Текст песни Lauryn Hill - Oh Jerusalem
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Oh Jerusalem yeah, oh Jerusalem, oh Jerusalem, oh Jerusalem...Realizing that there`s no place else to goAnd there`s nobody I know who can help meText book solutions are so improbableCuz everybody else is just as emptyNaked as the day that I was born, I tried to hide...behind education and philosophyHopeless explanation to describe a situationI can`t see because the world`s on top of meOh wretched man that I am, who will deliver meFrom the body of this deathFreeing me from dust, and the superficial trustOf an enemy that seeks to take my breathFailing to connect, cuz I`m morally defectBy reason of the God inside my headCausing me to see, only what pertains to meBelieving I`m alive when I`m still deadLimited to earth, unable to find out my worthCuz I... can`t see past my own vanityIf I`m not included, then I just have to remove itFrom my mind because it has to be in sanityOh wretched man that I am, who will deliver meFrom the body of this deathCan I even factor, that I`ve only been an actorIn this staged interpretation of this dayFocused on the shadow, with my back turned to the lightToo intelligent to see it`s me in the wayWhat a paradox, having God trapped in a boxAll this time professing to be spiritualNaturally pretending, that I`m actually defendingGod (?) don`t need materialOh Jerusalem, wash thy heart from wickednessThat thou may be saved from thy deceptionHow long, shall thy face those lies within theeOh Jerusalem, keeping thee from perfectionSubmit to truth, leave the deception of thy youthSo we could walk in the council of authorityForget the proof, our generation so aloofOnly follow in the steps of the majorityTrust in the Lord, with all thy heartAnd lay not to thine, oh an understanding in all thy waysAcknowledge Him, and He shall correct our pathsBe (?) you can follow himWe judge and condemn, just as ignorant as themWho religion tells us that we should ignorePerpetrating we`re in covenant with HimExposed by the very things that we adoreWe grin and shake hands, then lay ambush for the manWho has a different point of view then usInfuriated cuz he doesn`t understandBringing up those things we don`t want to discussWhy still do evil, we don`t know how to do goodWalking on in darkness running from the light, eyLed to believe, because we live in neighborhoodsTelling us what`s going on will be alrightOh so repressed, so convinced that I was blessedWhen I played with my game of MonopolyOh to suggest, that my life is still a messWho reveal the pride I`m hiding is what`s stopping meOh Jerusalem, wash thy heart from wickednessThat thou may be saved from thy deceptionHow long, shall thy face those lies within theeOh Jerusalem keeping them from perfectionAbide in me and I in you, as the branch cannot bare...fruit of itself except in the vineI am the vine, ye are the branches, He`s in live in meAnd I in him, the same bring forth much fruitWithout me, you can do nothingOh Jerusalem, you`re traditions have deceived youI`ve chosen you, you haven`t chosen meDo whatsoever, you asking my name he may give to youBut in vain they call my nameteaching doctrines just the sameJustified among themselvesBut God know with the heart, what man esteemed as smartIs an abomination to EmmanuelJust repent, turn from selfish motivationSo iniquity will not cause your demiseMake you a new heart and a new spirit...for why would he dieOh Jerusalem, please tell me whyI have no pleasure in the death of him to dieSays the Lord God where forth turn yourselves and liveIt`s not the talkers, but the walkers and his wordAre the only ones the Father will forgiveOh Jerusalem, wash thy heart from wickednessThat thou may be saved from thy deceptionHow long, shall thy face those lies within theeOh Jerusalem, providing you no protectionOh Jerusalem...