Jesus Christ Superstar by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice - Dialogue and Script

HEAVEN ON THEIR MINDS JUDAS 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 ev'ry 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, they'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 am frightened by the crowd, for they are getting much too loud, and they'll crush us if they go too far, 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 ev'ry 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, Ah, ah, ah, ah ,ah WHAT'S THE BUZZ DISCIPLES What's the buzz? Tell me what's happening What's the buzz? Tell me what's happening What's the buzz? Tell me what's happening What's the buzz? Tell me what's happening What's the buzz? Tell me what's happening What's the buzz? Tell me what's happening What's the buzz? Tell me what's happening What's the buzz? Tell me what's happening JESUS 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 DISCIPLES What's the buzz? Tell me what's happening What's the buzz? Tell me what's happening What's the buzz? Tell me what's happening What's the buzz? Tell me what's happening JESUS I could give you facts and figures - I could give you plans and forcasts Even tell you where I'm going DISCIPLES When do we ride into Jerusalem? When do we ride into Jerusalem? When do we ride into Jerusalem? When do we ride into Jerusalem? When do we ride into Jerusalem? When do we ride into Jerusalem? When do we ride into Jerusalem? When do we ride into Jerusalem? JESUS 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 DISCIPLES What's the buzz? Tell me what's happening What's the buzz? Tell me what's happening What's the buzz? Tell me what's happening What's the buzz? Tell me what's happening MARY MAGDALENE Let me try to cool down your face a bit Let me try to cool down your face a bit  Let me try to cool down your face a bit  Let me try to cool down your face a bit Let me try to cool down your face a bit Let me try to cool down your face a bit  Let me try to cool down your face a bit  Let me try to cool down your face a bit JESUS Mary (um) 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 DISCIPLES What's the buzz? Tell me what's happening What's the buzz? Tell me what's happening What's the buzz? Tell me what's happening What's the buzz? Tell me what's happening What's the buzz? Tell me what's happening What's the buzz? Tell me what's happening What's the buzz? Tell me what's happening What's the buzz? Tell me what's happening STRANGE THING MYSTIFYING JUDAS It seems to me a strange thing mystifying, that a man like you, can waste his time, on woman of her kind. Yes I can understand that she amuses, but to let her kiss you, stroke your hair, is hardly in your line. It's not that I object to her profession, but she doesn't fit in well, with what you teach and say, It doesn't help us if you're inconsistent, they only need a small excuse, to put us all away. JESUS 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. ALL (except JUDAS) No you're wrong, you're very wrong, No you're wrong, you're very wrong, No you're wrong, you're very wrong, No you're wrong, you're very wrong, How can you say that? How can you say that? How can you say that? How can you say that? JESUS Not one! Not one of you!! EVERYTHING'S ALRIGHT MARY MAGDALENE Try not to get worried, try not to turn onto 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 WOMEN Everything's alright yes everything's alright yes MARY MAGDALENE 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 head and feet Close your eyes close your eyes And relax thing of nothing tonight WOMEN Everything's alright yes everything's alright yes JUDAS 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 MARY MAGDALENE Try not to get worried, try not to turn onto 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 WOMEN Everything's alright yes everything's alright yes JESUS 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'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 I'm gone MARY MAGDALENE 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 head and feet Close your eyes close your eyes And relax thing of nothing tonight WOMEN Close your eyes close your eyes  And relax think of nothing tonight MARY MAGDALENE Close your eyes close your eyes  And relax think of nothing tonight Everything's alright yes Everything's alright yes THIS JESUS MUST DIE 1ST PRIEST Good Caiaphas, the council waits for you, the pharisees, and priests are here for you, CAIAPHAS Ah gentlemen, you know why we are here, we've not much time, and quite a problem here FOLLOWERS Hosanna superstar Hosanna superstar Hosanna superstar Hosanna superstar ANNAS Listen to that howling mob of blockheads in the street, a trick or two with lepers and the whole town's on it's feet. PRIESTS He is dangerous! FOLLOWERS Jesus Christ, superstar. PRIESTS He is dangerous! FOLLOWERS Tell us that you're who they say you are. 2ND PRIEST That man is in town right now to whip up some support! 