- did n't you know teacher all philosophy begins in wonder and vague and nebulous are the beginning of all things but not their end and i would have you remember me as a beginning and not as an end i mean it 's golden unseen glimmering i mean it 's green blood against a sanguine sun on the rise tonight jerusalem jerusalem so on this most peculiar night i fight not to stay in tune but rather struggle to put down the sound of tomorrow 's noon since i must sleep now that 's there 's work to do and with a scab and in the cab i clap my hands with a scab and in the cab i clap my hands with a scab and in the cab i clap my hands and pay the man what 's due - `` thank you '' then i turn real slow and go walking through i turn real slow and go walking through yes i turn real slow and go walking through fields of am ... fields of amber blue i turn real slow and go walking through neon fields of amber blue to find , to finally find my way to find , to finally find my way to find , to finally find my way back home jerusalem she is beautiful that much is true she is beautiful that much is true she is beautiful that much is true tonight though the world is warring madly our money , down the drain and there is no reason to believe we 've ever loved except in vain my hand is twitching terribly my lips have turned bright blue i 'm standing on a precipice and i do n't know what to do but she is beautiful that much is true she is beautiful that much is true she is beautiful that much is true tonight though dreams hit like a hammer break my skull and bleed my heart and the girl who i thought would end my woe has left me for a shark i feel no need to clamor or complain about my fears nor risk annihilation by asking , `` is god even here ? ''