Act 2- Trouble Brewing
Song: THIS
JESUS MUST DIE Lyrics
PRIEST ONE
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!
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 its feet.
ALL (inside)
He is
dangerous!
MOB (outside)
Jesus Christ
Superstar!
ALL (inside)
He is
dangerous!
MOB (outside)
Tell us that
you're who they say you are.
PRIEST TWO
The man is in
town right now to whip up some support.
PRIEST THREE
A rabble
rousing mission that I think we must abort.
ALL (inside)
He is
dangerous!
MOB (outside)
Jesus Christ
Superstar!
ALL (inside)
He is
dangerous!
PRIEST TWO
Look Caiaphas,
they're right outside our yard.
PRIEST THREE
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 THREE
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.
PRIESTS
But how can we
stop him?
His glamour
increases
By leaps every
moment; 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 (inside)
Because,
because, because of one man.
CAIAPHAS
Our
elimination because of one man.
ALL (inside)
Because,
because, because of one, 'cause of one, 'cause of one man.
PRIEST THREE
What then to
do about this Jesus-mania?
ANNAS
Now how to we
deal with a carpenter king?
PRIESTS
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 stake we
are gambling are frighteningly 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 (inside)
Must die, must
die, this Jesus must die.
CAIAPHAS
So like John
before him, this Jesus must die.
ALL (inside)
Must die, must
die, this Jesus must, Jesus must, Jesus must die!
Song: HOSANNA
Lyrics
CROWD
Hosanna
Hey Sanna
Sanna Sanna Hosanna
Hey Sanna
Hosanna
Hey JC, JC
won't you smile at me?
Sanna Hosanna
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
Hey Sanna
Sanna Sanna Hosanna
Hey Sanna
Hosanna
Hey JC, JC
you're alright by me
Sanna Hosanna
Hey Superstar
JESUS
Why waste your
breath moaning at the crowd?
Nothing can be
done to stop the shouting.
If every
tongue were stilled
The noise would
still continue.
The rocks and
stone themselves would start to sing:
CROWD AND
JESUS
Hosanna
Hey Sanna
Sanna Sanna Hosanna
Hey Sanna
Hosanna
CROWD (alone)
Hey JC, JC
won't you fight for me?
Sanna Hosanna
Hey Superstar
JESUS
Sing me your
songs,
But not for me
alone.
Sing out for
yourselves,
For you are
bless-ed.
There is not
one of you
Who can not
win the kingdom.
The slow, the
suffering,
The quick, the
dead.
CROWD and
JESUS
Hosanna
Hey Sanna
Sanna Sanna Hosanna
Hey Sanna
Hosanna
CROWD (alone)
Hey JC, JC
won't you die for me?
Sanna Hosanna
Hey Superstar
Song: SIMON
ZEALOTES Lyrics
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.
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 ZEALOTES
Christ, what
more do you need to convince you
That you've
made it, and you're easily as strong
As the filth
from Rome who rape our country,
And who've
terrorized our people for so long.
CROWD
Jesus I am
with you.
Touch me,
touch me, Jesus.
Jesus I am on
your side.
Kiss me, kiss
me, Jesus.
Christ you
know I love you.
Did you see I
waved?
I believe in you
and God,
So tell me
that I'm saved.
Christ you
know I love you.
Did you see I
waved?
I believe in
you and God,
So tell me
that I'm saved.
Christ you
know I love you.
Did you see I
waved?
I believe in
you and God,
So tell me
that I'm saved.
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 ZEALOTES
There must be
over fifty thousand
Screaming love
and more for you.
And everyone
of fifty thousand
Would do
whatever you asked them 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 a home.
You'll get the
power and the glory
For ever and
ever and ever
You'll get the
power and the glory
For ever and
ever and ever
You'll get the
power and the glory
For ever and
ever and ever
You'll get the
power and the glory
For ever and
ever and ever
Forever Amen!
Amen! Amen!
Song: POOR
JERUSALEM Lyrics
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 close your eyes.
But you 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.
Song: PILATE'S
DREAM Lyrics
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
again.
Then I saw
thousands of millions
Crying for
this man.
And then I
heard them mentioning my name,
And leaving me
the blame.