The song lyrics were written by the band Van Halen, as they were asked to write a song for the 1979 movie "Over the Edge" starring Matt Dillon. The movie (and the lyrics, although more obliquely) are about bored, rebellious youth with nothing better to do than get into trouble. If you see the movie, these lyrics will make more sense. It's a great movie if you grew up in the 70s/80s you'll definitely remember some of these characters from your own life. Fun fact, after writing the song, Van Halen decided not to let the movie use it.
Every time I look at you I don't understand
Why you let the things you did get so out of hand
You'd have managed better if you'd had it planned
Why'd you choose such a backward time in such a strange land?
If you'd come today you would have reached a whole nation
Israel in 4 BC had no mass communication
Don't you get me wrong
Don't get me wrong
Don't you get me wrong now
Don't get me wrong
Don't you get me wrong
Don't you get me wrong
Don't you get me wrong
Don't you get me wrong
I only want to know
I only want to know
I only want to know now
I only want to know
Only want to know
I only want to know
Only want to know
Jesus Christ, Jesus Christ
Who are you? What have you sacrificed?
Jesus Christ, Jesus Christ
Who are you? What have you sacrificed?
Jesus Christ Superstar
Do you think you're what they say you are?
Jesus Christ Superstar
Do you think you're what they say you are?
Jesus, tell me what you think about your friends at the top
Who'd you think besides yourself is the pick of the crop?
Buddha, was he where it's at? Is he where you are?
Could Mohammed move a mountain, or was that just PR?
Did you mean to die like that? Was that a mistake, or
Did you know your messy death would be a record breaker?
Don't you get me wrong
Don't get me wrong
Don't you get me wrong now
Don't get me wrong
Don't you get me wrong
Don't you get me wrong
Don't you get me wrong
Don't you get me wrong
I only want to know
I only want to know
I only want to know now
I only want to know
Only want to know
I only want to know
Only want to know
Jesus Christ, Jesus Christ
Who are you? What have you sacrificed?
Jesus Christ, Jesus Christ
Who are you? What have you sacrificed?
Jesus Christ Superstar (Jesus Christ Superstar)
Do you think you're what they say you are?
Jesus Christ Superstar (Jesus Christ Superstar)
Do you think you're who they say you are?
Jesus Christ Superstar (Jesus Christ )
Do you think you're what they say you are?
Jesus Christ Superstar (Jesus Christ Superstar)
Who are you? What have you sacrificed? (Do you think you're what they say you are?)
Jesus Christ Superstar
Do you think you're what they say you are? (Jesus Christ)
Jesus Christ Superstar (Jesus Christ Superstar)
Do you think you're what they say you are?
Jesus Christ Superstar (Jesus Christ Superstar)
Who are you? What have you sacrificed? (Do you think you're what they say you are?)
Jesus Christ Superstar (Jesus Christ Superstar)
Who are you? What have you sacrificed? (Do you think you're what they say you are?)
Jesus Christ Superstar (oh oh)
Do you think you're what they say you are?
Jesus Christ Superstar (oh oh)
Do you think you're what they say you are? (Oh oh)
(Oh oh, ohhh, ohhh)
Why you let the things you did get so out of hand
You'd have managed better if you'd had it planned
Why'd you choose such a backward time in such a strange land?
If you'd come today you would have reached a whole nation
Israel in 4 BC had no mass communication
Don't you get me wrong
Don't get me wrong
Don't you get me wrong now
Don't get me wrong
Don't you get me wrong
Don't you get me wrong
Don't you get me wrong
Don't you get me wrong
I only want to know
I only want to know
I only want to know now
I only want to know
Only want to know
I only want to know
Only want to know
Jesus Christ, Jesus Christ
Who are you? What have you sacrificed?
Jesus Christ, Jesus Christ
Who are you? What have you sacrificed?
Jesus Christ Superstar
Do you think you're what they say you are?
Jesus Christ Superstar
Do you think you're what they say you are?
Jesus, tell me what you think about your friends at the top
Who'd you think besides yourself is the pick of the crop?
Buddha, was he where it's at? Is he where you are?
Could Mohammed move a mountain, or was that just PR?
Did you mean to die like that? Was that a mistake, or
Did you know your messy death would be a record breaker?
Don't you get me wrong
Don't get me wrong
Don't you get me wrong now
Don't get me wrong
Don't you get me wrong
Don't you get me wrong
Don't you get me wrong
Don't you get me wrong
I only want to know
I only want to know
I only want to know now
I only want to know
Only want to know
I only want to know
Only want to know
Jesus Christ, Jesus Christ
Who are you? What have you sacrificed?
Jesus Christ, Jesus Christ
Who are you? What have you sacrificed?
Jesus Christ Superstar (Jesus Christ Superstar)
Do you think you're what they say you are?
Jesus Christ Superstar (Jesus Christ Superstar)
Do you think you're who they say you are?
Jesus Christ Superstar (Jesus Christ )
Do you think you're what they say you are?
Jesus Christ Superstar (Jesus Christ Superstar)
Who are you? What have you sacrificed? (Do you think you're what they say you are?)
Jesus Christ Superstar
Do you think you're what they say you are? (Jesus Christ)
Jesus Christ Superstar (Jesus Christ Superstar)
Do you think you're what they say you are?
Jesus Christ Superstar (Jesus Christ Superstar)
Who are you? What have you sacrificed? (Do you think you're what they say you are?)
Jesus Christ Superstar (Jesus Christ Superstar)
Who are you? What have you sacrificed? (Do you think you're what they say you are?)
Jesus Christ Superstar (oh oh)
Do you think you're what they say you are?
Jesus Christ Superstar (oh oh)
Do you think you're what they say you are? (Oh oh)
(Oh oh, ohhh, ohhh)
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Superstar Lyrics as written by Tim Rice Andrew Lloyd Webber
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