(ROCK MUSIC PLAYING)
(SINGING) My mind is clearer now
At last, all too well
I can see
Where we aII soon wiII be
lf you strip away
the myth from the man
You wiII see
Where we aII soon wiII be
Jesus!
You've started to beIieve the things they say of you
You reaIIy do beIieve this taIk 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, l don't like what l see
All l ask is that you listen to me
And remember
l've been your right-hand man all along
You have set them aII on fire
they think they've found the new messiah
And they'll hurt you when they find they're wrong
l remember when this whole thing began
No taIk of God then We called you a man
And beIieve 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
table, chair and oaken chest WouId have suited Jesus best
He'd have caused nobody harm No one aIarm
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 far down we are?
And our conquerors object
to another noisy sect
And they will crush us if we go too far
lf we go too far
(INDIStINCt)
Listen, Jesus, to the warning l give
PIease remember that I want us to Iive
But it's sad to see our chances
Weakening with every hour
All of your followers are blind
too much heaven on their minds
lt was beautiful, but now it's sour
Yes, it's all gone sour
Listen, Jesus, to the warning l give
PIease remember that I want us to Iive
So Iisten, Jesus, to the warning I give
l just want us to live
It's aII
Gone sour
ALL: (SINGING) What's the buzz? tell me what's a-happening
What's the buzz? tell me what's a-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 a-happening
-Oh, yeah -What's the buzz?
tell me what's a-happening
l could give you facts and figures
What's the buzz? tell me what's a-happening
-l could give you plans and forecasts -When do we ride into JerusaIem?
When do we ride into JerusaIem?
-Even tell you where l'm going -When do we ride into JerusaIem?
When do we ride into JerusaIem?
Why should you want to know?
Why are you obsessed with fighting?
times and fates you can't defy?
lf you knew the path we're riding
You'd understand it Iess than I
What's the buzz? tell me what's a-happening
Let me try to cool down your face a bit Let me try to cool down your face a bit
Let me try Let me try to cool down your face a bit
Let me try to cool down your face a bit
Mary, ooh, that is good
While you prattle through your supper
When and where and who and how
She aIone has tried to give me
What l need right here and now
What's the buzz? tell me what's a-happening
(SINGING) lt seems to me a strange thing
Mystifying
that a man like you can waste his time
On women of her kind
Yes, l can understand that
She amuses
But to let her stroke you and kiss your hair
lt's hardly in your line
lt's not that l object to her profession
But she doesn't fit in weII with what you teach and say
lt 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
lf your slate is clean then you can throw stones
lf your slate is not, then leave her alone!
(PEOPLE CLAMOURING)
l'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 l come or go
ALL: No, you're wrong You're very wrong
No, you're wrong You're very wrong
How can you say that?
Not one.
Not one of you !
(SLOW MUSIC PLAYING)
try not to get worried
try not to turn onto
Problems that upset you
Oh, don't you know everything's aII right?
Yes, everything's fine
And we want you to sleep well tonight
Let the world turn without you tonight
lf we try, we'll get by so forget all about us tonight
Everything's all right, yes
SIeep and they shaII soothe you
CaIm you and anoint you
Myrrh for your hot forehead
Oh
then you'll feel everything's all right
Yes, everything's fine
And it's cooI and the ointment's sweet
For the fire in your head and feet
CIose your eyes, cIose your eyes
And relax, think of nothing tonight
Everything's all right, yes
Woman, your fine ointment Brand-new and expensive
CouId have been saved for the poor
Why has it been wasted?
We could have raised maybe
300 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 onto
Problems that upset you
Oh, don't you know everything's aII right?
Yes, everything's fine
And we want you to sleep well tonight
Let the world turn without you tonight
lf we try, we'll get by so forget all about us tonight
Everything's all right, yes
SureIy 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've got!
think while you still have me
Move while you still see me
You'll be lost and you'll be so sorry
When l'm gone
SIeep and they shaII soothe you
CaIm you and anoint you
Myrrh for your hot forehead
Oh
then you'll feel everything's all right, yes
Everything's fine
And it's cooI and the ointment's sweet
For the fire in your head and feet
CIose your eyes CIose your eyes and reIax
think of nothing
-tonight -CIose your eyes, cIose your eyes and reIax
think of nothing tonight
CIose your eyes, cIose your eyes and reIax
-think of nothing tonight -Everything's all right, yes
-CIose your eyes, cIose your eyes and reIax -Everything's all right, yes
-think of nothing tonight -Everything's all right, yes
-CIose your eyes, cIose your eyes and reIax -Everything's all right, yes
-think of nothing tonight -Everything's all right, yes
-CIose your eyes, cIose your eyes and reIax
-think of nothing tonight -Everything's all right, yes
-CIose your eyes, cIose your eyes and reIax -Everything's all right, yes
-think of nothing tonight -Everything's all right, yes
-CIose your eyes, cIose your eyes and reIax -Everything's all right, yes
(SINGING) Good Caiaphas
the CounciI waits for you
the Pharisees
And priests are here for you
Ah
GentIemen
You know why we are here
We've not much time
And quite a problem here
CROWD: Hosanna! Superstar!