3RD PRIEST A rabble rousing mission that I think we must abort! PRIESTS He is dangerous! FOLLOWERS Jesus Christ, superstar. PRIESTS He is dangerous! 2ND PRIEST Look Caiaphas! They're right outside our yard! 3RD PRIEST Quick Caiaphas! Go call the Roman guard! CAIAPHAS No wait! We need a more permanent solution to our problem. ANNA What then to do about Jesus of Nazareth, miracle wonder man, hero of fools? 3RD PRIEST No riots, no army, no fighting, no slogans. CAIAPHAS One thing I'll say for him, Jesus is cool! ANNAS We dare not leave him to his own devices, his half witted fans will get out of control, 3RD PRIEST But how can we stop him? his glamour increases ev'ry minute, he's top of the poll! CAIAPHAS 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. PRIESTS Because, because, because of one man. CAIAPHAS Our elimination because of one man. PRIESTS Because, because, because of one, cause of one, cause of one man. 3RD PRIEST What then to do about this Jesus mania? ANNAS How do we deal with the carpenter King? 3RD PRIEST Where do we start with a man who is bigger, than John was when John did his baptism thing? CAIAPHAS Fools! You have no perception, the stakes we are gambling are fright'ningly 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, PRIESTS Must die, must die this Jesus must die, CAIAPHAS So like John before him this Jesus must die, PRIESTS Must die, must die, this Jesus must, Jesus must, Jesus must die! HOSANNA CROWD Hosanna Heysanna Sanna Sanna Ho Sanna Hey Sanna Ho Sanna Hey J C, J C won't you smile at me? Sanna Ho Sanna Hey Superstar CAIAPHAS 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 CROWD Hosanna Heysanna Sanna Sanna Ho Sanna Hey Sanna Ho Sanna Hey J C, J C you're alright by me Sanna Ho Sanna Hey Superstar JESUS Why waste your breath moaning at the crowd? Nothing can be done to stop the shouting If ev'ry tongue was still the noise would still continue The rocks and stones themselves would start to sing: CROWD Hosanna Heysanna Sanna Sanna Ho Sanna Hey Sanna Ho Sanna Hey J C, J C won't you fight for me? Sanna Ho Sanna Hey Superstar SIMON ZEALOTES/POOR JERUSALEM CROWD 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 SIMON What more do you need to convince you That you have made it and you're easily as strong As the filth from Rome who *** our country And who've terrorized our people for so long? CHORUS 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 SIMON 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 come home You'll get the power and the glory For ever and ever and ever You got the power and the glory For ever and ever and ever Amen! Amen! JESUS 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'd close your eyes But you'd 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 PILATE'S DREAM PILATE 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 disappeared Then I saw thousands of millions Crying for this man And then I heard them mentioning my name And leaving me the blame TEMPLE SCENE MONEYLENDERS AND MERCHANTS 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 I got everything Come and buy it's all going fast Borrow cash on the finest terms Hurry now while stocks still last JESUS My temple should be a house of prayer But you have made it a den of thieves Get up, 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 LEPERS 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 heal me Christ Won't you kiss, won't you pay me Christ? JESUS Oh, there's too many of you, don't push me Oh, there's too little of me, don't crowd me Heal yourselves! EVERYTHING'S ALRIGHT (REPRISE) MARY MAGDELENE Try not to get worried Try not to turn on to Problems that upset you Well, don't you know Everything's all right Yes, Everything's fine JESUS And I think I shall sleep well tonight Let the world turn without me tonight MARY MAGDELENE Close your eyes Close your eyes And forget all about us tonight I DON'T KNOW HOW TO LOVE HIM MARY MAGDELENE 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 DAMNED FOR ALL TIME/BLOOD MONEY JUDAS Now if I help you It matters that you see This 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 had no thought at all Of 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 Of 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 worldly 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 Of my own reward I really didn't come here Of my own accord Just don't say I'm Damned for all time! ANNAS Cut the protesting Forget the excuses We want information Get up off the floor CAIAPHAS We have the papers  We need to arrest him You know his movements We know the law ANNAS Your help in this matter Won't go unrewarded CAIAPHAS 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 