Jerusalem

	In a compound on the edge of town
	Security to keep the outside out
	You and your friends have been discussing how
	It seems rebellious to vote conservative now
	And your mind’s so sharp
	And your eyes so bright
	You shine in love, you are born annointed
	You mean so well
	And you’ll hurt so hard
	When you come to be disappointed
	But I am never going home again
	And I will build Jerusalem
	Don’t know about us, but I know about Them
	And we will build Jerusalem
	Jerusalem.
	You know exactly how clever sounds
	The soft consonants and rounded vowels
	You know the land that your labour’s earned
	Your hypotheses have been confirmed
	We all love the smiths
	And we dig the clash
	But the smell of leather is intoxicating
	We’re all brilliant minds
	We’re genii
	We excel at drama and formal debating
	But I am never going home again
	And I will build Jerusalem
	Don’t know about us, but I know about Them
	And we will build Jerusalem
	Jerusalem.
	You can take your burning gold
	You can take your swords and spears
	You can take your lamb of god
	You can take these deadly years
	You can win and win
	And win again
	The dice are loaded you’ll never miss
	But you can’t build
	Jerusalem
	Cause you don’t know what building is.

	In a compound on the edge of town
	Security to keep the outside out
	You and your friends have been discussing how
	It seems rebellious to vote conservative now
	And your mind' s so sharp
	And your eyes so bright
	You shine in love, you are born annointed
	You mean so well
	And you' ll hurt so hard
	When you come to be disappointed
	But I am never going home again
	And I will build Jerusalem
	Don' t know about us, but I know about Them
	And we will build Jerusalem
	Jerusalem.
	You know exactly how clever sounds
	The soft consonants and rounded vowels
	You know the land that your labour' s earned
	Your hypotheses have been confirmed
	We all love the smiths
	And we dig the clash
	But the smell of leather is intoxicating
	We' re all brilliant minds
	We' re genii
	We excel at drama and formal debating
	But I am never going home again
	And I will build Jerusalem
	Don' t know about us, but I know about Them
	And we will build Jerusalem
	Jerusalem.
	You can take your burning gold
	You can take your swords and spears
	You can take your lamb of god
	You can take these deadly years
	You can win and win
	And win again
	The dice are loaded you' ll never miss
	But you can' t build
	Jerusalem
	Cause you don' t know what building is.