Hosanna! Superstar!
Listen to that howling mob
Of bIockheads in the street
A trick or two with lepers
And the whoIe town's on its feet
He is dangerous!
Jesus Christ Superstar
He is dangerous!
tell us that you're who they say you are
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!
CROWD: Jesus Christ
Superstar
He is dangerous!
Look, Caiaphas they're right outside our yard
Quick, Caiaphas Go caII the Roman guard
Wait!
We need a more permanent solution
to our problem
What then to do about Jesus of Nazareth?
Miracle wonder man, hero of fools
-No riots -No army
No fighting, no slogans
lnfantile sermons, the multitude drools
We dare not Ieave 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 pole
l see bad things arising
the crowd crown him king which the Romans wouId ban
I see bIood and destruction
Our eIimination because of one man
BIood and destruction because of one man
Because, because, because of one man
Our eIimination because of one man
Because, because, because of one
'Cause of one, 'cause of one man
What then to do about this Jesus mania?
How do we deal with the carpenter king?
Where do we start with a man who is bigger
than 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
(CHEERING)
Hosanna, heysanna, sanna, sanna, ho
Sanna, heysanna, hosanna
Hey, J.C., J.C.
Won't you smile at me?
Sanna, hosanna, hey, superstar
tell the rabble to be quiet
We anticipate a riot
this common crowd
Is much too Ioud
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, heysanna, hosanna
Hey, J.C., J.C.
You're all right by me
Sanna, hosanna, hey, superstar
Why waste your breath moaning at the crowd?
How dare you !
Nothing can be done to stop the shouting
lf every tongue were still
the noise wouId stiII continue
the rocks and stones themseIves
Would start to sing
Hosanna, heysanna, sanna, sanna, ho
Sanna, heysanna, hosanna
Hey, J.C., J.C.
Won't you fight for me?
Sanna, hosanna, hey, superstar
Sing me a song, but not for me aIone
Sing out for yourseIves
For you are blessed
there is not one of you
Who cannot win the kingdom
the slow, the suffering
the quick, the dead
Hosanna, heysanna, sanna, sanna, ho
Sanna, heysanna, hosanna
Hey, J.C., J.C.
Won't you die for me?
Sanna, hosanna, hey, superstar
Superstar
(ALL CHEERING)
(CHEERING StOPS)
(tRUMPEt PLAYING)
(INAUDIBLE)
Come on !
(ALL CLAMOURING)
(MUSIC PLAYING)
Christ, you know I Iove you Did you see l waved?
I beIieve in you and God so teII me that I'm saved
Christ, you know I Iove you Did you see l waved?
Simon.
I beIieve in you and God so teII me that I'm saved
Jesus, l am with you touch me, touch me, Jesus
Jesus, l 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 terrorised our people for so long?
Christ, you know I Iove you Did you see l waved?
Listen, Jesus
I beIieve in you and God so teII me that I'm saved
Christ, you know I Iove you Did you see l waved?
I beIieve in you and God so teII me that I'm saved
-l'm with you, Jesus -Jesus, l am with you
touch me, touch me, Jesus
Jesus, l am on your side Kiss me, kiss me, Jesus
there must be over 50,000
Screaming Iove and more for you
Every one of 50,000
Would do whatever you asked him to
Keep them yelling their devotion
But add a touch of hate at Rome
You will rise to a greater power
We wiII win ourseIves a home
-You'll get the power and the glory -You'll get the glory
-Forever and ever and ever -And the power
-You'll get the power and the glory -You'll get the glory
-Forever and ever and ever -And the power
Forever
-And ever -You'll get the glory
-You'll get the power and the glory -And the power
-Forever and ever and ever -You'll get the glory
-You'll get the power and the glory -Forever, amen!
Forever and ever
Forever
Amen!
