Jesus Christ Superstar

My mind is clearer now – at last all too well

I can see where we all soon will be

If you strip away the myth from the man

You will see where we all soon will be

Jesus! You've started to believe

The things they say of you

You really do believe

This talk of God is true

And all the good you've done

Will soon get swept away

You've begun to matter more

Than the things you say

Listen Jesus I don't like what I see

All I ask is that you listen to me

And remember – I've been your right hand man all along

You have set them all on fire

They think they've found the new Messiah

And they'll hurt you when they find they're wrong

I remember when this whole thing began

No talk of God then – we called you a man

And believe me – my admiration for you hasn't died

But every word you say today

Gets twisted round some other way

And they'll hurt you if they think you've lied

Nazareth your famous son should have stayed a great unknown

Like his father carving wood – he'd have made good

Tables chairs and oaken chests would have suited Jesus best

He'd have caused nobody harm – no-one alarm

Listen Jesus do you care for your race?

Don't you see we must keep in our place?

We are occupied – have you forgotten how put down we are?

I'm frightened by the crowd

For we are getting much too loud

And they'll crush us if we go too far

Listen Jesus to the warning I give

Please remember that I want us to live

But it's sad to see our chances weakening with every hour

All your followers are blind

Too much heaven on their minds

It was beautiful but now it's sour

Yes it's all gone sour

What's the buzz? Tell me, what's happening?

Why should you want to know?

Don't you mind about the future,

Don't you try to think ahead

Save tomorrow for tomorrow,

Think about today instead

What's the buzz? Tell me what's happening?

I could give you facts and figures -

I could give you plans and forecasts

Even tell you where I'm going -

When do we ride into Jerusalem?

Why should you want to know?

Why are you obsessed with fighting

Times and fates you can't defy?

If you knew the path we're riding

You'd understand it less than I

What's the buzz? Tell me what's happening

Let me try to cool down your face a bit

That feels nice, so nice...

Mary that is good -

While you prattle through your supper –

Where and when and who and how

She alone has tried to give me

What I need right here and now

What's the buzz? Tell me what's happening?

It seems to me a strange thing, mystifying

That a man like you can waste his time on women of her kind

Yes, I can understand that she amuses

But to let her stroke you, kiss your hair, is hardly in your line

It's not that I object to her profession

But she doesn't fit in well with that you teach and say

It doesn't help us if you're inconsistent

They only need a small excuse to put us all away

Who are you to criticise her?

Who are you to despise her?

Leave her, leave her, let her be now

Leave her, leave her, she's with me now

If your slate is clean – then you can throw stones

If your slate is not then leave her alone

I'm amazed that men like you can be so

Shallow thick and slow

There is not a man among you who knows

or cares if I come or go

No you're wrong! You're very wrong!

How can you say that?

Not one – not one of you!

Try not to get worried, try not to turn on to

Problems that upset you, oh, don't you know

Everything's alright, yes, everything's fine

And we want you to sleep well tonight

Let the world turn without you tonight

If we try we'll get by so forget all about us tonight

Everything's alright, yes, everything's alright, yes

Sleep and I shall soothe you, calm you and anoint you

Myrrh for your hot forehead, oh, then you'll feel

Everything's alright, yes, everything's fine

And it's cool and the ointment's sweet

For the fire in your heap and feet

Close your eyes, close your eyes

And relax think of nothing tonight

Everything's alright, yes, everything's alright, yes

Woman, your fine ointment – brand new and expensive

Could have been saved for the poor

Why has it been wasted? We could have raised maybe

Three hundred silver pieces or more

People who are hungry, people who are starving

Matter more than your feet and hair

Try not to get worried, try not to turn on to

Problems that upset you, oh, don't you know

Everything's alright, yes, everything's fine

And we want you to sleep well tonight

If we try we'll get by so forget all about us tonight

Everything's alright, yes, everything's alright, yes

Surely, you're not saying we have the resources

To save the poor from their lot?

There will be poor always, pathetically struggling -

Look at the good things you're got

Think! While you still have me

More! While you still see me

You'll be lost and you'll be so sorry when I'm gone

Sleep and I shall soothe you, clam you, and anoint you

Myrrh for your hot forehead, oh, then you'll feel

Everything's alright, yes, everything's fine

And it's cool and the ointment's sweet

For the fire in your head and feet

Close your eyes, close your eyes

And relax think of nothing tonight

Close your eyes, close your eyes and relax

Everything's alright, yes, everything's alright, yes

Good Caiaphas the council waits for you

The Pharisees and priests are here for you

Ah gentlemen – you know why we are here

We've not much time and quite a problem here

Hosanna! Superstar!

