(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
(Annas)
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 of
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
(Crowd)
Talk to me Jesus Christ!
(Jesus)
There may be a kingdom for me
Somewhere if I only knew
(Pilate)
Then you're a king
(Jesus)
It's what you 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)
Oh this is new! Respect for Caesar!
Till now this has been, Noticeably lacking!
Who is this Jesus? Why is he different?
You Jews put up, These Messiahs by the sackful
(Crowd)
We need him crucified
It's all you have to do (Repeat 2x)
(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!
(Crowd)
Kill him! He says he's God!
He is a blasphemer!
He'll conquer you and us And even Caesar!
(Laughs) Crucify him! Crucify him!
(Pilate)
Behold the man! Behold your shattered king!
(Crowd)
We have no king but Caesar!
(Pilate)
You hypocrites! You hate us more than him!
(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 him! Crucify him!
Crucify! Crucify! Crucify! Crucify (Repeat 4x)
(Pilate counts off the 39 Lashes)
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)
Silence! Crucify him! 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! (3x)
(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!