Then We Are Decided

<br>CAIAPHASWe`ve been sitting on the fence for far too long<br><br>ANNASWhy let him upset us?<br>Caiaphas - let him be<br>All those imbeciles will see<br>He really doesn`t matter<br><br>CAIAPHASJesus is important<br>We `ve let him go his way before<br>And while he starts a major war<br>We theorize and chatter<br><br>ANNASHe`s just another scripture-thumping hack from Galilee<br><br>CAIAPHASThe difference is they call him king - the difference frightens me<br>What about the Romans<br>When they see king Jesus crowned?<br>Do you think they`ll stand around<br>Cheering and applauding?<br><br>What about our people<br>If they see we`ve lost our nerve?<br>Don`t you think that they deserve<br>Something more rewarding?<br><br>ANNASThey`ve got what they want - they think so anyway<br>If he`s what they want why take their toy away?<br>He`s a craze<br><br>CAIAPHASPut yourself in my place<br>I can hardly step aside<br>Cannot let my hands be tied<br>I am law and order<br><br>What about our priesthood?<br>Don`t you see that we could fall?<br>If we are to last at all<br>We cannot be divided<br><br>ANNASThen say so to the council<br>But don`t rely on subtlety<br>Frigthen them or they won`t see<br><br>CAIAPHASThen we are decided?<br><br>ANNASThen we are decided.