They Don't Care About Us

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"They Don't Care About Us" was the third US single and fourth European single released from American pop and R&B singer-songwriter Michael Jackson's 1995 album, HIStory. It debuted and peaked at #30 on the Billboard Hot 100 on June 8, 1996.

Credits

• Written and composed by Michael Jackson
• Produced by Michael Jackson

Lyrics

Skin head, dead head
Everybody gone bad
Situation, aggravation
Everybody allegation
In the suite, on the news
Everybody dog food
Bang bang, shock dead
Everybodys gone mad

All I wanna say is that
They dont really care about us
All I wanna say is that
They dont really care about us

Beat me, hate me
You can never break me
Will me, thrill me
You can never kill me
Do me, sue me
Everybody do me
Kick me, strike me
Dont you black or white me

All I wanna say is that
They dont really care about us
All I wanna say is that
They dont really care about us

Tell me what has become of my life
I have a wife and two children who love me
I am the victim of police brutality, now
Im tired of bein the victim of hate
Youre rapin me of my pride
Oh, for gods sake
I look to heaven to fulfill its prophecy...
Set me free

Skin head, dead head
Everybody gone bad
Trepidation, speculation
Everybody allegation
In the suite, on the news
Everybody dog food
Black man, black mail
Throw your brother in jail

All I wanna say is that
They dont really care about us
All I wanna say is that
They dont really care about us

Tell me what has become of my rights
Am I invisible because you ignore me?
Your proclamation promised me free liberty, now
Im tired of bein the victim of shame
Theyre throwing me in a class with a bad name
I cant believe this is the land from which I came
You know I do really hate to say it
The government dont wanna see
But if roosevelt was livin
He wouldnt let this be, no, no

Skin head, dead head
Everybody gone bad
Situation, speculation
Everybody litigation
Beat me, bash me
You can never trash me
Hit me, kick me
You can never get me

All I wanna say is that
They dont really care about us
All I wanna say is that
They dont really care about us

Some things in life they just dont wanna see
But if martin luther was livin
He wouldnt let this be

Skin head, dead head
Everybody gone bad
Situation, segregation
Everybody allegation
In the suite, on the news
Everybody dog food
Kick me, strike me
Dont you wrong or right me

All I wanna say is that
They dont really care about us
All I wanna say is that
They dont really care about us

All I wanna say is that
They dont really care about us
All I wanna say is that
They dont really care about us

All I wanna say is that
They dont really care about us
All I wanna say is that
They dont really care about us

Scream (Ft. Janet Jackson)

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"Scream" was a duet between Michael and his sister Janet written by both Jacksons and the production team of Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis. It dealt with the mass media attention both siblings had received in their careers. The track is backed by a number of remixes by prolific artists including DJ David Morales, rap group Naughty by Nature and record producer Dave Hall. The duo received a Grammy nomination for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals for Scream. "Scream", however, doesn't reappear in the tracklisting of Michael Jackson: The Ultimate Collection and The Essential Michael Jackson. Also, the video didn't reappear in Visionary: The Video Singles. The video did appear, however, as a "director's cut" in the DVD The Work of Director Mark Romanek. A remix of the song by Flyte Time is featured on Michael's 1997 album Blood on the Dance Floor: HIStory in the Mix. It is titled "Scream Louder" (Flyte Time remix).

Credits

• Written and composed by James Harris III and Terry Lewis, Michael Jackson and Janet Jackson
• Produced by Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis and Michael Jackson and Janet Jackson

Lyrics

(michael)
Tired of injustice
Tired of the schemes
The lies are disgusting
So what does it mean
Kicking me down
I got to get up
As jacked as it sounds
The whole system sucks

(janet)
Peek in the shadow
Come into the light
You tell me Im wrong
Then you better prove youre right
Youre sellin out souls but
I care about mine
Ive got to get stronger
And I wont give up the fight
(michael)
With such confusions dont it make you wanna scream
Your bash abusin victimize within the scheme
(janet)
You try to cope with every lie they scrutinize
(both)
Somebody please have mercy
cause I just cant take it
Stop pressurin me
Just stop pressurin me
Stop pressurin me
Make me wanna scream
Stop pressurin me
Just stop pressurin me
Stop pressurin me
Make you just wanna scream

(michael)
Tired of you tellin the story your way
Its causin confusion
You think its okay

(janet)
You keep changin the rules
While I keep playin the game
I cant take it much longer
I think I might go insane

(michael)
With such confusion dont it make you wanna scream
Your bash abusin victimize within the scheme
(janet)
You find your pleasure scandalizin every lie
(both)
Oh father, please have mercy cause I just cant take it
Stop pressurin me
Just stop pressurin me
Stop pressurin me
Make me wanna scream
Stop pressurin me
Just stop pressurin me
Stop *? !@#!in with me
Make me wanna scream

(janet)
Oh my god, cant believe what I saw
As I turned on the tv this evening
I was disgusted by all the injustice
All the injustice
(michael)
All the injustice

(news man)
A man has been brutally beaten to death by
Police after being wrongly identified as a
Robbery suspect. the man was
An 18 year old black male...

