Jerusalem - Matisyahu
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Jerusalem, if I forget you,
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fire not gonna come from me tongue.
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Jerusalem, if I forget you,
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let my right hand forget what it¡¯s supposed to do.
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In the ancient days, we will return with no delay
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Picking up the bounty and the spoils on our way
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We¡¯ve been traveling from state to state
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And them don¡¯t understand what they say
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3,000 years with no place to be
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And they want me to give up my milk and honey
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Don¡¯t you see, it¡¯s not about the land or the sea
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Not the country but the dwelling of his majesty
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[chorus]
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Rebuild the temple and the crown of glory
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Years gone by, about sixty
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Burn in the oven in this century
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And the gas tried to choke, but it couldn¡¯t choke me
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I will not lie down, I will not fall asleep
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They come overseas, yes they¡¯re trying to be free
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Erase the demons out of our memory
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Change your name and your identity
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Afraid of the truth and our dark history
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Why is everybody always chasing we
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Cut off the roots of your family tree
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Don't you know that's not the way to be
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[chorus]
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Caught up in these ways, and the worlds gone craze
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Don¡¯t you know it¡¯s just a phase
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Case of the Simon says
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If I forget the truth then my words won¡¯t penetrate
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Babylon burning in the place, can¡¯t see through the haze
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Chop down all of them dirty ways,
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That¡¯s the price that you pay for selling lies to the youth
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No way, not ok, oh no way, not ok, hey
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Aint no one gonna break my stride
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Aint no one gonna pull me down
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Oh no, I got to keep on moving
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Stay alive
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[chorus]
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Jerusalem
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Matisyahu |