- This Jesus Must Die -
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# PRIEST 1 ;
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Good Caiaphas, the council waits for you.
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The Pharisees and priests are here for you.
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# CAIAPHAS ;
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Ah, gentlemen, you know why we are here.
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We've not much time, and quite a problem here.
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# MOB (outside) ;
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Hosanna! Superstar!
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Hosanna! Superstar!
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# ANNAS ;
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Listen to the howling mob of blockheads in the street!
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A trick or two with lepers, and the whole towns on its feet.
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# ALL (inside) ;
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He is dangerous!
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# MOB (outside) ;
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Jesus Christ ...Superstar!
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# ALL (inside) ;
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He is dangerous!
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# MOB (outside) ;
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Tell us that you're who they say you are!
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# PRIEST 2 ;
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The man is in town right now to whip up some support
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# PRIEST 3 ;
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A rabble rousing mission that I think we must abort.
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# ALL (inside) ;
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He is dangerous!
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# MOB (outside) ;
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Jesus Christ Superstar!
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# ALL (inside) ;
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He is dangerous!
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# PRIEST 2 ;
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Look Caiaphas -they're right outside our yard!
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# PRIEST 3 ;
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Quick Caiaphas-go call the Roman guard!
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# CAIAPHAS ;
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No wait!
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We need a more permanent solution to our problem.
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# ANNAS ;
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What then to do about Jesus of Nazareth?
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Miracle wonderman, hero of fools.
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# PRIEST 3 ;
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No riots, no army, no fighting, no slogans.....
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# CAIAPHAS ;
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One thing I'll say for him - Jesus is cool.
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# ANNAS ;
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We dare not leave him to his own devices.
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His half-witted fans will get out of control.
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# PRIEST 3 ;
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But how can we stop him? His glamour increases
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By leaps every minute, he's top of the poll.
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# CAIAPHAS ;
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I see bad things arising.
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The crowd crown him king; which the Romans would ban.
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I see blood and destruction,
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Our elimination because of one man.
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Blood and destruction because of one man.
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# ALL (inside) ;
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Because, because, because of one man.
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# CAIAPHAS ;
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Our elimination because of one man.
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# ALL (inside) ;
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Because, because, because of one, 'cause of one, 'cause of one, 'cause of one man.
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# PRIEST 3 ;
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What then to do about this Jesusmania?
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# ANNAS ;
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How do we deal with this carpenter king?
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# PRIEST 3 ;
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Where do we start with a man who is bigger
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Than John was when John did his baptism thing?
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# CAIAPHAS ;
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Fools! You have no perception!
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The stake we are gambling are frighteningly high.
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We must crush him completely,
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So like John before him, this Jesus must die.
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For the sake of the nation, this Jesus must die.
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# ALL (inside) ;
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Must die, must die, this Jesus must die.
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# CAIAPHAS ;
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So like John before him, this Jesus must die
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# ALL (inside) ;
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Must die, must die, this Jesus must, Jesus must, Jesus must die!
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This Jesus Must Die
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Andrew Lloyd Webber |