Cover art for Heaven on Their Minds(Alternate/Radio Version) by Jesus Christ Superstar Original Studio Cast

Heaven on Their Minds(Alternate/Radio Version)

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Jan. 1, 19691 viewer

Heaven on Their Minds(Alternate/Radio Version) Lyrics

Judas
My mind is clearer now
At last, all too well
I can see where we all soon will be
If you strip away
The sleep from your eyes
You will see where we all soon be

Jesus!
I started to believe
The things they say of you
I really did believe
That what they said was true
Jesus!
And everything I do
Will soon be swept away
No-one listens anymore
To anything today

Listen Jesus, I don’t like what I see
All I ask is that you listen to me
And remember
I’ve been your right hand man all along
For the world is catching fire
They're looking for a new Messiah
They are falling, we are going
Judas(Choir)
Wrong. (Hey-mon-an, Pre-mon-hey, Mon-mom)
(Hey-mon-hey, Ma-mon-hey-ma-hey-man)

Judas
I remember when this whole thing began
We spoke of peace, we were loved and free, man
And believe me
My admiration for hasn’t

Judas(Chorus)
Died. (Aahh, Aahh)

Judas
But every word you say today
Gets twisted round some other way
They’ll forget you if they think you've

Judas(Choir)
Lied. (Hey-mon-an, Pre-mon-hey, Mon-mom)
(Hey-mon-hey, Ma-mon-hey-ma-hey-man)


Crazy people in control
Laughing, weeping, dancing souls
You would think that rock and roll’s
All that we do
Never time to catch a breath
Fighting, lying, dying, death
Death, death
Nothing is true
Listen, Jesus, do you care for your race?
Don’t you see that we're stuck in this place?
We’re only human
Have you forgotten how put

Judas(Choir)
Down we are? (Aahh, Aahh)

Judas
I am frightened by the crowd
For we are getting much too loud
And they’ll crush if we go too

Judas(Choir)
Far. (Hey-mon-an, Pre-mon-hey, Mon-mom)
If we go (Hey-mon-hey, Ma-mon-hey, Ma-hey)
Too far. (Ma-mon-hey, Ma-hey-mon, Mo-hey)
(Mon-hey-mon, Mo-hey-man, Hey)

Judas
Listen, Jesus, to the warning I give
Please remember that I want us to live
But it’s said to see
Our chances weakening with

Judas(Choir)
Every hour. (Aahh, Aahh)
Judas
We are impotent and blind
Too much heaven on our minds
It was beautiful, but now it’s

Judas(Choir)
Sour. (Hey-mon-an, Pre-mon-hey, Mon-mom)
Yes, it’s all (Hey-mon-hey, Ma-mon-hey, Ma-hey)
Gone sour. (Ma-mon-hey, Ma-hey-mon, Mo-hey)
(Mon-hey-mon, Mo-hey-man, Hey)


Judas
Oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh
Oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh

God, Jesus!
It’s all gone sour!
Listen, Jesus, to the warning I give
Can’t you help me? I wanna live!

C'mon, C'mon
Listen to me-aah ha ha haaaa!
Aaahhh ha ha haaaa!

Aaahhh ha ha-ooooo!

Can’t you listen to me?

(fading)
Jeeeeee-
Jesus!
Jesus!
Jesus!
Jesus!

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Genius Annotation

“It is the 50th anniversary of the Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice rock opera "Jesus Christ Superstar”. Here is a rarely heard promo/single version of “Heaven on Their Minds” from 1969/1970. The lyrics had been altered, perhaps for radio-play or censorship. The B-side is an instrumental version of “Strange Thing Mystifying”.“
-Decca ‎– 32709

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