Neither you, Simon Nor the 50,000
Nor the Romans Nor the Jews
Nor Judas Nor the 1 2
Nor the priests nor the scribes
Nor doomed JerusaIem itseIf
Understand what power is
Understand what glory is
Understand at aII
lf you knew
AII that I knew
My poor Jerusalem
You see the truth
But you live a lie
While you live
Your troubles are many
Poor JerusaIem
to conquer death
You only have to die
You only have to
Die
(MUSIC PLAYING)
(SINGING) l dreamed l met a Galilean
A most amazing man
He had that Iook
You very rarely find
the haunting, hunted kind
I asked him to say what had happened
How it all began
l asked again
He never said a word
As if he hadn't heard
And next
the room was fuII
Of wiId and angry men
they seemed to hate this man
they fell on him and then
they disappeared again
then I saw
thousands of miIIions
Crying for this man
And then I heard them
Mentioning my name
And leaving me
the bIame
(PEOPLE CLAMOURING)
(WOMEN SCREAMING)
(LAUGHING)
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 your pick of the finest wine Lay your bets on this bird of mine
Name your price, l got everything
Come and buy, it's aII going fast
Borrow cash on the finest terms
Hurry now while stocks still last
Roll on up, Jerusalem
Here it isn't us and them
While our temples still survive
We at Ieast are stiII aIive
Come all classes, come all creeds
l can fix your wildest needs
Name your pleasure, l will sell
l got heaven, l got hell
What you see is what you get
No one's been disappointed yet
Don't be scared, give me a try
there is nothing you can't buy
(INDIStINCt)
(ALL CHEERING)
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
Get out!
(PANtING)
My time
ls almost through
LittIe Ieft to do
After aII
l've tried for three years
Seems Iike 30
See my eyes, I can hardIy see
See me stand, I can hardIy waIk
l believe you can make me whole
See my tongue, I can hardIy taIk
See my skin, I'm a mass of bIood
Change my Iife, oh, I know you can
l believe you can make me well
See my purse, I'm a poor, poor man
WiII you touch, wiII you mend me, Christ?
Won't you touch, wiII you heaI me, Christ?
WiII you kiss, you can cure me, Christ?
Won't you kiss, won't you pay me, Christ?
See our eyes, we can hardIy see
See us stand, we can hardIy waIk
We believe you can make us whole
See the tongues that can hardIy taIk
See our skin, we're a mass of blood
Change our Iives, oh, we know you can
We believe you can make us well
You're the hope of the poor, poor man
WiII you touch, wiII you mend me, Christ?
Won't you touch, wiII you heaI me, Christ?
WiII you kiss, you can cure me, Christ?
Won't you kiss, won't you pay me, Christ?
See our eyes, we can hardIy see
See us stand, we can hardIy waIk
We believe you can make us whole
See the tongues that can hardIy taIk
See our skin, we're a mass of blood
Change our Iives, oh, we know you can
We believe you can make us well
You're the hope of the poor, poor man
WiII you touch, wiII you mend me, Christ?
Won't you touch, wiII you heaI me, Christ?
WiII you kiss, you can cure me, Christ?
Won't you kiss, won't you pay me, Christ?
-See my eyes, I can hardIy see -there's too many of you
See me stand, I can hardIy waIk
-Don't push me -l believe you can make me whole
See my tongue, I can hardIy taIk
-there's too IittIe of me -See my skin, I'm a mass of bIood
-See my Iegs, I can hardIy stand -Don't crowd me!
We believe you can make us well
-Don't crowd me! -See my purse, I'm a poor, poor man
WiII you touch, wiII you mend me, Christ? Won't you touch, wiII you heaI me, Christ?
(SCREAMING)
WiII you kiss, you can cure me, Christ?
-Won't you kiss, won't you pay me, Christ? -Heal yourselves!
(BREAtHING HEAVILY)
try not to get worried
try not to turn onto
Problems that upset you
Oh, don't you know everything's aII right?
Yes, everything's fine
And l think l shall sleep well tonight
Let the world turn without me tonight
CIose your eyes, cIose your eyes
And forget all about us tonight
(MUSIC PLAYING)
I don't know how to Iove him
What to do
How to move him
l've been changed
Yes, really changed
ln these past few days
When l've seen myself
I seem Iike someone eIse
I don't know how to take this
l don't see why he moves me
He's a man
He's just a man
And l've had so many men before
ln very many ways
He's just one more
ShouId I bring him down?
ShouId I scream and shout?
ShouId I speak of Iove?
Let my feelings out?
l never thought l'd come to this
What's it aII about?
Don't you think it's rather funny
l should be in this position?
I'm the one
Who's always been
So calm, so cool
No Iover's fooI
Running every show
He scares me so
l never thought
I'd come to this
What's it aII about?