JUDAS I don't need your blood money CAIAPHAS Oh, that doesn't matter Our expenses are good JUDAS I don't want your blood money ANNAS But you might as well take it We think that you should CAIAPHAS 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 more JUDAS On Thursday night You'll find him where you want him Far from the crowds In the garden of Gethesmene CHORUS Well done Judas Good old Judas THE LAST SUPPER APOSTLES Look at all my trials and tribulations Sinking in a gentle pool of wine Don't disturb me now I can see the answers Till this evening is this morning life is fine Always hoped that I'd be an apostle Knew that I would make it if I tried Then when we retire we can write the gospels So they'll still talk about us when we've died JESUS The end . . . Is 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 could be my body The end! This is my blood you drink This is my body you eat If you would remember me when you eat and drink . . . I must be mad thinking I'll be remembered - yes I 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 APOSTLES Not I! Who would? Impossible! JESUS Peter will deny me in just a few hours Three times will deny me - and that's not all I see One of you here dining, one of my twelve chosen Will leave to betray me - JUDAS Cut out the dramatics! You know very well who - JESUS Why don't you go do it? JUDAS You want me to do it! JESUS Hurry they are waiting JUDAS If you knew why I do it . . . JESUS I don't care why you do it! JUDAS To think I admired you Well now I despise you! JESUS You liar - you Judas JUDAS You wanted me to do it! What if I just stayed here And ruined your ambition? Christ you deserve it! JESUS Hurry you fool, hurry and go, Save me your speeches I don't want to know - Go! Go! APOSTLES Look at all my trials and tribulations Sinking in a gentle pool of wine What's that in the bread it's gone to my head Till this morning is this evening life is fine Always hoped that I'd be an apostle Knew that I would make it if I tried Then when we retire we can write the gospels So they'll all talk about us when we've died JUDAS You sad pathetic man - see where you've brought us to Our ideals die around us and all because of you But the saddest cut of all - Someone has to turn you in Like a common criminal, like a wounded animal A jaded mandarin A jaded mandarin Like a jaded, faded, faded, jaded, jaded mandarin JESUS Get out! They're waiting! Get out! They're waiting! Oh! They're waiting for you! JUDAS Everytime I 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 - Ah --- ah APOSTLES Look at all my trials and tribulations Sinking in a gentle pool of wine What's that in the bread it's gone to my head Till this evening is this morning life is fine Always hoped that I'd be an apostle Knew that I would make it if I tried (If I tried) Then when we retire we can write the gospels So they'll still talk about us when we've died JESUS Will no-one stay awake with me? Peter? John? James? Will none of you wait with me? Peter? John? James? GETHSEMANE JESUS I only want to say If there is a way Take this cup away from me For I don't want to taste its poison Feel it burn me, I have changed I'm not as sure As when we started Then I was inspired Now I'm sad and tired Listen surely I've exceeded Expectations Tried for three years Seems like thirty Could you ask as much From any other man? But if I should die See the saga through And do the things you ask of me Let them hate me, hit me, hurt me Nail me to their tree I'd want to know I'd want to know my God I'd want to know I'd want to know my God I'd want to see I'd want to see my God I'd want to see I'd want to see my God Why I should die Would I be more noticed Than I ever was before? Would the things I've said and done Matter any more? I'd have to know I'd have to know my Lord I'd have to know I'd have to know my Lord I'd have to see I'd have to see my Lord I'd have to see I'd have to see my Lord If I die what will be my reward? If I die what will be my reward? I'd have to know I'd have to know my Lord I'd have to know I'd have to know my Lord Why, why should I die? Oh, why should I die? Can you show me now That I would not be killed in vain? Show me just a little Of your omnipresent brain Show me there's a reason For your wanting me to die You're far too keen on where and how But not so hot on why Alright I'll die! Just watch me die! See how, see how I die! Oh, just watch me die! Then I was inspired Now I'm sad and tired After all I've tried for three years Seems like ninety Why then am I scared To finish what I started What you started I didn't start it God thy will is hard But you hold every card I will drink your cup of poison Nail me to your cross and break me Bleed me, beat me Kill me, take me now Before I change my mind THE ARREST JUDAS There he is They're all asleep, the fools JESUS Judas, must you betray me  