Milagre da Flecha

Miracle of the Arrow

Milagre da Flecha

It was late at nightEra alta madrugada
Tired from the journeyJá cansado da jornada
I was heading homeEu voltava pro meu lar

When out of the darkQuando apareceu no escuro
I was pushed against the wallMe encostando contra o muro
A thief came to rob meUm ladrão pra me assaltar

With a gun to my neckCom o revólver no pescoço
I tried to explain to the guyAinda expliquei pro moço
I have a kid to raiseTenho um filho pra criar

I'm the breadwinnerSou arrimo de família
Take everything, humiliate meLeva tudo, me humilha
But don’t you dare kill meMas não queira me matar

Hail Mary, HallelujahAve Maria, Aleluia
Hail MaryAve Maria

But the man, heartlessMas o homem sem piedade
A slave to evilUm escravo da maldade
Started to mistreat meComeçou me maltratar

To see if I was scaredPra ver se eu tinha medo
Before he pulled the triggerAntes de puxar o dedo
He told me to prayEle me mandou rezar

I had never prayedEu nunca tinha rezado
I who was all sinEu que era só pecado
I begged for salvationImplorei por salvação

I lifted my thoughtsElevei meu pensamento
And in that momentE descobri neste momento
I found out what faith isO que é ter religião

Hail Mary, HallelujahAve Maria, Aleluia
Hail MaryAve Maria

A bright light appearedUm clarão apareceu
My vision went darkMinha vista escureceu
And the thug passed outE o bandido desmaiou

And died, no way outE morreu, não teve jeito
With an arrow in his chestCom uma flecha no peito
Not knowing who shot himSem saber quem atirou

In that moment, we screamNesta hora a gente grita
Yell, cry, and believeBerra, chora e acredita
That the miracle happenedQue o milagre aconteceu

Kneeling on the sidewalkDe joelho na calçada
I asked with a tired voicePerguntei com voz cansada
Who was it that helped me?Quem será que me atendeu?

Hail Mary, HallelujahAve Maria, Aleluia
Hail MaryAve Maria

It was dawningJá estava amanhecendo
Joy warming me upA alegria me aquecendo
When I entered the cathedralQuando entrei na catedral

Every saint I sawCada santo que eu via
I thanked againEu de novo agradecia
And swore to be loyalE jurava ser leal

Look at the saint passing byVeja o santo de passagem
Don’t touch that imageNão me toque nessa imagem
The sacristan warned meMe avisou o sacristão

Because no one explainedPois lá ninguém explicava
An arrow that was missingUma flecha que faltava
From the statue of Saint SebastianNa imagem de São Sebastião

Hail Mary, HallelujahAve Maria, Aleluia
Hail MaryAve Maria