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Artist: Matisyahu
Song: Jerusalem (Out of Darkness Comes Light)
Album: Youth
Capo 1
Intro
Verse 1
Now, the ancient days, we will
return with no delay
Pickin' up the bounty and the
spoils on our way
We've been travelin' a-from
state to state
And them don't understand what
they say
3,000 years with no place to be
Them want me to give up my milk
and honey
Don't you see, it's not about
the land or the sea
Not the country but the dwelling
of his majesty
Chorus
Jerusalem, if I forget you,
Fire not gon' come from me
tongue.
Jerusalem, if I forget you,
Let my right hand forget what
it's supposed to do
Jerusalem, if I forget you,
Fire not gon' come from me
tongue.
Jerusalem, if I forget you,
Let my right hand forget what
it's supposed to do
Verse 2
Rebuild the temple and the crown
of glory
Years gone by, about sixty
We were burned 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
So they come overseas, yes
they're trying to be free
Erase the demons out of our
memory
Change your name and your
identity
Afraid of the past 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
Chorus
Jerusalem, if I forget you,
Fire not gon' come from me
tongue.
Jerusalem, if I forget you,
Let my right hand forget what
it's supposed to do
Jerusalem, if I forget you,
Fire not gon' come from me
tongue.
Jerusalem, if I forget you,
Let my right hand forget what
it's supposed to do
Verse 3
Said they're caught up in the
ways, and the world's gone craze
Them don't know it's just a
phase, case of the Simon says
If I forget the truth, a word
won't penetrate
Babylon burnin' in the place,
can't see through the haze
Chop down all of them dirty
ways,
That's the price that you pay
for selling lies to the youth
No way, not okay,
Okay, not no way
Bridge
Ain't no one gonna break my
stride
Ain't no one gonna pull me down
Oh no, I got to keep on movin'
Ain't no one a-gonna break my
stride
Ain't no one a-gonna pull me
down
Oh no, I got to keep on movin',
say
Chorus
Jerusalem, if I forget you,
Fire not gon' come from me
tongue.
Jerusalem, if I forget you,
Let my right hand forget what
it's supposed to do
Jerusalem, if I forget you,
Fire not gon' come from me
tongue.
Jerusalem, if I forget you,
Let my right hand forget what
it's supposed to do
Outro
Jerusalem, if I forget you
Jerusalem, if I forget you
Jerusalem, if I forget you
Jerusalem, if I forget you
Outro
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