Crusader - Chris de Burgh.mp3

[00:26.31]What do I do next?" said the bishop to the priest,
[00:30.40]"I have spent my whole life waiting, preparing for the feast,
[00:35.34]And now you say Jerusalem has fallen and is lost,
[00:39.92]The king of heathen Saracen has seized the holy cross;"
[00:45.36]Then the priest said "Oh my bishop, we must put them to the sword,
[00:50.00]For God in all His mercy will find a just reward,
[00:54.67]For the noblemen and sinners, and knights of ready hand,
[00:59.32]Who will be the Lord's Crusader, send word through all the land,
[01:04.99]Jerusalem is lost,
[01:10.22]Jerusalem is lost,
[01:15.58]Jerusalem is lost;"
[01:20.61]"Tell me what to do", said the king upon his throne,
[01:25.04]"but speak to me in whispers for we are not alone,
[01:29.98]They tell me that Jerusalem has fallen to the hand,
[01:34.69]Of some bedevilled eastern Heathen who has seized the Holy Land;"
[01:39.93]Then the chamberlain said "Lord, we must call upon our foes
[01:44.73]In Spain and France and Germany to end our bitter wars,
[01:49.52]All Christian men must be as one and gather for the fight,
[01:54.26]You will be their leader, begin the battle cry,
[02:00.08]Jerusalem is lost,
[02:05.15]Jerusalem is lost,
[02:10.45]Jerusalem is lost..."
[02:16.89]Ooh, high on a hill, in the town of Jerusalem,
[02:23.27]There stood Saladin, the king of the Saracens,
[02:28.47]Whoring and drinking and snoring and sinking, around him his army lay,
[02:35.03]Secure in the knowledge that he had won the day;
[02:39.69]A messenger came, blood on his feet and a wound in his chest,
[02:45.19]"The Christians are coming!" he said, "I have seen their cross in the west,"
[02:50.40]In a rage Saladin struck him down with his knife,
[02:55.77]And he said "I know that this man lies,
[02:59.18]They quarrel too much, the Christians could never unite!
[03:03.96]I am invincible, I am the king,
[03:09.13]I am invincible, and I will win..."
[03:15.00]Closer they came, the army of Richard the Lionheart,
[03:20.91]Marching by day and night, with soldiers from every part,
[03:26.11]And when the Crusaders came over the mountain and they saw Jerusalem,
[03:32.32]They fell to their knees and prayed for her release;
[03:36.96]They started the battle at dawn, taking the city by storm,
[03:42.50]With horsemen and bowmen and engines of war,
[03:47.38]They broke through the city walls,
[03:51.35]The Heathens were flying and screaming and dying,
[03:56.45]And the Christian swords were strong,
[04:00.28]And Saladin ran when he heard their victory song;
[04:05.51]"We are invincible, God is the king,
[04:10.87]We are invincible, and we will win!"
[04:22.75]"What do I do now?" said the wise man to the fool,
[04:27.75]"I have spent my whole life searching, to find the Golden Rule,
[04:32.48]Though centuries have disappeared, the memory still remains,
[04:37.47]Of those enemies together, could it be that way again?"
[04:42.59]Then the fool said "Oh you wise men, you really make me laugh,
[04:47.45]With your talk of vast persuasion and searching through the past,
[04:52.48]There is only greed and evil in the men who fight today,
[04:57.48]The song of the Crusader has long since gone away,
[05:03.58]Jerusalem is lost,
[05:08.57]Jerusalem is lost,
[05:13.97]Jerusalem is lost...
[05:18.49]Jerusalem.