Pilate:
And so the king
Is once again my guest
And why is this
Was Herod unimpressed
Caiaphas:
We turn to Rome
To sentence Nazareth
We have no law
To put a man to death
We need him crucified It's all you have to do
We need him crucified It's all you have to do

Pilate:
Talk to me Jesus Christ
You have been brought here manacled beaten by your own people
Do you have the first idea why you deserve it?
Listen King of the Jews Where is your kingdom
Look at me Am I a Jew


I have got no kingdom in this world
I'm through through through
Crowd: Talk to me Jesus Christ!
Jesus: There may be a kingdom for me somewhere
If I only knew

Pilate: Then you're a king
Jesus: It's you who say I am
I look for truth And find that I get damned
Pilate:
But what is truth Not easy to define
We both have truths Are yours the same as mine

Crowd: Crucify him Crucify him
Pilate:
What do you mean
To crucify your king?
Crowd: We have no king but Caesar
Pilate:
He's done no wrong
No, not the slightest thing
Crowd: We have no king but Caesar Crucify him

Pilate:
Well, this is new respect for Caesar
Till now this has been noticeably lacking
Who is this Jesus Why is he different
You Jews produce messiahs by the sackful
Crowd:
We need him crucified It's all you have to do
We need him crucified It's all you have to do

Pilate:
Talk to me
Jesus Christ

Look at your Jesus Christ
I'll agree he's mad
Ought to be locked up
But that is not a reason to destroy him
He's a sad little man
Not a King or God
Not a thief
I need a crime
Crowd:
Kill him
He says he's God He's a blasphemer
He'll conquer you and us and even Caesar
Kill him!
Crucify him! Crucify him!

Pilate: Behold the man Behold your shattered king
Crowd: We have no king but Caesar
Pilate: You hypocrites You hate us more than him
Crowd: We have no king but Caesar Crucify him
Pilate:
I find no reason
I see no evil
This man is harmless
Why does he upset you
He's just misguided
Thinks he's important
But to keep you vultures happy
I shall flog him

Crowd:
Crucify him Crucify him Crucify Crucify Crucify Crucify
Crucify him Crucify him Crucify Crucify Crucify Crucify
Crucify him Crucify him Crucify Crucify Crucify Crucify

Pilate:
Where are you from Jesus
What do you want Jesus
Tell me
You've got to be careful
You could be dead soon
Could well be
Why do you not speak
When I have your life in my hand
How can you stay quiet
I don't believe you understand

Jesus:
You have nothing in your hands
Any power you have
Comes to you from far beyond
Everything is fixed and you can't change it
Pilate:
You're a fool Jesus Christ
How can I help you

Crowd:
Pilate crucify him crucify
Remember Caesar You have a duty to keep the peace So crucify him
Remember Caesar You'll be demoted You'll be deported Crucify him
Remember Caesar You have a duty to keep the peace So crucify him
Remember Caesar You'll be demoted You'll be deported Crucify him
Remember Caesar You have a duty to keep the peace so crucify him
Remember Caesar You'll be demoted You'll be deported Crucify him

Pilate:
Don't let me stop
Your great self-destruction
Die if you want to
You misguided martyr
I wash my hands
Of your demolition
Die if you want to
You innocent
Puppet