Yet if he said he Ioved me
I'd be Iost
l'd be frightened
l couldn't cope
Just couldn't cope
l'd turn my head
l'd back away
I wouIdn't want to know
He scares me so
I want him so
I Iove him
So
(GUItAR PLAYING)
(INDIStINCt)
(MUSIC PLAYING)
Now if l 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
l weighed the whole thing up before l came to you
l have no thought at all about my own reward
l really didn't come here of my own accord
Just don't say l'm
Damned for aII time!
I came because I had to I'm the one who saw
Jesus can't controI it Iike he did before
And furthermore l know that Jesus thinks so, too
Jesus wouldn't mind that l was here with you
l have no thought at all about my own reward
l really didn't come here of my own accord
Just don't say l'm
Damned for aII time!
Annas, you're a friend A worldly man and wise
Caiaphas, my friend l know you sympathise
Why are we the prophets? Why am l the one
Who sees the sad soIution Knows what must be done?
l have no thought at all about my own reward
l really didn't come here of my own accord
Just don't say l'm
Damned
For aII time!
Cut the protesting Forget the excuses
We want information
Get up off the fIoor
We have the papers We need to arrest him
You know his movements
We know the Iaw
Your help in this matter won't go unrewarded
We'll pay you in silver Cash on the naiI
We just need to know where the soIdiers can find him
With no crowd 'round him
then we can't faiI
l don't need your blood money
Oh, that doesn't matter, our expenses are good
l 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 lt's a fee, nothing
Fee, nothing
Fee, nothing more
(EXHALES)
On thursday night
You'll find him where you want him
Far from the crowd
In the Garden of
Gethsemane
Well done, Judas
Good oId Judas
Well done, Judas
Good oId Judas
(SLOW MUSIC PLAYING)
Look at all my trials and tribulations
Sinking in a gentIe pooI of wine
Don't disturb me now
I can see the answers
till this evening is this morning
Life is fine
Always hoped that l'd be an apostle
Knew that I wouId make it if I tried
then when we retire
We can write the gospels
So they'II stiII taIk about us when we've died
the end
ls just a little harder
When brought about
By friends
For all you care
this wine could be my blood
For all you care
this bread
CouId be my body
the end
this is my blood you drink
this is my body you eat
lf you would, remember me
When you eat and drink
l must be mad, thinking l'll be remembered
Yes, l must be out of my head!
Look at your blank faces
My name will mean nothing
ten minutes after I'm dead!
One of you denies me
One of you betrays me
(ALL PROtEStING)
Peter will deny me in just a few hours
three times will deny me
And that's not aII I see
One of you here dining One of my 1 2 chosen
Will leave to betray me
Cut out the dramatics! You know very well who
-Why don't you go do it? -You want me to do it!
Hurry, they are waiting
-lf you knew why l do it -l don't care why you do it!
to think l admired you Well, now l despise you
You liar, you Judas
You want me to do it!
What if l just stayed here and ruined your ambition?
Christ, you deserve it!
Hurry, you fool Hurry and go
Save me your speeches I don't want to know
Go!
Look at all my trials and tribulations
Sinking in a gentIe pooI of wine
What's that in the bread?
lt's gone to my head
till this morning is this evening
Life is fine
Always hoped that l'd be an apostle
Knew that I wouId make it if I tried
then when we retire
We can write the gospels
So they'II aII taIk about us when we've died
You sad, pathetic man
See where you've brought us to
Our ideaIs die around us
All because of you
And now the saddest cut of aII
Someone has to turn you in
Like a common criminaI
Like a wounded animaI
A jaded mandarin
Like a jaded mandarin
Like a jaded, jaded, faded, jaded, jaded mandarin
Get out! they're waiting!
Get out!
they're waiting!
they're waiting for you!
Every time l look at you
I don't understand
Why you let the things you did
Get so out of hand
You'd have managed better
lf you'd had it planned
Why?
(WHIMPERS)
Look at all my trials and tribulations
Sinking in a gentIe pooI of wine
Don't disturb me now
I can see the answers
till this evening is this morning
Life is fine
Always hoped that l'd be an apostle
Knew that I wouId make it if I tried
then when we retire
We can write the gospels
So they'II stiII taIk about us when we've
Died
Will no one stay awake with me?
Peter?
John?
James?
Will none of you wait with me?
Peter?
John?
James?
(MUSIC PLAYING)
l only want to say
lf there is a way
take this cup away from me
For l don't want to taste its poison
FeeI it burn me
l have changed
I'm not as sure
As when we started
then, l was inspired
Now I'm sad and tired
Listen
SureIy I've exceeded expectations
l tried for three years
Seems Iike 30
CouId you ask as much
From any other man?
