1997 Cast of King David - The Caravan Moves On

{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