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Pilate
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And so the king
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Is once again my guest
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And why is this?
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Was Herod unimpressed?
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Caiaphas
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We turned to Rome
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To sentence Nazareth
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We have no law
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To put a man to death
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We need him crucified
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It's all you have to do
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Pilate
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Talk to me, Jesus Christ
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You have been brought here
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Manacled, beaten by your own people
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Do you have the first idea
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Why you deserve it?
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Listen, king of the Jews,
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Where is your kingdom?
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Look at me
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Am I a Jew?
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Jesus
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I have got no kingdom
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In this world
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I'm through, through, through
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There may be a kingdom for me
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Somewhere if I only knew
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Pilate
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You're a king
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Jesus
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Yes you can see I am
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I look for truth
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And find that I get damned
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Pilate
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What is truth?
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Is truth unchanging law?
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We both have truths
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Are mine the same as yours?
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Crowd
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Crucify him, crucify him!
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Pilate
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What do you mean
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You'd crucify your king?
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Crowd
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We have no king but Caesar
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Pilate
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He's done no wrong
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No, not the slightest thing
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Crowd
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We have no king but Caesar
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Crucify him!
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Pilate
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I see no reason
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I find no evil
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This man is harmless
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So why does he upset you?
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He's just misguided
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Thinks he's important
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But to keep you vultures happy
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I shall flog him
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Crowd
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Crucify! Crucify!
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Pilate (Counting off the 39 Lashes)
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One! Two! Three! Four! Five! Six! Seven! Eight! Nine! Ten! Eleven!
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Twelve! Thirteen! Fourteen! Fifteen! Sixteen! Seventeen! Eighteen!
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Nineteen! Twenty! Twenty one! Twenty two! Twenty three! Twenty four!
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Twenty five! Twenty six! Twenty seven! Twenty eight! Twenty nine!
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Thirty! Thirty one! Thirty two! Thirty three! Thirty four! Thirty
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five! Thirty six! Thirty seven! Thirty eight! Thirty nine!
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Pilate
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Where are you from Jesus?
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What do you want Jesus?
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Tell me!
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You've got to be careful
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You could be dead soon
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Could well be
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Why do you not speak
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When I have your life in my hands?
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How can you stay quiet?
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I don't believe you understand!
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Jesus
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You have nothing in your hands
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Any power you have
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Comes to you from far beyond
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Everything is fixed
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And you can't change it
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Pilate
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You're a fool, Jesus Christ
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How can I help you?
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Crowd
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Crucify him! Crucify him!
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Remember Caesar
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You have a duty
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To keep the peace
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So crucify him!
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You'll be demoted
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You'll be deported
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So crucify him!
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Pilate
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Don't let me stop
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Your great self-desctruction
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Die if you want to
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You misguided martyr!
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I wash my hands
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Of your demolition
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Die if you want to
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You innocent puppet!
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Trial Before Pilate (Including The 39 Lashes)
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Jesus Christ Superstar |