Jerusalem – Steve Macdonald

When I tell you that I love youDon’t test my loveAccept my love don’t test my love‘Cause maybe I don’t love you all that much

Don’t ask what kind of music I’m gonna play tonightJust stay awhile Hear for yourself awhileAnd if you must put me in a boxMake sure it’s a big boxWith lots of windowsAnd a door to walk throughAnd a nice high chimneySo we can burn burn burnEverything that we don’t like And watch the ashes Fly up to HeavenMaybe all the way to IndiaI’d like that

All the ancient kings came to my doorThey said, “Do you want to be an ancient king too?”I said, “Oh yes, very muchBut I think my timing’s wrong”They said, “Time is relativeOr did you misread Einstien?”I said, “Do you really mean it?”They said, “What do you think we come here forOur goddamn health or something?”

Everybody’s waiting for the messiahThe Jews are waitingThe Christians are waitingAlso the MuslimsIt’s like everybody’s waitingThey’ve been waiting a long timeI know how I hate to waitLike even for a bus or something (Yeah, I messed up this line…)An important phone callSo I can imagine How darned impatientEverybody must be getting

So I think it’s time nowTime to reveal myselfI am the MessiahI am the MessiahI am the Messiah

Yes, I think you heard me rightI am the MessiahI was gonna wait till next yearBuild up the suspense a littleMake it a really big surprise But I could not resistIt’s like when you got a really big secretYou’re just bursting to tell someoneIt was kinda like that with thisAnd now that I’ve told youI feel this great weight liftedDr. Nusbaum was rightHe’s my therapistHe said get it out in the open

I spent ten whole days in JerusalemMmmm Jerusalem Sweet JerusalemAnd all I ate was olives Nothing but olivesMountains of olivesIt was a good ten daysI like olivesI like you too

So when I tell you that I love youDon’t test my loveAccept my love Don’t test my love‘Cause maybe I don’t love you all that much