Listen to that howling mob of blockheads in the street!

A trick or two with lepers and the whole town's on its feet

He is dangerous

Jesus Christ Superstar -

Tell us that you're who they say you are

He is dangerous

The man is in town right now to whip up some support

A rabble rousing mission that I think we must abort

He is dangerous!

Jesus Christ Superstar!

He is dangerous!

Look Caiaphas – they're right outside our yard

Quick Caiaphas – go call the Roman guard

No wait – we need a more permanent solution

to our problem ...

What then to do about Jesus of Nazareth

Miracle wonderman – hero of fools?

No riots, no army, no fighting, no slogans

One thing I'll say for him – Jesus is cool

We dare not leave him to his own devices

His half-witted fans will get out of control

But how can we stop him? His glamour increases

By leaps every minute – he's top of the poll

I see bad things arising –

The crowd crown him king,

Which the Romans would ban

I see blood and destruction,

Our elimination, because of one man

Blood and destruction, because of one man

Because, because, because of one man

Our elimination, because of one man

Because, because, because of one, 'cause of one, 'cause of one man

What then to do about this Jesusmania?

How do we deal with the carpenter king?

Where do we start with a man who is bigger

Then John was when John did his Baptism thing?

Fools! You have no perception!

The stakes we are gambling are frighteningly high!

We must crush him completely -

So like John before him, this Jesus must die

For the sake of the nation this Jesus must die

Must die, must die, this Jesus must die

So like John before him, this Jesus must die

Must die, must die, this Jesus must, Jesus must, Jesus must die!

Hosanna Heysanna Sanna Sanna Ho

Sanna Hey Sanna Ho Sanna

Hey JC, JC won't you smile at me?

Sanna Ho Sanna Hey Superstar

Tell the rabble to be quiet we anticipate a riot

This common crowd is much too loud

Tell the mob who sing your song

That they are fools and they are wrong

They are a curse, they should disperse

Hosanna Heysanna Sanna Sanna Ho

Sanna Hey Sanna Ho Sanna

Hey JC, JC won't you are alright by me

Sanna Ho Sanna Hey Superstar

Why waste your breath moaning at the crowd?

Nothing can be done to stop the shouting

If every tongue was still the noise would still continue

The rocks and stones them selves would start to sing:

Hosanna Heysanna Sanna Sanna Ho

Sanna Hey Sanna Ho Sanna

Hey JC, JC won't you fight for me?

Sanna Ho Sanna Hey Superstar

Christ you know I love you

Did you see I waved?

I believe in you and God

So tell me that I'm saved

Christ you know I love you

Did you see I waved?

I believe in you and God

So tell me that I'm saved

Jesus I am with you

Touch me touch me Jesus

Jesus I am on your side

Kiss me kiss me Jesus

Christ, what more do you need to convince you

That you've made it and you're easily as strong

As the filth from Rome who rape our country

And who've terrorized our people for so long?

Christ you know I love you

Did you see I waved?

I believe in you and God

So tell me that I'm saved

Christ you know I love you

Did you see I waved?

I believe in you and God

So tell me that I'm saved

Jesus I am with you

Touch me touch me Jesus

Jesus I am on your side

Kiss me kiss me Jesus

There must be over fifty thousand

Screaming love and more for you

Everyone of fifty thousand

Would do whatever you ask him to

Keep them yelling their devotion

But add a touch of hate at Rome

You will rise to a greater power

We will win ourselves a home

You'll get the power and the glory

For ever and ever and ever

Amen! Amen!

