[JOAB] You must cut Absalom down [ABSALOM] There is a time for alteration There is a time to grow Dreaming becomes an obligation To overthrow The status quo Though the son may love his father Father love his son Nothing should stop them both from knowing When the father's work is done [DAVID] I shall never be free of the despair my children cause me Death, rebellion Endless punishment from a God who never speaks to me [Joab] Oh but he does Look what he's given you Never in our history has one man ruled an empire He's even given you and Bathsheba a second son Solomon I call that speaking to you [DAVID] I sometimes feel I have achieved what I have Despite God! I have only heard Him through others Samuel, Saul And have they always told the truth? And now my beloved Absalom has turned against me Absalom, my son Is God speaking through him? [ABSALOM] Time to turn the pages Time to turn the screw [ABSALOM & ISRAELITES] The heroes down the ages Are simply passing through Triumphs of the mighty In an instant gone The caravan moves on [JOAB] He's been corrupted, fooled by others that his time is now [DAVID] I am not finished yet I'm still Israel's future [JOAB] Then you must cut Absalom down Now [DAVID] How could any man persuade me To destroy my son? Even if that son betrayed me O foolish one What have you done? [JOAB] Think of those who gave you Israel Loved you Fought your wars [DAVID] I needed love from him [JOAB] Forget it You must crush his futile cause Weaken, and your nation's finished [DAVID] Joab, do what you must do End this insurrection now But spare his life I beg of you [ISRAELITES] Even the greatest slip from favor Even the best decays Why are they not content to savor Former praise Glory days? [ABSALOM] Why does a man give life to children If he will not give Anything more than false affection Any further cause to live [ISRAELITES] Time for an admission The king as good as dead The height of his ambition [ABSALOM] Should be to die in bed [ISRAELITES] Feverish Corrosive The fickle crowds are gone The caravan moves on [GHOST OF SAMUEL] The caravan moves on [GHOST OF SAUL] Caravan moves on [DAVID] Caravan moves on [ABSALOM] Caravan moves on [GHOST OF SAMUEL, (ISRAELITES)] Caravan moves on (caravan moves, caravan moves) [GHOST OF SAUL, (ISRAELITES)] Caravan moves on (caravan moves, caravan moves) [DAVID, (ISRAELITES)] Caravan moves on (caravan moves, caravan moves) [ABSALOM, (ISRAELITES)] Caravan moves on! (caravan moves, caravan moves) [ISRAELITES] Time to turn the pages Time to turn the screw The tyrants down the ages Are simply passing through No one's good or evil [ABSALOM] When they're dead and gone [ISRAELITES] When they are gone The caravan moves on Caravan moves, caravan moves Caravan moves, caravan moves Caravan moves, caravan moves Caravan moves, caravan moves on... [ABSALOM SCREAMS] [JOAB] I must cut Absalom down
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