Could We Start Again Please? - Jesus Christ Superstar

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

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

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 raped 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