But if I die
See the saga through
And do the things you ask of me
Let them hate me, hit me, hurt me
NaiI me to their tree
I'd want to know I'd want to know, my God
I'd want to see I'd want to see, my God
Why l should die
WouId I be more noticed
than I ever was before?
Would the things l've said and done
Matter any more?
I'd have to know l'd have to know, my Lord
I'd have to see l'd have to see, my Lord
lf l die, what will be my reward?
Have to know Have to know, my Lord
Why
ShouId I die?
Can you show me now
that I wouId not be kiIIed in vain?
Show me just a IittIe
Of your omnipresent brain
Show me there's a reason
For you wanting me to die
You're far too keen on where and how
And not so hot on why
All right
I'II die!
Just watch me die!
See how I die!
See how I
Die!
(QUIEt SOBBING)
then l was inspired
Now I'm sad and tired
After aII
l've tried for three years
Seems Iike 90
Why then am l scared to finish
What I started?
What you started?
I didn't start it
God, thy wiII is hard
But you hold every card
l will drink your cup of poison
Nail me to your cross
And break me
BIeed me Beat me, kill me
take me now
Before l change my mind
Now
Before l change my
Mind
there he is
they're all asleep, the fools
(WHIMPERS)
Judas, must you betray me
With a kiss?
What's the buzz? tell me what's a-happening
Oh! What's the buzz? tell me what's a-happening
What's the buzz? tell me what's a-happening
Hang on, Lord We're gonna fight for you
You hang on, Lord We're gonna fight for you
-No! -Put away your sword
Don't you know that it's all over?
lt was nice, but now it's gone
Why are you obsessed with fighting?
Stick to fishing from now on
teII me, Christ, how you feeI tonight
Do you plan to put up a fight?
Do you feel that you've had the breaks?
What would you say were your big mistakes?
How do you view your coming trial?
Have your men proved at all worthwhile?
Did you pick an efficient team?
Is that it for the Jewish dream?
Come with us to see Caiaphas
You'll just love the high priest's house
You'II just Iove seeing Caiaphas
You'll just die in the high priest's house
Come on, God, this is not Iike you
Let us know what you're gonna do
You know what your supporters feel
You'll escape in the final reel
teII me, Christ, how you feeI tonight
Do you plan to put up a fight?
Do you feel that you had the breaks?
What would you say were your big mistakes?
Come with us to see Caiaphas
You'll just love the high priest's house
You'II just Iove seeing Caiaphas
You'll just die in the high priest's house
Now we have him, now we've got him
Now we have him now We have got him now
Jesus, you must realise
the serious charges facing you
You say you're the son of God in all your handouts
Well, is it true?
that's what you say You say that l am
there you have it, gentlemen
What more evidence do we need?
Judas, thank you for the victim
Stay a whiIe and you'II see him bIeed!
Now we have him, now we've got him
take him to Pilate, take him to Pilate!
(PEOPLE YELLING)
l think l've seen you somewhere
I remember
You were with that man they took away
l recognise your face
You've got the wrong man, lady
I don't know him
And l wasn't where he was tonight
Never near the place
that's strange For l am sure l saw you with him
You were right by his side and yet you deny
l tell you, l was never, ever with him
But l saw you, too lt looked just like you
I don't know him !
Peter Don't you know what you have said?
You've gone and cut him dead
I had to do it
Don't you see?
Or eIse they'd go for me
lt's what he told us you would do
I wonder how he knew
(ALL SHOUtING)
(MUSIC PLAYING)
Who is
this broken man
CIuttering up
My hallway?
Who is this unfortunate?
Someone Christ, King of the Jews
Oh, so this is Jesus Christ
l am really quite surprised
You Iook so smaII
(LAUGHtER)
Not a king at all
We all know that you are news
But are you King?
King of the Jews?
that's what you say
(CROWD YELLING)
What do you mean by that?
that is not an answer
You're deep in trouble, friend
Someone Christ, King of the Jews
How can someone in your state
Be so cooI about his fate?
An amazing thing
this silent king
Since you come from GaIiIee
then you need not come to me
You're Herod's race
(YELLING)
He's Herod's case
Hosanna, heysanna
Sanna, sanna, ho
Sanna, heysanna, hosanna
Hey, J.C., J.C.
Please explain to me
You had everything
Where is it now?
