JerusalemEssay Preview: JerusalemReport this essayJerusalem, if I forget you,fire not gonna come from me tongue.Jerusalem, if I forget you,let my right hand forget what its supposed to do.In the ancient days, we will return with no delayPicking up the bounty and the spoils on our wayWeve been traveling from state to stateAnd them dont understand what they say3,000 years with no place to beAnd they want me to give up my milk and honeyDont you see, its not about the land or the seaNot the country but the dwelling of his majesty[chorus]Rebuild the temple and the crown of gloryYears gone by, about sixtyBurn in the oven in this centuryAnd the gas tried to choke, but it couldnt choke meI will not lie down, I will not fall asleepThey come overseas, yes theyre trying to be freeErase the demons out of our memoryChange your name and your identityAfraid of the truth and our dark historyWhy is everybody always chasing weCut off the roots of your family treeDont you know thats not the way to be[chorus]
I will go along.I’m there, you are there, now I am not hereYou are living in exile.You were in Palestine.You are in Jerusalem.You are in Jerusalem.We will return here.I came to Palestine in a short while and you know it, I saw how our people lived in the midst of a land where the whole world was trying to escape us and there was no peace except for one side[chorus]
All this to me has done nothing, except get me home.But you know what they said to my feet?They are afraid.They want my children, I can’t let them die because it’s my choice.Now they’re still trying to push me around.Let me give you a reason to be grateful, you know what the reason is.I know that Israel is going to do things to them, but for one moment it’s about revenge.But now it is, to take back that land from Israel, they are coming and it is coming again!And it is coming again!So let’s go!We’re going to get there.Get there, we’re coming.We’ll bring you back. We are coming. I want to be here.We’re coming.We will get there.