In a compact on the edge of town Security to keep the outside out You and your friends discussing how It seems rebellious to vote Conservative now Your mind’s so sharp and your eyes so bright You shine in love, you are born anointed You mean so well, and you’ll hurt so bad When you come to be disappointed
And I will never go home again And we will build Jerusalem And I don’t know about us but I know about them And we will build Jerusalem, Jerusalem..
You know exactly how clever sounds The soft consonants and rounded vowels You know the land that she labours and Your hypotheses have been confirmed We all love The Smiths, and we dig The Clash But the smell of leather is intoxicating Brilliant minds, we are genii We excel at drama and formal debating
And I am never going home again And we will build Jerusalem And I don’t know about us but I know about them And we will build Jerusalem Jerusalem
And you can take your burning goal You can take your swords and spears You can take your lamb of God You can take these deadly years You can win and win and win again The dice are loaded, you’ll never miss
And I am never going home again And we will build Jerusalem And I don’t know about us but I know about them And we will build Jerusalem