Neither you Simon, nor the fifty thousand

Nor the Romans, nor the Jews,

Nor Judas, nor the Twelve,

Nor the Priests, nor the Scribes

Nor doomed Jerusalem itself,

Understand what power is

Understand what glory is

Understand at all ... understand at all

If you knew all that I knew, my poor Jerusalem

You'd see the truth, but you close your eyes

But you close your eyes

While you live your troubles are many, poor Jerusalem

To conquer death you only have to die

You only have to die

I dreamed I met a Galilean

A most amazing man

He had that look you very rarely find

The haunting hunted kind

I asked him to say what had happened

How it all began

I asked again – he never said a word

As if he hadn't heard

And next the room was full of wild and angry men

They seemed to hate this man -

They fell on him and then

They disappeared again

Than I saw thousands of millions

Crying for this man

And then I heard them mentioning my name

And leaving me the blame

Roll on up – for my price is down

Come on in – for the best in town

Take your pick of the finest wine

Lay your bets on this bird of mine

Roll on up – for my price is down

Come on in – for the best in town

Take pour pick of the finest wine

Lay your bets on this bird of mine

Name your price I got everything

Came and buy it's all going fast

Borrow cash on the finest terms

Hurry now while stocks still last

Roll on up – for my price is down

Come on in – for the best in town

Take your pick of the finest wine

Lay your bets on this bird of mine

Roll on up – for my price is down

Come on in – for the best in town

Take pour pick of the finest wine

Lay your bets on this bird of mine

Name your price I got everything

Came and buy it's all going fast

Borrow cash on the finest terms

Hurry now while stocks still last

Roll on up – for my price is down

Come on in – for the best in town

Take your pick of the finest wine

Lay your bets on this bird of mine

Roll on up – for my price is down

Come on in – for the best in town

My temple should be a house of prayer

But you have made it a den of thieves

Got out! Get out!

My time is almost through

Little left to do

After all I've tried for three years,

Seems like thirty

Seems like thirty!

See my eyes I can hardly see

See me stand I can hardly walk

I believe you can make me whole

See my tongue I can hardly talk

See my skin I'm a mass of blood

See my legs I can hardly stand

I believe you can make me well

See my purse I'm a poor poor man

Will you touch will you mend me Christ

Won't you touch will you heal me Christ

Will you kiss you can cure me Christ

Won't you kiss won't you pay me Christ

See my eyes I can hardly see

See me stand I can hardly walk

I believe you can make me whole

See my tongue I can hardly talk

See my skin I'm a mass of blood

See my legs I can hardly stand

I believe you can make me well

See my purse I'm a poor poor man

Will you touch will you mend me Christ

Won't you touch will you heal me Christ

Will you kiss you can cure me Christ

Won't you kiss won't you pay me Christ

See my eyes I can hardly see

See me stand I can hardly walk

I believe you can make me whole

See my tongue I can hardly talk

See my skin I'm a mass of blood

See my legs I can hardly stand

I believe you can make me well

See my purse I'm a poor poor man

Will you touch will you mend me Christ

Won't you touch will you heal me Christ

Will you kiss you can cure me Christ

Won't you kiss won't you pay me Christ

There's too many of you – don't push me

There's too little of me – don't crowd me

Heal yourselves!

Try not to get worried try no to turn on to

Problems that upset you oh don't you know

Everything's alright yes everything's fine

And I think I shall sleep well tonight

Let the world turn without me tonight

Close your eyes close year eyes

And forget all about us tonight

I don't know how to love him

What to do how to move him

I've been changed yes really changed

In these past few days when I've seen myself

I seem like someone else

I don't know how to take this

I don't see why he moves me

He's a man he's just a man

And I've had so many men before

In very many ways

He's just one more

Should I bring him down

Should I scream and shout

Should I speak of love

Let my feelings out

I never thought I'd come to this -

What's it all about

Don't you think it's rather funny

I should be in this position

I'm the one who's always been

So calm so cool, no lover's fool

Running every show

He scares me so

I never thought I'd come to this -

What's it all about

Yet if he said he loved me

I'd be lost I'd be frightened

I couldn't cope just couldn't cope

I'd turn my head I'd back away

I wouldn't want to know

He scares me so

I want him so

I love him so

Now if I help you it matters that you see

These sordid kind of things are coming hard to me

It's taken me some time to work out what to do

I weighed the whole thing up before I came to you

I have no thought at all about my own reward

I really didn't come here of my own accord

Just don't say I'm

Damned for all time

I came because I had to I'm the one who saw

Jesus can't control it like he did before

And furthermore I know that Jesus thinks so too

Jesus wouldn't mind that I was here with you

I have no thought at all about my own reward

I really didn't come here of my own accord

Just don't say I'm

Damned for all time

Annas you're a friend a wordly man and wise

Caiaphas my friend I know you sympathise

Why are we the prophets? Why are we the ones?

Who see the sad solution – know what must be done

I have no thought at all about my own reward

I really didn't come here of my own accord

Just don't say I'm

Damned for all time

Cut the protesting forget the excuses

We want information get up off the floor

We have the papers we need to arrest him

You know his movements – we know the law

Your help in this matter won't go unrewarded

We'll pay you in silver – cash on the nail

We just need to know where the soldiers can find him

With no crowd around him

Then we can't fail

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I don't need your blood money!

Oh that doesn't matter our expenses are good

I don't want your blood money!

But you might as well take it – we think that you should

Think of the things you can do with that money

Choose any charity – give to the poor

We've noted your motives we've noted your feelings

This isn't blood money – it's a fee nothing

Fee nothing, fee nothing more.

On Thursday night you'll find him where you want him

Far from the crowds in the Garden of Gethsemane

Well done Judas

Good old Judas