Gabriel – English Lyrics

• By: Alec Benjamin
• Album: These Two Windows

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

Gabriel the oldest son he praised the lord

And married young became a Priest

And at confession

Cured the people of transgression

Gabriel he held the weight of

Everybody's toxic waste and

With the load upon his shoulder

Couldn't sleep as he got older

Oh

What it means to be someone

That everybody has to talk to

Everybody has to talk to

Oh

Our Gabriel he had no one

That he could talk to

Gabriel

He had no one that he could talk to

Looking for a place to be or

Someplace he could hide his grief

Gabriel ran to the beach and

Set out for the open sea

Heaved the baggage from the sands

Aboard the vessel with his hands

And when he couldn't see the land

Released their sins on his command

Oh

What it means to be someone

That everybody has to talk to

Everybody has to talk to

Oh

Our Gabriel he had no one

That he could talk to

Gabriel

He had no one that he could talk to

As the problems slowly drifted

All the weight was quickly lifted

From his back into the sea

He finally felt he was free

When he got home after months

Sat down and waited for lunch

He looked down at an empty dish

'Cause all their sins had killed the fish

Oh

What it means to be someone

That everybody has to talk to

Everybody has to talk to

Oh

Our Gabriel he had no one

That he could talk to

Gabriel

He had no one that he could talk to

But is Gabriel responsible?

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
praised /preɪzd/ B1	verb - to express admiration or approval for someone or something
confession /kənˈfɛʃən/ B2	noun - the act of admitting or acknowledging something, often sins or faults
cured /kjʊərd/ B2	verb - to restore health
transgression /trænzˈɡrɛʃən/ C1	noun - an act that goes against a law, rule, or code of conduct; a sin
toxic /ˈtɒksɪk/ B2	adjective - poisonous or harmful
load /loʊd/ B1	noun - a heavy or bulky thing that is being carried or is about to be carried verb - to put a load on or into something
shoulder /ˈʃoʊldər/ B2	noun - the joint connecting the arm to the body
sea /siː/ A2	noun - the large body of saltwater that covers most of the earth's surface
vessel /ˈvɛsəl/ C1	noun - a ship or large boat
sins /sɪnz/ B2	noun - acts considered to violate divine or moral law
lifted /ˈlɪftɪd/ B2	verb - raised or moved to a higher position
sea /siː/ A2	noun - the large body of saltwater that covers most of the earth's surface
free /friː/ A2	adjective - not under the control or in the power of someone else