Peter
Andrew Lloyd Webber; Annette Brox; Paul Davis; Yvonne Elliman Lyrics

Maid by the fire:
A maid sitting by the fire notices Peter and thinks she's seen him before.

I think I've seen you somewhere I remember
I feel like I recognize you from somewhere, perhaps from being with the man they arrested.

You were with that man they took away
I saw you with the man they arrested and took away.

I recognize your face
I am sure that I have seen you before and that you were with the man they took away.

[Peter]
Peter responds to the maid's accusation.

You've got the wrong man lady I don't know him
You have mistaken me for someone else. I do not know the man you are referring to.

And I wasn't where he was tonight - never near the place
I was not in the same place or vicinity as the man you are speaking of tonight or ever before.

Soldier:
A soldier joins the conversation to add his observations.

That's strange for I'm sure I saw you with him
That seems unlikely, as I distinctly remember seeing you with the man.

You were right by his side and yet you denied -
It's puzzling that you would deny knowing him when you were standing so close to him.

[Peter]
Peter tries to defend himself again.

I tell you I was never ever with him
I am telling you with certainty that I never had any association with the man you saw me with.

Old man:
An old man speaks up to say that he also saw Peter and the man.

But I saw you too - it looked just like you
I also saw you with the man, and I am quite sure it was you.

[Peter]
Peter continues to deny knowing the man.

I don't know him!
I am not familiar with the man that you saw me with and I insist you are mistaken.

Mary Magdalene:
Mary Magdalene interjects with a stern voice.

Peter - don't you know what you have said
Peter, do you realize what you just said and how it is a betrayal?

You've gone and cut him dead
Your words were a rejection and a form of abandonment to the man you were associated with.

[Peter]
Peter explains his reasoning.

I had to do it don't you see?
I felt like I had no choice but to deny my association with the man to preserve my own safety.

Or else they'd go for me
If I had admitted my association with him, I feared I would have been arrested as well.

Mary Magdalene:
Mary Magdalene challenges Peter with skepticism.

That's what he told us you would do -
That is precisely what the man you just denied knowing told us you would do in a moment like this.

I wonder how he knew ...
I am curious about how the man you denied knowing even knew you would deny your association with him.