Jesus
l am overjoyed
To meet you face-to-face
You've been getting quite a name
All around the place
Healing cripples
Raising from the dead
And now I understand you're God
(GASPING)
At least that's what you said
So
You are the Christ
You're the great Jesus Christ
Prove to me that you're divine
Change my water into wine
that's all you need do
And I'II know it's aII true
Come on, King of the Jews
Jesus, you just won't believe the hit you've made around here
You're aII we taIk about the wonder of the year
Oh, what a pity if it's aII a Iie
StiII I'm sure that you can rock the cynics if you try
So you are the Christ
You're the great Jesus Christ
Prove to me that you're no fool
Walk across my swimming pool
lf you do that for me
then l'll let you go free
Come on, King of the Jews
l only ask things l'd ask any superstar
What is it that you have got that puts you where you are?
l am waiting
l'm a captive fan
l'm dying to be shown that you are not just any man
So if you're the Christ
Yes, the great Jesus Christ
Feed my household with this bread
You can do it on your head
Or has something gone wrong? Why do you take so long?
Come on, King of the Jews!
Hey, aren't you
Scared of me, Christ?
Mr WonderfuI Christ
You're a joke! You're not the Lord You are nothing but a fraud
take him away
He's got nothing to say!
Get out, you King of the
Get out
Get out, you King of the Jews!
Get out of my life!
(SLOW MUSIC PLAYING)
l've been living to see you
Dying to see you, but it shouldn't be like this
this was unexpected
What do I do now?
CouId we start again, pIease?
l've been very hopeful so far
Now for the first time
l think we're going wrong
Hurry up and tell me
this is aII a dream
Or couId we start again, pIease?
CouId we start again, pIease?
l think you've made your point now
You've even gone a bit too far
to get your message home
Before it gets too frightening
We ought to call a halt
So couId we start again, pIease?
CouId we start again, pIease?
l've been living to see you
Dying to see you, but it shouldn't be like this
this was unexpected
What do I do now?
CouId we start again, pIease?
l think you've made your point now
You've even gone a bit too far to get your message home
Before it gets too frightening
We ought to call a halt
So couId we start again, pIease?
So couId we start again?
CouId we start...
My God, I saw him
He looked three-quarters dead and he was so bad, l had to turn my head
You beat him so hard that he was bent and Iame
And l know who everybody's gonna blame
l don't believe he knows l acted for our good
l'd save him all this suffering if l could
And l acted for our good
Save him if I couId
Cut the confessions, forget the excuses
I don't understand why you're filled with remorse
All that you've said has come true with a vengeance
the mob turned against him You backed the right horse
What you have done will be the saving of lsrael
You'II be remembered forever for this
And not only that You've been paid for your efforts
Pretty good wages for one little kiss
Christ, I know you can't hear me
But l only did what you wanted me to
Christ, l'd sell out the nation
For I have been saddIed with the murder of you
l have been spattered with innocent blood
l shall be dragged through the slime and the mud
l have been spattered with innocent blood
l shall be dragged through the slime and the slime and the
SIime and the mud
I
Don't know how to Iove him
l don't know why he moves me
He's a man
He's just a man
He is not a king
He's just the same
As anyone l know
He scares me so
When he's coId and dead
WiII he Iet me be?
Does he Iove Does he love me, too?
Does he care for me?
(WAILS)
(SOBS)
My mind is in darkness now
Oh, God, l am sick!
I've been used!
And you knew all the time!
God! l will never, ever know
Why you chose me
For your crime!
Your foul, bloody crime!
You have murdered me!
You have murdered me
You have murdered me! Murdered me!
Murdered me! Murdered me!
Murdered!
(WAILING)
(INDIStINCt)
Poor oId Judas
So Iong, Judas
Poor oId Judas
And so the King
ls once again my guest
And why is this?
Was Herod unimpressed?
We turn to Rome
to sentence Nazareth
We have no Iaw
to put a man to death
We need him crucified
lt's all you have to do
We need him crucified
lt's all you have to do
Talk to me, Jesus Christ You have been brought here
Manacled, beaten by your own people
Do you have the first idea why you deserve it?
Listen, King of the Jews Where is your kingdom?
Look at me Am I a Jew?
l have got no kingdom
ln this world, l'm through
through, through
Talk to me, Jesus Christ
there may be a kingdom for me somewhere
lf l only knew
then you are a king.
lt's you who say l am
l look for truth and find that l get damned
But what is truth? Not easy to define
We both have truths Are yours the same as mine?
CROWD: Crucify him! Crucify him!
What do you mean? You'd crucify your king?
We have no king but Caesar
He's done no wrong No, not the slightest thing
We have no king but Caesar Crucify him!
Well, this is new Respect for Caesar!
till now, this has been noticeably lacking
Who is this Jesus? Why is he different?
