Page type: lyric reference
Artist: Jesus Christ Superstar
Canonical path: /jesus-christ-superstar/poor-jerusalem
Related lyric paths: 6
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Poor Jerusalem
Read Poor Jerusalem lyrics by Jesus Christ Superstar on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Poor Jerusalem
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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.
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