This Time Around

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Credits

• Songs and lyrics written by Michael Jackson
• Music composed by Dallas Austin, Bruce Swedien and Rene
• Appearance by The Notorious B.I.G.
• Produced Dallas Austin and Michael Jackson
• Co-produced by Bruce Swedien and Rene

Lyrics

This time around Ill never get bit
Though you really wanna fix me
This time around youre making me sick
Though you really wanna get me
Somebodys out
Somebodys out to get me
They really wanna fix me, hit me
But this time around Im taking no shit
Though you really wanna get me
You really wanna get me

He really thought he really had
Had a hold on me
He really thought he really had
They thought they really had control of me
He really thought he really had
Control of me
He really thought he really had
They thought they really could control me

This time around Ill never get bit
Though you really wanna get me
This time around Im taking no shit
Though you really wanna fix me
Somebodys out
Somebodys out to use me
They really want to use me
And then falsely accuse me
This time around
Theyll take it like spit
cause you really cant control me
You know you cant control me

He really thought he really had
Had a hold on me
He really thought he really had
They thought they really had control of me
He really thought he really had
A hold on me
He really thought he really had
They thought they really had control of me

He really thought he really had
Had a hold on me
He really thought he really had
They thought they really had control of me
He really thought he really had
A hold on me
He really thought he really had
They thought they really had control of me

(rap: the notorious big)
Listen, Ive got problems of my own
Flashin cameras, taps on my phone
Even in my home I aint safe as I should be
Things always missin
Maybe it could be my friends
They aint friends if they robbin me
Stoppin me from makin a profit, see
Apology shallow like the ocean
I guess Ill resort to gun totin
If I was dead broke and smokin
Id probably be by my lonesome
Im a killer nigga I aint jokin
Endo smoke got me choked and Im hopin
The fool comes slippin
So I could blowem open
This time around
I changed up my flow
Got rid of the rocks
Got pits by the door
Ive raised other peoples to watch my back
Stay away from strangers
So I wont slack
And I know my nigga mike like that
Baby

(michael)
This time around yeah...
He really thought he really had
Control of me
He really thought he really had
They thought they really had control of me
He really thought he really had
A hold on me
He really thought he really had
They thought they really had control of me
He really thought he really had
Had a hold on me
He really thought he really had
They thought they really had control of me
He really thought he really had
Control of me
He really thought he really had
They thought they really had control of me
He really thought he really had
A hold on me
He really thought he really had
They thought they really had control of me
This time around yeah
He really thought

Stranger In Moscow

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Stranger in Moscow was written in 1993 during Jackson's Dangerous World Tour in Moscow. He mentions that outside his hotel room, all he could see was "a sea of faces of fans chanting and screaming" and that he felt "all alone", like he was "the last person on the planet". It was this particular instance (on that particular day) that Stranger in Moscow came together.
The song's music video shows Jackson walking down a street while everything except himself and other primary subjects are moving in slow motion. Jackson's songwriter in his early career Rod Temperton, believes this is his best song.

Chart Performance

The single was a success in Europe, reaching the top of the charts in Spain, Italy and #4 in the UK, where it stayed in the top 40 for five weeks during the Christmas period. It was the least successful single release from the HIStory - Past, Present and Future, Book I album, but maintained the trend of continuous top 5 hits in the UK, where the album proved to be Jackson's most successful singles album to date.
Due to the remixes made for the song it reached #1 in the UK Dance Chart (staying at the top for 5 weeks), #1 in the UK Club Chart, and #1 on the official Euro DJ's chart. This meant that it was Jackson's biggest club hit and one of the biggest club hits from a mainstream commercial artist.
It also performed well in many other European countries, peaking at #5 in Switzerland and #9 in Denmark. It also peaked at #6 in New Zealand and at #14 in Australia. However, in the USA it flopped, reaching only #91.

Credits

Written and composed by Michael Jackson
Produced by Michael Jackson
Keyboards and Bass by David Paich

Lyrics

I was wandering in the rain
Mask of life, feelin insane
Swift and sudden fall from grace
Sunny days seem far away
Kremlins shadow belittlin me
Stalins tomb wont let me be
On and on and on it came
Wish the rain would just let me

How does it feel (how does it feel)
How does it feel
How does it feel
When youre alone
And youre cold inside

Here abandoned in my fame
Armageddon of the brain
Kgb was doggin me
Take my name and just let me be
Then a begger boy called my name
Happy days will drown the pain
On and on and on it came
And again, and again, and again...
Take my name and just let me be

How does it feel (how does it feel)
How does it feel
How does it feel
How does it feel
How does it feel (how does it feel now)
How does it feel
How does it feel
When youre alone
And youre cold inside

How does it feel (how does it feel)
How does it feel
How does it feel
How does it feel
How does it feel (how does it feel now)
How does it feel
How does it feel
When youre alone
And youre cold inside

Like stranger in moscow
Like stranger in moscow
Were talkin danger
Were talkin danger, baby
Like stranger in moscow
Were talkin danger
Were talkin danger, baby
Like stranger in moscow
Im livin lonely
Im livin lonely, baby
Stranger in moscow

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)