(michael)
With such collusions dont it make you wanna scream
Your bash abusin victimize within the scheme
(janet)
You try to cope with every lie they scrutinize
(both)
Oh brother please have mercycause I just cant take it
Stop pressurin mejust stop pressurin me
Stop pressurin memake me wanna scream
Stop pressurin mejust stop pressurin me
Stop pressurin memake me wanna scream
Stop pressurin mejust stop pressurin me
Stop pressurin memake me wanna scream
Stop pressurin mejust stop pressurin me
Stop pressurin memake me wanna scream

Dangerous (Song)

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• Written and composed by Michael Jackson, Bill Bottrell and Teddy Riley
• Produced by Teddy Riley and Michael Jackson
• Recorded by Jean-Marie Horvat, Bruce Swedien, Teddy Riley and Thom Russo
• Mixed by Bruce Swedien and Teddy Riley
• Solo and background vocals: Michael Jackson
• Vocal arrangement by Michael Jackson
• Rhythm arrangement by Teddy Riley
• Synthesizer arrangement by Teddy Riley
• Synthesizers: Teddy Riley, Brad Buxer and Rhett Lawrence

Lyrics

The way she came into the place
I knew right then and there
There was something different
About this girl

The way she moved
Her hair, her face, her lines
Divinity in motion

As she stalked the room
I could feel the aura
Of her presence
Every head turned
Feeling passion and lust

The girl was persuasive
The girl I could not trust
The girl was bad
The girl was dangerous

I never knew but I was
Walking the line
Come go with me
I said I have no time
And dont you pretend we didnt
Talk on the phone
My baby cried
She left me standing alone

Shes so dangerous
The girl is so dangerous
Take away my money
Throw away my time
You can call me honey
But youre no damn good for me

She came at me in sections
With the eyes of desire
I fell trapped into her
Web of sin
A touch, a kiss
A whisper of love
I was at the point
Of no return

Deep in the darkness of
Passions insanity
I felt taken by lusts
Strange inhumanity
This girl was persuasive
This girl I could not trust
The girl was bad
The girl was dangerous

I never knew
But I was living in vain
She called my house
She said you know my name
And dont you pretend
You never did me before
With tears in her eyes
My baby walked out the door

Shes so dangerous
The girl is so dangerous
Take away my money
Throw away my time
You can call me honey
But youre no damn good for me

Dangerous
The girl is so dangerous
I have to pray to god
cause I know how
Lust can blind
Its a passion in my soul
But youre no damn lover
Friend of mine

I can not sleep alone tonight
My baby left me here tonight
I cannot cope til its all right
You and your manipulation
You hurt my baby

And then it happened
She touched me
For the lips of
A strange woman
Drop as a honeycomb
And her mouth was
Smoother than oil
But her inner spirit and words
Were as sharp as
A two-edged sword
But I loved it
cause its dangerous

Dangerous
The girl is so dangerous
Take away my money
Throw away my time
You can call me honey
But youre no damn good for me

Dangerous
The girl is so dangerous
Take away my money
Throw away my time
You can call me honey
But youre no damn good for me

Dangerous
The girl is so dangerous
Take away my money
Throw away my time
You can call me honey
But youre no damn good for me

Dangerous
The girl is so dangerous
I have to pray to god
cause I know how
Lust can blind
Its a passion in my soul
But youre no damn lover
Friend of mine
(ad libs out)

Gone Too Soon

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"Gone Too Soon" is a song by Michael Jackson. It is the ninth single taken from the album Dangerous. It peaked at #33 on the UK Singles Chart in December 1993.
The song is dedicated to Ryan White, a young victim of AIDS who Michael befriended prior to his death. Michael performed this song at the ball for former President Bill Clinton's first inauguration on January 20, 1993, where he highlighted the importance of supporting research for a cure to this disease.

