Songs about Jerusalem
1. "Jerusalem" - Antje Duvekot
2. “Song of the Magi” - Anais Mitchell
3. “Mica Moca” - SONiA & disappear fear
7. “Jerusalem” - Eddie From Ohio
8. “Jerusalem” - Steve Earle
9. “Jerusalem” - Dan Bern
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1. "Jerusalem" - Antje Duvekot
So a city wakes up in the morning
And all the infidels get in their cars
As a feather is floating, bread it is broken
And driven into your heart
Cause you live in a town that is delicate
Where old grudges run deeper than mud
Where peace is a term that is relative
And written in blood
Jerusalem, Jerusalem
Oh you lie bleeding
In the doorways of Eden
Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Jerusalem
Another city wakes up in the morning
You are the martyr who is taking the stage
You’re laying flowers on the eyes or your brother
In his funeral parade
And you are filled with a love for your people
All your life you have drunk bitter milk
You say the ones who have wounded by brothers
Are the ones I must kill
CHORUS
Now the blood has run down to a stand
For generations it’s marked up the sand
Where the scars are as deep as the rivers
And as old as the land
Your God’s armies are marching on heaven
In the name of what is holy and sacred
They’re casting poisonous seeds for your children to reap
Out of the rubbles of hatred
CHORUS
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2. “Song of the Magi” - Anais Mitchell
When we came
We came through the cold
We came bearing gifts of gold
And frankincense and myrrh
And there were trumpets playing
There were angels looking down
On a west bank town
And he so loved the world!
Wore we then our warmest capes
Wore we then our walking shoes
Opened wide the city gates
And let us through
A child is born
Born in Bethlehem
Born in a cattle pen
A child is born on the killing floor
And still he no crying makes
Still as the air is he
Lying so prayerfully there
Waiting for the war
Welcome home, my child
Your home is a checkpoint now
Your home is a border town
Welcome to the brawl
Life ain’t fair, my child
Put your hands in the air, my child
Slowly now, single file, now
Up against the wall
Wear we now our warmest coats
Wear we now our walking shoes
Open wide the gates of hope
And let us through
When we came
We came through the cold
We came bearing gifts of gold
And frankincense and myrrh
And there were shepherds praying
There were lions laying down
With the lambs in a west bank town
And he so loved the world!
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3. “Mica Moca” - SONiA & disappear fear
Soldiers march like centipedes
It’s a hundred and ten degrees
Is it written in the Koran to take a hundred
For every stolen one?
Sitting twelve hours in one place
My family asked me not to come
But I had to feel your grace
Now I’m here in Ramat Gan
We see the bombing on TV
A massacre, the world agrees
But this land I’m standing on
Who’s right, who wrong?
Say fellow, say something, even hello
I go through the passport ritual
Yes I’m leaving; it’s habitual
You say buckle up, for safety’s sake
The bombs are falling
I’m eating frozen ice cream cake
And yes, I think your god likes me
And my god likes you too
When you go up on me
I’ll go up on you
Say fellow, say something, even hello
Na am rabu ku yi hi bini
[I think your god likes me]
Wai rabi ya hi ri buka
[And my god likes you too]
And here on the other side of the world
We meet a beautiful girl
And she gives us her whole room
And she points towards the moon
Mica mocha ba aylim adonai
[Who is like you eternal one, among
the Gods that are worshipped?]
Mica mocha neydar ba kodesh
[Who is like you, majestic in holiness,]
No rah te hiliyah oh sey felleh
[awesome in splendor, doing wonders?]
Say fellow, say something, even hello...
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7. “Jerusalem” - Eddie From Ohio
In this city of peace I have seen none
And these ancient prophecies say we all will be as one
Though the walls will hold the hatred in, your streets still call my name
Oh, I bid you peace, Jerusalem
These seven hills will be your resting place
Our sons and our daughters may never feel the grace
Within the towers, within the halls of this town
This prodigal son has come full circle, one full circle around
CHORUS
Our children will lay on your hills
Our fathers will find us and comfort us still
Blood of the centuries, you have seen enough
But there is a time for love, time for love
Within the towers, within the halls of this town
This prodigal son has come full circle, one full circle around
CHORUS
(Our sons and our daughters will lay on your hills) Jerusalem
(Our fathers will find us and comfort us now) Jerusalem
(Our sons and our daughters will lay on your hills) Jerusalem
(Our fathers will find us and comfort us then) Jerusalem
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8. “Jerusalem” - Steve Earle
I woke up this mornin' and none of the news was good
And death machines were rumblin' 'cross the ground where Jesus stood
And the man on my TV told me that it had always been that way
And there was nothin' anyone could do or say
And I almost listened to him
Yeah, I almost lost my mind
Then I regained my senses again
And looked into my heart to find
That I believe that one fine day all the children of Abraham
Will lay down their swords forever in Jerusalem
Well maybe I'm only dreamin' and maybe I'm just a fool
But I don't remember learnin' how to hate in Sunday school
But somewhere along the way I strayed and I never looked back again
But I still find some comfort now and then
Then the storm comes rumblin' in
And I can't lay me down
And the drums are drummin' again
And I can't stand the sound
But I believe there'll come a day when the lion and the lamb
Will lie down in peace together in Jerusalem
And there'll be no barricades then
There'll be no wire or walls
And we can wash all this blood from our hands
And all this hatred from our souls
And I believe that on that day all the children of Abraham
Will lay down their swords forever in Jerusalem
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9. “Jerusalem” - Dan Bern
When I tell you that I love you
Don't test my love
Accept 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 tonight
Just stay awhile
Hear for yourself awhile
And if you must put me in a box
Make sure it's a big box
With lots of windows
And a door to walk through
And a nice high chimney
So we can burn burn burn
Everything that we don't like
And watch the ashes
Fly up to Heaven
Maybe all the way to India
I'd like that
All the ancient kings came to my door
They said, "Do you want to be an ancient king too?"
I said, "Oh yes, very much
But I think my timing's wrong"
They said, "Time is relative
Or did you misread Einstein?"
I said, "Do you really mean it?"
They said, "What do you think we come here for
Our goddamn health or something?"
Everybody's waiting for the messiah
The Jews are waiting
The Christians are waiting
Also the Muslims
It's like everybody's waiting
They've been waiting a long time
I know how I hate to wait
Like even for a bus or something
An important phone call
So I can imagine
How darned impatient
Everybody must be getting
So I think it's time now
Time to reveal myself
I am the Messiah
I am the Messiah
I am the Messiah
Yes, I think you heard me right
I am the Messiah
I was gonna wait till next year
Build up the suspense a little
Make it a really big surprise
But I could not resist
It's like when you got a really big secret
You're just bursting to tell someone
It was kinda like that with this
And now that I've told you
I feel this great weight lifted
Dr. Nusbaum was right
He's my therapist
He said get it out in the open
I spent ten whole days in Jerusalem
Mmmm Jerusalem
Sweet Jerusalem
And all I ate was olives
Nothing but olives
Mountains of olives
It was a good ten days
I like olives
I like you too
So when I tell you that I love you
Don't test my love
Accept my love
Don't test my love
'Cause maybe I don't love you all that much
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