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Pilate: So the king is once again my guest And why is this Was Herod unimpressed Caiaphas: We turn 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 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 no kingdom In this world I'm through (Mob: Talk to me, Jesus Christ) There may be a kingdom for me somewhere If you 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: And what is truth? Is truth a changing law? We all have truths Are mine the same as yours? Mob: Crucify him, crucify him Pilate: What do you mean? You'd crucify your king? Mob: We have no king but Ceasar Pilate: He's done no wrong No, not the slightest thing Mob: We have no king but Ceasar Crucify him Pilate: Well this is new Respect for Ceaser Till now this has been noticeably lacking Who is this Jesus? Why is he different? You Jews produces Messiahs by the sackful Mob: We need him crucified, it's all you have to do We need him crucified, it's all you have to do Pilate: Talk to me, Jesus Christ Look at your Jesus Christ I'll agree, he's mad Ought to be locked up But that is not a reason to destroy him He's a sad little man Not a king or God Not a thief I need a crime! Mob: (random shouting) Crucify him, crucify him Pilate: Behold a man Behold your shattered king Mob: We have no king but Ceasar Pilate: You hypocrites You hate us more than him Mob: We have no king but Ceasar 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 Mob: Crucify him, crucify him (x8) (THIRTY-NINE LASHES; PILATE COUNTING) 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 hold 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 Mob: Pilate! 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! 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! Pilate: Don't let me stop your great self-destruction Die if you want to you misguided martyr I wash my hands of your demolition Die if you want to you innocent puppet |