This Jesus Must Die Lyrics - Jesus Christ Superstar

(Jerusalem, Sunday) 

[PRIEST 1] 

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 

[MOB OUTSIDE] 

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 its feet 

[ALL] 

He is dangerous 

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[MOB OUTSIDE] 

Jesus Christ, Superstar 

Tell us that you're who we say you are 

[ALL] 

He is dangerous 

[PRIEST 2] 

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

[PRIEST 3] 

A rabble rousing mission that I think we must abort 

[ALL] 

He is dangerous 

[MOB OUTSIDE] 

Jesus Christ, Superstar! 

[ALL] 

He is dangerous 

[PRIEST 2] 

Look Caiaphas, they're outside our yard 

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[PRIEST 3] 

Quick, Caiaphas, go call the Roman guard 

[CAIAPHAS] 

No, wait - we need a more permanent solution to our problem 

[ANNAS] 

What then to do about Jesus of Nazareth 

Miracle wonderman, hero of fools? 

[PRIEST 3] 

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 

[PRIEST 3] 

But how can we stop him? His glamour increases 

By leaps every 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 

[ALL] 

Because, because, because of one man 

[CAIAPHAS] 

Our elimination because of one man 

[ALL] 

Because, because, because of one 

Cause of one, cause of one man 

[PRIEST 3] 

What then to do about this Jesusmania? 

[ANNAS] 

How do we deal with the carpenter king? 

[PRIEST 3] 

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 frightenly 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 

[ALL] 

Must die, must die, this Jesus must die 

[CAIAPHAS] 

So like John before him, this Jesus must die 

[ALL] 

Must die, must die, this Jesus must 

Jesus must, Jesus must die