With a kiss? PETER AND APOSTLES What's the buzz Tell me what's happening Hang on Lord We're gonna fight for you JESUS Put away your swords, Don't you know that it's all over It was nice but now it's gone Why are you obsessed with fighting? Stick to fishing from now on CROWD Tell me Christ how you feel 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? Do you think that you may retire? Did you think you would get much higher? How do you view your coming trial? Have your men proved all worthwhile? Come with us to see Caiaphas You'll just love the high priest's house You'll just love seeing Caiaphas You'll just die in the high priest's house Come on God this is not like you Let us know what you're gonna do You know what your supporters feel You'll escape in the final reel Tell me Christ how you feel 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? Come with us to see Caiaphas You just love the high priest's house You just love seeing Caiaphas You'll just die in the high priest's house Now we have him, now we got him Now we have him, now we got him CAIAPHAS Jesus you must realize The serious charges facing you You say you're the son of God In all your handouts Well is it true? JESUS That's what you say You say that I am ANNAS Now that we have the gentleman What more evidence do we need? Judas, thank you for the victim Stay a while and you'll see him bleed! CROWD Now we have him, now we got him Take him to Pilate, take him to Pilate! PETER'S DENIAL WOMAN I think I've seen you somewhere I remember You were with that man They took away I recognize your face PETER You've got the wrong man, lady I don't know him And I wasn't where He was tonight Never near the place SOLDIER That's strange For I am sure I saw you with him You were right by his side And yet you deny it? PETER I tell you I was never ever with him OLD MAN But I saw you too It looked just like you PETER I DON'T KNOW HIM! MARY Peter don't you know what you have said You've gone and cut him dead PETER I had to do it Don't you see? Or else they'd go for me MARY It's what he told us you would do I wonder how he knew? COULD WE START AGAIN PLEASE? MARY I'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? Could we start again please? Could we start again? I've been very hopeful, so far. Now for the first time, I think we're going wrong. Hurry up and tell me, This is just a dream. Oh could we start again please? Could we start again? PETER I think you've made your point now You've even gone a bit too far to get the message home Before it gets too frightening, We ought to call a halt, So could we start again please? Could we start again? Could we start again? Could we start again? Could we start again? Wish I could reassure you, Wish I could talk to you and tell you how I feel. I've been very careless, This I don't deny, But could we start again please? Could we start again? You surely know I love you, But something in me stands aside, and lets you slip away. Perhaps that's what you wanted, Perhaps I want that too. Oh could we start again please? Could we start again? Could we start again please PILATE AND CHRIST PILATE Who is this broken man? Cluttering up my hallway? Who is this un-for-tu-nate? SOLDIER Someone Christ, King of the Jews PILATE Oh so this is Jesus Christ I am really quite surprised You look so small Not a king at all We all know that you are news But are you king? King of the Jews? JESUS That's what you say You say that I am PILATE 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 cool about your fate? An amazing thing This silent king Since you come from Galilee So you need not come to me You're Herod's race You're Herod's case CHORUS Hosanna, hey sanna, sanna sanna ho Sanna hey, sanna ho, sanna Hey JC, JC, please explain to me You had everything, where is it now? KING HEROD'S SONG HEROD Jesus, I 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 Now I understand you're God At least that's what you've 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 Then I'll know it's all true C'mon King of the Jews Jesus you just won't believe The hit you've made around here You are all we talk about You're the wonder of the year Oh what a pity If it's all a lie Still I'm sure That you can rock the cynics if you try So if you are the Christ Yes the great Jesus Christ Prove to me that you're no fool Walk across my swimming pool If you do that for me Then I'll let you go free C'mon King of the Jews I only ask what I'd ask any superstar What is it that you have got That puts you where you are?  