I been tearin’ and I’ve been torn

The temple steps are smooth and worn

What Judas been doin’, there ain’t no knowin’

On the olive vines, somethin’ different’s growin’



Lazarus on down

Lazarus on down

C’mon, let’s push on through

Nah, let’s go around

Lazarus on down



One-eyed crow tappin’ on the window pane

Little boy raised a cup in Caiaphas’ name

In the Potter’s Field, blood beneath the tree

That money’s gone, son

What’s left, you owe me



Lazarus on down

Lazarus on down

C’mon, let’s push on through

Nah, let’s turn around

Lazarus on down



Sound of thunder, smell of burnin’ oil

What’s that movin’ beneath the soil?

The street light’s out, dark shape on the ground

Lazarus on down



Is that hope in the shepherds’ eyes

or just another little, dark surprise?

I’m just like you, Dad, thin & cold

If you didn’t know it, well, now you know