You Jews produce messiahs by the sackful
We need him crucified lt's all you have to do
Talk to me, Jesus Christ
Look at your Jesus Christ
l'll agree he's mad
Ought to be Iocked up
But that is not a reason to destroy him
He's a sad IittIe man, not a king or God
Not a thief, l need a crime
KiII him, he says he's God He's a blasphemer
He'II conquer you and us and even Caesar
-Do it! -KiII him!
Crucify him! Crucify him!
Behold the man, behold your shattered king
We have no king but Caesar
You hypocrites, you hate us more than him
We have no king but Caesar Crucify him!
l find no reason, l see no evil
this man is harmIess so why does he upset you?
He's just misguided, thinks he's important
But to keep you vultures happy l shall flog him!
Crucify! Crucify!
Crucify him! Crucify him!
Crucify! Crucify!
Crucify him! Crucify him!
Crucify! Crucify! Crucify! Crucify!
One!
Two!
three!
Four!
Five!
Six!
Seven !
Eight!
Nine!
ten !
Eleven !
Twelve!
thirteen !
Fourteen !
Fifteen !
Sixteen !
Seventeen !
Eighteen !
Nineteen !
Twenty!
Twenty-one!
Twenty-two!
Twenty-three!
-Twenty-four! -(GROANS)
Twenty-five!
Twenty-six!
Twenty-seven !
Twenty-eight!
Twenty-nine!
thirty!
thirty-one!
thirty-two!
thirty-three!
thirty-four!
thirty-five!
thirty-six!
thirty-seven !
thirty-eight!
thirty-nine!
(SCREAMS)
Where are you from, Jesus?
What do you want, Jesus?
teII me
You've got to be careful
You couId be dead soon
CouId weII be
(SHOUtING)
Why do you not speak
When l have your life in my hands?
How can you stay quiet?
l don't believe you understand
You have nothing in your hands
Any power you have comes to you from far beyond
Everything is fixed, and you can't change it
You're a fool, Jesus Christ!
How can l help you?
CROWD: PiIate, crucify him! Crucify!
Remember Caesar
You have a duty to keep the peace
So crucify him!
Remember Caesar
You'll be demoted, you'll be deported
Crucify him!
Remember Caesar
You have a duty to keep the peace So crucify him!
Remember Caesar
You'll be demoted, you'll be deported
Crucify him!
Remember Caesar
You have a duty to keep the peace So crucify him!
Remember Caesar
You'll be demoted, you'll be deported
Crucify him!
Don't let me stop
Your great self-destruction
Die if you want to
You misguided martyr!
l wash my hands
Of your demoIition
Die if you want to
You innocent puppet!
(GROANS)
(SCREAMS)
(SINGING) Every time l look at you, I don't understand
Why you let the things you did get so out of hand
You'd have managed better if you'd had it planned
Why'd you choose such a backwards time and such a strange land?
lf you'd come today you would have reached a whole nation
IsraeI in 4 B.C. had no mass communication
-Don't you get me wrong -Don't you get me wrong
-Don't you get me wrong now -Don't you get me wrong now
-Don't you get me wrong -Don't you get me wrong
-Don't you get me wrong now -Don't you get me wrong
-OnIy wanna know -l only wanna know
-OnIy wanna know now -OnIy wanna know now
-OnIy wanna know -l only wanna know
l only wanna know
Jesus Christ, Jesus Christ
Who are you? What have you sacrificed?
Jesus Christ, Jesus Christ
Who are you? What have you sacrificed?
Jesus Christ Superstar
Do you think you're what they say you are?
Jesus Christ Superstar
Do you think you're what they say you are?
tell me what you think about your friends at the top
Who do you think besides yourself's the pick of the crop?
Buddha, was he where it's at? ls he where you are?
CouId Muhammad move a mountain Or was that just PR?
Did you mean to die like that? Was that a mistake?
Or did you know your messy death wouId be a record breaker?
-Don't you get me wrong -Don't you get me wrong
-Don't you get me wrong now
-Don't you get me wrong -Don't you get me wrong
-OnIy wanna know -l only wanna know
-OnIy wanna know -OnIy wanna know now
-OnIy wanna know -OnIy wanna know
-l only wanna know
Jesus Christ, Jesus Christ
Who are you? What have you sacrificed?
Jesus Christ, Jesus Christ
Who are you? What have you sacrificed?
Jesus Christ Superstar
Do you think you're what they say you are?
Jesus Christ Superstar
Do you think you're what they say you are?
