”
For the Lord had blessed them in their union and promised them an heir
And yet, they were childless, and in the waning years of the their lives
But fortunately in Mesopotamian tradition, a man may have many wives
And so Sarah found an Egyptian slave, and gave her over to Abraham
And she said unto him, ‘I hope you are well pleased.’ And he said unto her, “I am.’
And a child was born of this union between Abraham and Hagar...”
And I said, “I’m just here to, you know, get some new tires put on my car.”
I’m just here
To put some new
Tires on my car
And he said, “This was Ishmael, from whom all the Arab nations claim descent
According to the promise of God to Hagar which, strictly speaking, went
Against the promise he’d given to Sarah, who now conceived
Miraculously, she said unto Abraham, and he believed
And this was Isaac, progenitor of the Hebrew people, such was his fate
And Ishmael and Isaac began to quarrel over birthright, and Abraham did separate
These two brothers, blessed by God, spared by God, forever in God’s debt...”
And I said, “I’m just going to see if they’ve done my alignment yet.”
I’m going to see
If they’ve done
My alignment yet
And he said, “Moses, as a child, was hidden in the rushes and forgotten
And grew up in monotheistic faith, which some might say Akhenaten
Had brought forth a century before, and Moses, as we know went
On to talk to God directly as Sinai, and bear the Covenant
And to be cited by Mohammed in the Glorious Koran
Mohammed, who talked to God through the angel Gabriel in the month of Ramadan
And Jesus was born in Bethlehem of the line David to give
His life in a new covenant, and new promise of God that Man might live
And so you have all these religious factions of this prophet, or that king
But descended from two brothers, and one God, and here’s thing:
It seems like a really stupid reason to blow up anyone...”
And I said, “Hey, you’re right. You’re really right. I think my car is done.”
Hey, you’re right
You’re really right
I think my car is done
“See you late, brother.”