Jerusalem, if I forget you - Matisyahu Song (יְרוּשָׁלַיִם )

If I forget you, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget its skill (Psalm 137:5)
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Jerusalem, if I forget you,
fire not gonna come from me tongue.
Jerusalem, if I forget you,
let my right hand forget what it's supposed to do.

In the ancient days, we will return with no delay
Picking up the bounty and the spoils on our way
We've been traveling from state to state
And them don't understand what they say
3000 years with no place to be
And they 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

Rebuild the temple and the crown of glory
Years gone by, about sixty
Burn 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
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 truth 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

Caught up in these ways, and the worlds gone craze
Don't you know it's just a phase
Case of the Simon says
If I forget the truth then my words won't penetrate
Babylon burning 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 ok, oh no way, not ok, hey
Aint no one gonna break my stride
Aint no one gonna pull me down
Oh no, I got to keep on moving
Stay alive.

Song by Matisyahu
Presented by: P.C.Anton

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[mikelevy770]

have do you get the lyrics to show up on the screen and is there any way to have them scroll across the screen?????

[Anton017]

@mikelevy770 You can do this if you use Adobe Premiere or Pinnacle software

[Overlordxoz]

Im not even jewish but i still think this is an amazing song. very good

[HiddenJewel7277]

I love Matisyahu, thanks for putting this up!

[5591HRSA]

Everytime I listen to this song I feel a huge need of going back to Israel.

[gluvzjazz]

cool tune

[KhyberBoy09]

very nice song

[beastmodetyler]

i friken love this song

[Raikouboy13]

this song is even more powerful now that i hav been to yerushalayim. i luv israeli reggae

[hk34390]

@mikelevy770 or Windows movie maker, its supposed to be already installed to your computer

[palash21]

@Overlordxoz ......brother u dont have to be a jewish to understand the pains in history......the song is just about the pains suffered by the jewish after being banished from their own country

[Bawbb14]

I'm coming back to jerusalem and every time i listen to this song it reminds me why I'm gonna do it.

[HamBoneEh]

the jewish culture and religion is amazing i would never persacute a jewish man women or child..

[R0gyo]

I don't understand why so much people don't like Jewish people. They're cool.