Credits

• Music by Larry Grossman
  
• Lyrics by Buz Kohan
  
• Produced by Michael Jackson
  
• Co-produced by Bruce Swedien
  
• Recorded and mixed by Bruce Swedien
  
• Solo vocal: Michael Jackson
  
• Rhythm arrangement by David Paich
  
• Orchestra arranged and conducted by Marty Paich
  
• Keyboards: David Paich
  
• Synthesizers: David Paich, Steve Porcaro and Michael Boddicker
  
• Bass: Abraham Laboriel
  
• Percussion: Paulinho Da Costa
  
• Prelude composed, arranged and conducted by Marty Paich
  

Lyrics

Like a comet
Blazing cross the evening sky
Gone too soon

Like a rainbow
Fading in the twinkling of an eye
Gone too soon

Shiny and sparkly
And splendidly bright
Here one day
Gone one night

Like the loss of sunlight
On a cloudy afternoon
Gone too soon

Like a castle
Built upon a sandy beach
Gone too soon

Like a perfect flower
That is just beyond your reach
Gone too soon

Born to amuse, to inspire, to delight
Here one day
Gone one night

Like a sunset
Dying with the rising of the moon
Gone too soon

Gone too soon

Keep the faith

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Written and composed by Glen Ballard, Siedah Garrett and Michael Jackson

Produced by Michael Jackson

Co-produced by Bruce Swedien

Recorded and mixed by Bruce Swedien

Solo and background vocals: Michael Jackson

Arrangement by Glen Ballard, Jerry Hey and Rhett Lawrence

Choir arrangement by Andrae and Sandra Crouch, featuring the Andrae Crouch Singers

Background vocals: Siedah Garret and Shanice Wilson

Piano and bass: Jai Winding

Drums, percussion and synthesizer: Rhett Lawrence

Drums and percussion: Bruce Swedien

Synthesizers: Michael Boddicker

Guitar: David Williams

Lyrics

If you call out loud / will it get inside / through the heart of your surrender / to your alibis /
And you can say the words / like you understand / but the powers in believing / so give yourself
A chance * cause you can / climb the highest mountain / swim the deepest sea, hee / all you
Need is the will to want it / and uhh, little self-esteem * so keep the faith / dont let nobody
Turn you round / you gotta know when / its good to go / to get your dreams / up off the ground /
Keep the faith, baby, yea / because its just / a matter of time / before your confidence / will
Win out / believe in yourself / no matter what its gon take / you can be a winner / but you got
To keep the faith / ...gon keep it brother / you got it * and when you think of trust / does
It lead you home / to a place that you / only dream of / when youre all alone / and you can go
By feel / stead of circumstance / but the powers in beliving / so give yourself a chance *
I know that you can / sail across the water / float across the sky, high / any road that you take /
Will get you there / if you only try * so keep the faith, ow / dont let nobody / take you down,
Brother / just keep your eyes / on the prize / and your feet / flat on the ground / keep the
Faith, baby, yea / because its just / a matter of time / before your confidence / will win out *
I told my brother how to / do the thing right / lift up your head and show / the world you got
Pride / go for what you want / dont let em get in your way / you can be a winner / but
You got to keep the faith / gon keep it brother / you got it * I know that keepin the faith /
Means never givin up on love / but the power that love has / to make it right * makes it / makes it right *
Keep the faith / dont let nobody turn you round brother / you got to know / when its good to go / to
Get your dreams up / off the ground / keep the faith / baby, yea / because its just a matter of
Time / before your confidence / will win out * better stand up and act like / you wanna do right /
Dont play the fool / for the rest of your life / work on it brother / and youll make it
Someday / go for what you want / and dont forget the faith * look at yourself / and what
You doin right now / stand back a minute / just to check yourself out / straighten out
Your life / and how youre livin each day / get yourself together / cause you got to keep the
Faith / uh, uh, uh * dont let nobody take you down, brother / just keep your eyes on the
Prize / and your feet flat on the ground / keep the faith, baby, yea / because its just a
Matter of time / before your confidence will win out * lift up your mind / before your mind
Gets blown / some things in life / you best just leave them alone / go for what you want / dont
Let it get in your way / you can make it happen / but ya got ta keep the faith * gon keep
It brother / you got to keep the faith / yeah keep the faith / gon keep it sister / you got
To keep the faith / now, now * Ill show my brotha / how to do the thing right / lift up your
Head / and show the world you got pride / go for what you want / dont let em get in
Your way / you can be a winner / if you keep the faith * straighten out yourself / and get your
Mind on track / dust off your butt / and get your self-respect back / youve known me long
Enough / to know that I dont play / take it like you want it / but you got to keep the faith /
Gon * dont let nobody / take you down / just keep your eyes on the prize / and get your
Feet / back on the ground / keep the faith, baby, yea / because its lust / a matter of time /
Before your confidence / will win out / but till that day / I said youve got to / keep the faith!