Roy Zimmerman
Two Brothers
He said, "Abraham and Sarah could not conceive, and they began to despairFor the Lord had blessed them in their union, and promised them an heirAnd yet they were childless, and in the waning years of their livesBut fortunately, in Mesopotamian tradition, a man may have many wivesSo Sarah chose an Egyptian slave, and gave her over to AbrahamAnd she said unto him, 'I hope you are well pleased,' and he said unto her, 'I am'And a son 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 hereTo put some newTires on my carHe said, "This was Ishmael from whom the Arab nations claim descentAccording the promise of God to Hagar which, strictly speaking, wentAgainst the promise He'd given to Sarah, who now conceivedMiraculously, she said unto Abraham, and he believedAnd this was Isaac, progenitor of the Hebrew people, such was his fateAnd Ishmael and Isaac began to quarrel over birthright and Abraham did separateThese two brothers, chosen by God, spared by God, forever in God's debt..."And I said, "I'm just gonna see if they've done my alignment yet."I'm gonna seeIf they've doneLetras de cancionesMy alignment yetAnd he said, "Moses as an infant was hidden in the rushes and forgottenAnd grew up in monotheistic faith, which some might say AkhenatonHad put forth a century before, and Moses, as we know, wentOn to speak directly to God at Sinai and bear the covenantAnd to be cited by Mohammed in the Glorious KoranMohammed, who spoke to God through the angel Gabriel in the month of RamadanAnd Jesus was born of the line of David in Bethlehem to giveHis life in a new covenant, a new promise of God that Man might liveAnd Mohammed said that, verily, they who believe in the LordBe they Muslim or Jewish or Christian, and do what is right, shall have their rewardAnd so you have all these religious factions of this prophet or that kingBut descended from two brothers and one God, and here's the thingIt 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 rightReally rightI think my car is done
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