Marc Almond - Gabriel lyrics

Mine head upon thy lap, love, let me lie I am wounded, and without thee I shall die Lull me and love me, love! till I am well Gabriel Turn on me sweetly till my soul have ease Thine evening eyes, that seem to breathe forth peace Wherefrom the tender tears are quick to quell Gabriel Ah! for an everlasting afternoon Lift not thine eyes, lest sunset come too soon With the long tolling, of the vesper bell Gabriel The sweet, slow, sleepy, solemn sounds that seem Like incantations half heard in a dream Or sad-eyed Siren singing some strange sea spell Gabriel Sing me to sleep while the long shadows wane Sing to me the songs of childhood, come again With thy sweet eyes, that all ill thoughts repel Gabriel In blessing lay thine hands upon my head Ah! would that with the sunset I were dead! Having lived for one sweet hour, too sweet to tell Gabriel Living no longer than the lingering light Seeing thy sweet eyes slowly sink from sight While the slant shadows sound my dying knell Gabriel