CHOIR
Poor old JudasSo long JudasTrial before Pilate.
PILATE
And so the king is once again my guestAnd why is this? Was Herod unimpressed?CAIAPHAS
We turn to Rome to sentence NazarethWe have no law to put a man to deathWe need him crucified – it's all you have to doWe need him crucified – it's all you have to doPILATE
Talk to me Jesus ChristYou have been brought here – manacled, beatenBy your own people – do you have the first ideawhy you deserve it?Listen, King of the JewsWhere is your kingdom?Look at me – am I a Jew?JESUS
I have got no kingdom in this world -I'm through, through, throughMOB
Talk to me Jesus ChristJESUS
There may be a kingdom for me somewhere – if I only knewPILATE
Then you're a king?JESUS
It's you that say I amI look for truth and find that I get damnedPILATE
But what is truth? Is truth unchanging law?We both have truths – are mine the same as yours?MOB
Crucify him!PILATE
What do you mean? You'd crucify your king?MOB
We have no king but Caesar!PILATE
He's done no wrong – no not the slightest thingMOB
We have no king but Caesar! Crucify him!PILATE
He's done no wrong – no not the slightest thingMOB
We have no king but Caesar! Crucify him!PILATE
I see no reason – I find no evilThis man is harmless so why does he upset you?He's just misguided – thinks he's importantBut to keep you vultures happy I shall flog himMOB
Crucify him!(Thirty nine lashes)
PILATE
Where are you from Jesus? What do you want Jesus? Tell meYou've got to be careful – You could be dead soon – could well beWhy do you not speak when I have your life in my hands?How can you stay quiet? I don't believe you understandJESUS
You have nothing in your handsAny power you have comes to you from far beyondEverything is fixed and you can't change itPILATE
You're a fool Jesus Christ – how can I help you?MOB
Pilate? Crucify him!Remember Caesar – you have a dutyTo keep the peace so crucify him!Remember Caesar – you'll be demoted, you'll be deportedCrucify him!PILATE
Don't let me stop your great self-destructionDie if you want to you misguided martyrI wash my hands of your demolitionDie if you want to you innocent puppet!Superstar.
VOICE OF JUDAS
Everytime I look at you I don't understandWhy you let the things you did get so out of handYou'd have managed better if you'd had it plannedWhy'd you choose such a backward time and such a strange land?If you'd come today you would have reached a whole nationIsrael in 4 BC had no mass communicationDon't you get me wrong – I only want to knowCHOIR
Jesus Christ, Jesus ChristWho are you? What have you sacrificed?Jesus Christ SuperstarDo you think you're what they say you are?VOICE OF JUDAS
Tell me what you think about your friends at the topWho d'you think besides yourself's 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 orDid you know your messy death would be a record-breaker?Don't you get me wrong – I only want to knowCHOIR
Jesus Christ, Jesus ChristWho are you? What have you sacrificed?Jesus Christ SuperstarDo you think you're what they say you are?Crucifixion.
JESUS
God forgive them – they don't know what they're doingWho is my mother? Where is my mother?My God My Cod why have you forgotten me?I am thirstyIt is finishedFather into your hands I commend my spiritJohn Nineteen Forty-One.
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[Now in the place where he was crucified there was a garden; and in the garden a new sepulchre, wherein was never man yet laid.]