Jerusalem
MatisYahu"Jerusalem" is a song by MatisYahu, released in 2006 in the Pop genre. The song is 3:38 long and contains 65 lines and 507 words.
Lyrics
0:14Jerusalem if I forget you
0:17Fire not gonna come from me tongue
0:19Jerusalem if I forget you
0:22Let my right hand forget what its supposed to do
0:25In the ancient days we will return with no delay
0:27Picking up the bounty and the spoils on our way
0:30Weve been traveling from state to state
0:32And them don't understand what they say
0:36Three thousand years with no place to be
0:38And they want me to give up my milk and honey
0:41Don't you see its not about the land or the sea
0:44Not the country but the dwelling of his majesty
0:47Jerusalem if I forget you
0:50Fire not gonna come from me tongue
0:52Jerusalem if I forget you
0:55Let my right hand forget what its supposed to do
0:57Jerusalem if I forget you
1:01Fire not gonna come from me tongue
1:03Jerusalem if I forget you
1:06Let my right hand forget what its supposed to do
1:08Rebuild the temple and the crown of glory
1:11Years gone by about sixty
1:14Burn in the oven in this century
1:16And the gas tried to choke but it couldn't choke me
1:19I will not lie down I will not fall asleep
1:22And they come overseas yes theyre trying to be free
1:25Erase the demons out of our memory
1:27Change your name and your identity
1:30Afraid of the truth and our dark history
1:33Why is everybody always chasing we
1:35Cut off the roots of your family tree
1:38Don't you know that's not the way to be
1:41Jerusalem if I forget you
1:45Fire not gonna come from me tongue
1:46Jerusalem if I forget you
1:49Let my right hand forget what its supposed to do
1:52Jerusalem if I forget you
1:55Fire not gonna come from me tongue
1:58Jerusalem if I forget you
2:00Let my right hand forget what its supposed to do
2:03Caught up in these ways and the worlds gone crazy
2:05Don't you know its just a phase case of the Simon says
2:08If I forget the truth then my words won't penetrate
2:11Babylon burning in the place can't see through dark haze
2:14Chop down all of them dirty ways
2:16Thats the price that you pay for selling lies to the youth
2:19No way not okay oh no way not okay hey
2:25Ain't no one gonna break my stride ain't no one gonna pull me down
2:31Oh no I got to keep on moving stay alive
2:36Jerusalem if I forget you
2:39Fire not gonna come from me tongue
2:41Jerusalem if I forget you
2:44Let my right hand forget what its supposed to do
2:46Jerusalem if I forget you
2:50Fire not gonna come from me tongue
2:52Jerusalem if I forget you
2:55Let my right hand forget what its supposed to do Jerusalem
3:19Jerusalem if I forget you
3:23Fire not gonna come from me tongue
3:25Jerusalem if I forget you
3:27Let my right hand forget what its supposed to do
3:30Jerusalem if I forget you
3:34Fire not gonna come from me tongue
3:36Jerusalem if I forget you
3:38Let my right hand forget what its supposed to do
Jerusalem if I forget you Fire not gonna come from me tongue Jerusalem if I forget you Let my right hand forget what its supposed to do In the ancient days we will return with no delay Picking up the bounty and the spoils on our way Weve been traveling from state to state And them don't understand what they say Three thousand years with no place to be And they want me to give up my milk and honey Don't you see its not about the land or the sea Not the country but the dwelling of his majesty Jerusalem if I forget you Fire not gonna come from me tongue Jerusalem if I forget you Let my right hand forget what its supposed to do Jerusalem if I forget you Fire not gonna come from me tongue Jerusalem if I forget you Let my right hand forget what its supposed to do Rebuild the temple and the crown of glory Years gone by about sixty Burn in the oven in this century And the gas tried to choke but it couldn't choke me I will not lie down I will not fall asleep And they come overseas yes theyre trying to be free Erase the demons out of our memory Change your name and your identity Afraid of the truth and our dark history Why is everybody always chasing we Cut off the roots of your family tree Don't you know that's not the way to be Jerusalem if I forget you Fire not gonna come from me tongue Jerusalem if I forget you Let my right hand forget what its supposed to do Jerusalem if I forget you Fire not gonna come from me tongue Jerusalem if I forget you Let my right hand forget what its supposed to do Caught up in these ways and the worlds gone crazy Don't you know its just a phase case of the Simon says If I forget the truth then my words won't penetrate Babylon burning in the place can't see through dark haze Chop down all of them dirty ways Thats the price that you pay for selling lies to the youth No way not okay oh no way not okay hey Ain't no one gonna break my stride ain't no one gonna pull me down Oh no I got to keep on moving stay alive Jerusalem if I forget you Fire not gonna come from me tongue Jerusalem if I forget you Let my right hand forget what its supposed to do Jerusalem if I forget you Fire not gonna come from me tongue Jerusalem if I forget you Let my right hand forget what its supposed to do Jerusalem Jerusalem if I forget you Fire not gonna come from me tongue Jerusalem if I forget you Let my right hand forget what its supposed to do Jerusalem if I forget you Fire not gonna come from me tongue Jerusalem if I forget you Let my right hand forget what its supposed to do
Translation
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