Oh Jerusalem Lyrics. Oh Jerusalem yeah oh Jerusalem oh Jerusalem oh Jerusalem.... Realizing that there's no place else to go. And there's nobody I know who can help me. Text book solutions are so improbable. Cuz everybody else is just as empty. Naked as the day that I was born I tried to hide. Behind education and philosophy. Hopeless explanation to describe a situation. I can't see because the world's on top of me. Oh wretched man that I am who will deliver me. From the body of this death. Freeing me from dust and the superficial trust. Of an enemy that seeks to take my breath. Failing to connect cuz I'm morally defect. By reason of the God inside my head. Causing me to see only what pertains to me. Believing I'm alive when I'm still dead. Limited to earth unable to find out my worth. Cuz I can't see past my own vanity. If I'm not included then I just have to remove it. From my mind because it has to be insanity. Oh wretched man that I am who will deliver me. From the body of this death. Can I even factor that I've only been an actor. In this staged interpretation of this day. Focused on the shadow with my back turned to the light. Too intelligent to see it's me in the way. What a paradox having God trapped in a box. All this time professing to be spiritual. Naturally pretending that I'm actually defending. God through my façade only material. Oh Jerusalem wash thy heart from wickedness. That thou may be saved from thy deception. How long shall thy vain thoughts lodge within thee oh Jerusalem. Keeping thee from perfection. Submit to truth leave the deception of thy youth. So we can walk in the council of authority. Forget the proof a generation so aloof. Only following the steps of the majority. Trust in the Lord with all thy heart. And lean not to thine own understanding in all thy ways. Acknowledge Him and He shall direct your paths. Be not wise in thine own eyes that you can’t follow him. We judge and condemn just as ignorant as them. Who religion tells us that we should ignore. Perpetrating we're in covenant with Him. Exposed by the very things that we adore. We grin and shake hands then lay ambush for the man. Who has a different point of view than us. Infuriated cuz he doesn't understand. Bringing up those things we don't want to discuss. Wise who do evil we don't know how to do good. Walking on in darkness running from the light ey. Led to believe because we live in neighborhoods. Telling us what's going on will be alright. Oh so repressed so convinced that I was blessed. When I played with my game of Monopoly. Oh to suggest that my life is still a mess. To reveal the pride I'm hiding is what's stopping me. Oh Jerusalem wash thy heart from wickedness. That thou may be saved from thy deception. How long shall thy vain thoughts lodge within thee oh Jerusalem. Keeping them from perfection. Abide in me and I in you as the branch cannot bare. Fruit of itself except in the vine. I am the vine ye are the branches He that live in me. And I in him the same bring forth much fruit. But without me you can do nothing oh Jerusalem. You're traditions have deceived you. I've chosen you you haven't chosen me. And whatsoever you ask in my name he may give to you. But in vain they call my name teaching doctrines just the same. Justified among themselves. But God knoweth the heart what man esteems as smart. Is an abomination to Emmanuel. Just repent turn from selfish motivation. So iniquity will not cause your demise. Make you a new heart and a new spirit for why would He die. Oh Jerusalem please tell me why. I have no pleasure in the death of Him to die. Says the Lord God whereforth turn yourselves and live. It's not the talkers but the walkers in His word. Are the only ones the Father will forgive. Oh Jerusalem wash thy heart from wickedness. That thou may be saved from thy deception. How long shall thy vain thoughts lodge within thee oh Jerusalem. Providing you no protection. Oh Jerusalem...