Oh, I am waiting  Yes I'm a captive fan I'm dying to be shown That you are not just any man So if you are 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? Jesus, why do you take so long? Aw, c'mon King of the Jews Hey! Aren't you scared of me Christ? Mr. Wonderful 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 you King of the, Get out you King of the Jews! Get out of here, you, you! Get out of here, you! Get out of my Life JUDAS' DEATH JUDAS My God, I saw him He looked three-quarters dead And he was so bad I had to turn my head You beat him so hard That he was bent and lame And I know who everybody's Going to blame I don't believe he knows I acted for our good I'd save him all the suffering If I could Don't believe Our good Save him If I could ANNAS 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 vengence The mob has turned against him You've backed the right horse CAIAPHAS What you have done Will be the saving of Israel You'll be remembered forever For this And not only that You've been paid for your efforts Pretty good wages For one little kiss JUDAS Christ! I know you can't hear me But I only did what you wanted me to Christ! I'd sell out the nation For I have been saddled With the *** of you I have been spattered With innocent blood I should be dragged  Through the slime and the mud I have been spattered With innocent blood I should be dragged  Through the slime and the mud I don't know how to love him I don't know why he moves me He's a man He's just a man He's not a king He's just the same As anyone I know He scares me so! When he's cold and dead Will he let me be? Does he love me too? Does he care for me? Ohhhhh... My mind is darkness now My god I am sick I've been used And you knew All the time God I'll never ever know Why you chose me for your crime For your foul bloody crime You have murdered me! You have murdered me! CHORUS So long, Judas Poor old Judas TRIAL BEFORE PILATE (INCLUDING THE 39 LASHES) PILATE And so the king Is once again my guest And why is this? Was Herod unimpressed? CAIAPHAS We turned to Rome To sentence Nazareth We have no law To put a man to death We need him crucified It's all you have to do PILATE 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? JESUS I have got no kingdom In this world I'm through, through, through There may be a kingdom for me Somewhere if I only knew PILATE Then you are a king JESUS It's you that say I am I look for truth And find that I get damned PILATE But what is truth? Is truth unchanging law? We both have truths Are mine the same as yours? CROWD Crucify him, crucify him! PILATE What do you mean You'd crucify your king? CROWD We have no king but Caesar PILATE He's done no wrong No, not the slightest thing CROWD We have no king but Caesar Crucify him! PILATE I see no reason I find no evil This man is harmless So why does he upset you? He's just misguided Thinks he's important But to keep you vultures happy I shall flog him CROWD Crucify! Crucify! PILATE 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! 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! PILATE Where are you from Jesus? What do you want Jesus? Tell me! You've got to be careful You could be dead soon Could well be Why do you not speak When I have your life in my hands? How can you stay quiet? I don't believe you understand! JESUS 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 PILATE You're a fool, Jesus Christ How can I help you? CROWD Crucify him! Crucify him! Remember Caesar You have a duty To keep the peace So crucify him! You'll be demoted You'll be deported So crucify him! PILATE Don't let me stop Your great self-desctruction Die if you want to You misguided martyr! I wash my hands Of your demolition Die if you want to You innocent puppet! SUPERSTAR JUDAS Ev'ry time I 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 Now why'd you choose such a backward time And such a strange land? If you'd come today  You could have reached a whole nation  Israel in 4 BC  Had no mass communication 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 Don't you get me wrong Don't you get me wrong, now Don't you get me wrong (Only want to know) Only want to know (Only want to know, now) Only want to know (Only want to know) Only want to know (Only want to know, now) Only want to 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 Now who d'you think besides yourself Was the pick of the crop? Buddah was he where it's at? Is he where you are? Could Mahomet 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 Would 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) Don't you get me wrong (Don't you get me wrong, now) Don't you get me wrong (Only want to know) Only want to know (Only want to know, now) Only want to know (Only want to know) Only want to know (Only want to know, now) I only want to know CHORUS 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 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? CRUCIFIXION JESUS God forgive them They don't know what they're doing Who is my mother?  Where is my mother? My God My God Why have you forgotten me? I'm thirsty I'm thirsty Oh God I'm thirsty It is finished Father Into your hands I commend my spirit