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Judas' Death Lyrics

Artist: Jesus Christ Superstar
Album: Jesus Christ Superstar Soundtrack

Judas
My God, I saw him
He looked three-quarters dead
And he was so bad
I had to turn my head
You beat him so hard
That he was bent and lame
And I know who everybody's
Going to blame
I don't believe he knows
I acted for our good
I'd save him all the suffering
If I could
Don't believe
Our good
Save him
If I could

Priest
Cut the confessions
Forget the excuses
I don't understand why
You're filled with remorse
All that you've said
Has come true with a vengence
The mob has turned against him
You've backed the right horse

Caiaphas
What you have done
Will be the saving of Israel
You'll be remembered forever
For this
And not only that
You've been paid for your efforts
Pretty good wages
For one little kiss

Judas
Christ!
I know you can't hear me
But I only did what you wanted me to
Christ!
I'd sell out the nation
For I have been saddled
With the murder of you
I have been spattered
With innocent blood
I should be dragged
Through the slime and the mud
I have been spattered
With innocent blood
I should be dragged
Through the slime and the mud

I don't know how to love him
I don't know why he moves me
He's a man
He's just a man
He's not a king
He's just the same
As anyone I know
He scares me so!
When he's cold and dead
Will he let me be?
Does he love me too?
Does he care for me?
Ohhhhh...

My mind is darkness now
My god I am sick
I've been used
And you knew
All the time
God I'll never ever know
Why you chose me for your crime
For your foul bloody crime
You have murdered me!
You have murdered me!

So long, Judas Poor old Judas

Comments/Interpretations

by Dan on 6/9/2008 8:21am
Sweet shit

by Kayla on 7/14/2008 10:37pm
I was in this sHOW!!!!!!!!!

by Tanya on 11/27/2008 9:21pm
OMGOMG This is my favourite song of the musical! =)

by Ally on 2/10/2009 2:43pm
I luv this movie...and Judas is amazing haha

by Monica on 2/18/2009 7:36pm
Don't you just love this play/movie?

by Maureen on 3/21/2009 11:51pm
I love this song!!

by marija on 5/16/2009 5:52pm
great song... Jerome Pradon is great :)But it was so sad, when Judas died... I like him best, in all the musical xDD his was the only one, whit the Straight mind...

by Isabella on 8/28/2009 11:24am
Yeah, Jerome rocks! Of course, he wasn't the MOST amazing Judas.
I <3 this song!

by Eric on 4/25/2010 10:12pm
CARL ANDERSON. enough said. haha.

by Blame on 12/13/2010 6:55am
CARL ANDERSON turn on the real power of te character...It's a sorry he didn't record anything like this.

by nick on 7/18/2011 6:12pm
The 2000 version was the best i think, a;though the '73 version is epic

by AwesomeSauceSam on 12/16/2012 12:12am
TIM MINCHIN. END OFF

LEGEND!

by Kk on 1/2/2013 11:00pm
Tim minchin

by Emily on 1/4/2013 10:57pm
Murray Head forever!

by Woo Yeah on 2/25/2013 9:46pm
Tim Minchin, 'nuff said.
Love you man.

by Me on 7/30/2013 6:44pm
I love this play (and the movie too)! This song and Heaven on Their Minds are my favourites. This song always brings tears to my face. Poor Judas.

by Christi on 6/11/2014 12:03pm
The original Judas is best: Murray Head.

by Lindsay on 11/22/2014 1:41pm
Drew Sarich is my favorite.

by Alan Troake on 4/12/2015 10:51am
Absolutely love this musical.

by rub on 5/20/2016 11:59am
I'm atheist myself but damn I do enjoy watchin' this play

by SC on 4/1/2017 9:44pm
Though he had done so many signs before them, they still did not believe in him. John 12:37

by Karen on 2/7/2021 2:36pm
Tim Minchin - omg he made this song his own!