Jesus Christ Superstar - This Jesus Must Die

Good Caiaphas
The Council waits for you
The Pharisees
And priests are here for you

Ah, gentlemen
You know why we are here
We've not much time
And quite a problem here

[Hosanna, Superstar x4]

Listen to that howling mob
Of blockheads in the street
A trick or two with lepers
And the whole town's on its feet

He is dangerous
[Jesus Christ Superstar]
He is dangerous

That man is in town right now
To whip up some support
A rabble-rousing mission
That I think we must abort

He is dangerous
[Jesus Christ Superstar]
He is dangerous

Look, Caiaphas
They're right outside our yard
Quick, Caiaphas
Go call the Roman guard

Wait, we need a more permanent
Solution to our problem
What then to do about Jesus of Nazareth
Miracle wonder man hero of fools

No riots, no army,
No fighting, no slogans
Infantile sermons
The multitude rules

We cannot leave him
To his own devices
His half-witted fans
Will get out of control

How can we stop him
His glamour increases
By leaps every minute
He's top of the pole

I see bad things arising
The crowd crowned 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
Because, because, because of one man
Our elimination because of one man
Because, because, because of one
Cause of one, cause of one man

What then to do
About this Jesus mania
How do we deal
With the carpenter-king

Where do we start
With a man who is bigger
Than John was when
John did his baptism thing

Fools, you have no perception
The stakes 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
Must die, must die, this Jesus must die
So like John before him
This Jesus must die
Must die, must die,
This Jesus must, Jesus must
Jesus must die…