-Jesus -l only wanna know, only wanna know
-l only wanna know now -l only wanna know
-Come on, come on, come on, Jesus -Don't you get me wrong
-OnIy wanna know, onIy wanna know now -Don't get me wrong
Come on, come on, tell me, tell me teII me now
OnIy wanna, onIy wanna OnIy wanna know now
Who are you, who are you? Say it to me now
-Come on, Jesus -OnIy wanna know, onIy wanna know now
-l only wanna know, l only wanna know -Jesus Christ Superstar
-Do you think you're what they say you are? -OnIy wanna, onIy wanna know now
-Jesus Christ -tell me, tell me
-Jesus Christ -Don't you get me wrong
-Who are you? What have you sacrificed? -OnIy wanna know, onIy wanna know now
-Who are you? -OnIy wanna know
-Oh, yes, who are you? -OnIy wanna know now
-teII me now -tell me, tell me
-Come on, Jesus, come on -Don't you get me wrong
-Who are you? -OnIy wanna know, onIy wanna know now
Are you what they
Say you are?
Jesus
(SCREAMS)
(WAILING)
God, forgive them.
they don't know what they're doing.
(LAUGHtER)
(INAUDIBLE)
(WHIMPERING)
(BREAtHING HEAVILY)
Where is my mother?
(SOBS) My God, why have you forgotten me?
I'm thirsty.
Oh, God. Oh, God.
I'm thirsty.
It is finished.
Father,
into your hands
I commend
my spirit.
(INAUDIBLE)
Jesus Christ
Who are you?
What have you
Sacrificed?
(INAUDIBLE)
Don't you get me wrong
Don't you get me wrong now
Don't you get me wrong
Don't you get me wrong now
OnIy wanna know
OnIy wanna know now
OnIy wanna know OnIy wanna know now
Jesus Christ Superstar
Do you think you're what they say you are?
Jesus Christ Superstar
Do you think you're what they say you are?
(INAUDIBLE)
Don't you get me wrong
Don't you get me wrong now
Don't you get me wrong
Don't you get me wrong now
OnIy wanna know
OnIy wanna know now
OnIy wanna know
OnIy wanna know now
Jesus Christ Superstar
Do you think you're what they say you are?
Jesus Christ Superstar
Do you think you're what they say you are?
-Jesus Christ, Jesus Christ -OnIy wanna know, onIy wanna know
-Who are you? What have you sacrificed? -OnIy wanna, onIy wanna know now
-Jesus Christ, Jesus Christ -tell me, don't you get me wrong
-Who are you? What have you sacrificed? -OnIy wanna know, onIy wanna know now
-Jesus Christ Superstar -OnIy wanna know, onIy wanna know
-Do you think you're what they say you are? -OnIy wanna, onIy wanna know now
-Jesus Christ Superstar -tell me, tell me, don't you get me wrong
-Do you think you're what they say you are? -OnIy wanna, onIy wanna know now
-Jesus Christ, Jesus Christ -OnIy wanna know, onIy wanna know
-Who are you? What have you sacrificed? -OnIy wanna, onIy wanna know now
-Jesus Christ, Jesus Christ -tell me, tell me, don't you get me wrong
-Who are you? What have you sacrificed? -OnIy wanna, onIy wanna know now
-Jesus Christ Superstar -OnIy wanna know, onIy wanna know
-Do you think you're what they say you are? -OnIy wanna, onIy wanna know now
-Jesus Christ Superstar -OnIy wanna know, onIy wanna know
-Do you think you're what they say you are? -OnIy wanna, onIy wanna know now
-Jesus Christ, Jesus Christ -OnIy wanna know, onIy wanna know
-Who are you? What have you sacrificed? -OnIy wanna, onIy wanna know now
-Jesus Christ, Jesus Christ -tell me, tell me, don't you get me wrong
-Who are you? What have you sacrificed? -OnIy wanna, onIy wanna know now
-Jesus Christ Superstar -OnIy wanna know, onIy wanna know
-Do you think you're what they say you are? -OnIy wanna, onIy wanna know now
-Jesus Christ Superstar -tell me, tell me, don't you get me wrong
-Do you think you're what they say you are? -OnIy wanna, onIy wanna know now
-Jesus Christ Superstar -OnIy wanna know, onIy wanna know
-Who are you? What have you sacrificed? -OnIy wanna, onIy wanna know now
-Jesus Christ, Jesus Christ -tell me, tell me, don't you get me wrong
-Who are you? What have you sacrificed? -OnIy wanna, onIy wanna know now
-Jesus Christ Superstar -OnIy wanna know, onIy wanna know
-Do you think you're what they say you are? -OnIy wanna, onIy wanna know now
-Jesus Christ Superstar -tell me, tell me, don't you get me wrong
-Do you think you're what they say you are? -OnIy wanna, onIy wanna know now