Oh Jerusalem

Oh Jerusalem yeah, oh Jerusalem, oh Jerusalem, oh Jerusalem...<br><br>Realizing that there`s no place else to go<br>And there`s nobody I know who can help me<br>Text book solutions are so improbable<br>Cuz everybody else is just as empty<br>Naked as the day that I was born, I tried to hide<br>...behind education and philosophy<br>Hopeless explanation to describe a situation<br>I can`t see because the world`s on top of me<br>Oh wretched man that I am, who will deliver me<br>From the body of this death<br>Freeing me from dust, and the superficial trust<br>Of an enemy that seeks to take my breath<br>Failing to connect, cuz I`m morally defect<br>By reason of the God inside my head<br>Causing me to see, only what pertains to me<br>Believing I`m alive when I`m still dead<br>Limited to earth, unable to find out my worth<br>Cuz I... can`t see past my own vanity<br>If I`m not included, then I just have to remove it<br>From my mind because it has to be in sanity<br>Oh wretched man that I am, who will deliver me<br>From the body of this death<br>Can I even factor, that I`ve only been an actor<br>In this staged interpretation of this day<br>Focused on the shadow, with my back turned to the light<br>Too intelligent to see it`s me in the way<br>What a paradox, having God trapped in a box<br>All this time professing to be spiritual<br>Naturally pretending, that I`m actually defending<br>God (?) don`t need material<br><br>Oh Jerusalem, wash thy heart from wickedness<br>That thou may be saved from thy deception<br>How long, shall thy face those lies within thee<br>Oh Jerusalem, keeping thee from perfection<br><br>Submit to truth, leave the deception of thy youth<br>So we could walk in the council of authority<br>Forget the proof, our generation so aloof<br>Only follow in the steps of the majority<br>Trust in the Lord, with all thy heart<br>And lay not to thine, oh an understanding in all thy ways<br>Acknowledge Him, and He shall correct our paths<br>Be (?) you can follow him<br>We judge and condemn, just as ignorant as them<br>Who religion tells us that we should ignore<br>Perpetrating we`re in covenant with Him<br>Exposed by the very things that we adore<br>We grin and shake hands, then lay ambush for the man<br>Who has a different point of view then us<br>Infuriated cuz he doesn`t understand<br>Bringing up those things we don`t want to discuss<br>Why still do evil, we don`t know how to do good<br>Walking on in darkness running from the light, ey<br>Led to believe, because we live in neighborhoods<br>Telling us what`s going on will be alright<br>Oh so repressed, so convinced that I was blessed<br>When I played with my game of Monopoly<br>Oh to suggest, that my life is still a mess<br>Who reveal the pride I`m hiding is what`s stopping me<br><br>Oh Jerusalem, wash thy heart from wickedness<br>That thou may be saved from thy deception<br>How long, shall thy face those lies within thee<br>Oh Jerusalem keeping them from perfection<br><br>Abide in me and I in you, as the branch cannot bare<br>...fruit of itself except in the vine<br>I am the vine, ye are the branches, He`s in live in me<br>And I in him, the same bring forth much fruit<br>Without me, you can do nothing<br>Oh Jerusalem, you`re traditions have deceived you<br>I`ve chosen you, you haven`t chosen me<br>Do whatsoever, you asking my name he may give to you<br>But in vain they call my name<br>teaching doctrines just the same<br>Justified among themselves<br>But God know with the heart, what man esteemed as smart<br>Is an abomination to Emmanuel<br>Just repent, turn from selfish motivation<br>So iniquity will not cause your demise<br>Make you a new heart and a new spirit<br>...for why would he die<br>Oh Jerusalem, please tell me why<br>I have no pleasure in the death of him to die<br>Says the Lord God where forth turn yourselves and live<br>It`s not the talkers, but the walkers and his word<br>Are the only ones the Father will forgive<br><br>Oh Jerusalem, wash thy heart from wickedness<br>That thou may be saved from thy deception<br>How long, shall thy face those lies within thee<br>Oh Jerusalem, providing you no protection<br><br>Oh Jerusalem...