Pilate And so the king Is once again my guest And why is this? Was Herod unimpressed?
Caiaphas We turned 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
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?
Jesus I have got no kingdom In this world I'm through, through, through There may be a kingdom for me Somewhere if I only knew
Pilate You're a king
Jesus Yes you can see I am I look for truth And find that I get damned
Pilate What is truth? Is truth unchanging law? We both have truths Are mine the same as yours?
Crowd Crucify him, crucify him!
Pilate What do you mean You'd 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 I see no reason I find no evil This man is harmless So why does he upset you? He's just misguided Thinks he's important But to keep you vultures happy I shall flog him
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 hands? 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 Crucify him! Crucify him! Remember Caesar You have a duty To keep the peace So crucify him! You'll be demoted You'll be deported So crucify him!
Pilate Don't let me stop Your great self-desctruction Die if you want to You misguided martyr! I wash my hands Of your demolition Die if you want to You innocent puppet!