- "Black or White": "I ain't scared of no sheets"
- "Stranger in Moscow": "How does it feel when you're alone and you're cold inside?"
- "Childhood": "Have you seen my childhood?" (incredible double-entendre)
- "Little Susie": "To be damned to know hoping is dead and you're doomed/Then to scream out and nobody's there"
- "Is It Scary": "The heart reveals the proof/Like a mirror reveals the truth/See, the evil one is you"
I haven't even noticed the double-entendre in "Have you seen my childhood?" :blush:, thanks for pointing it out.
That line from
Is It Scary would definitely be on my list too. Actually it could be the whole song...
"Am I amusing you
Or just confusing you
Am I the beast
You visualized"
Money
"I'll never betray or deceive you my friend but
If you show me the cash
Then I will take it
If you tell me to cry
Then I will fake it
If you give me a hand
Then I will shake it"
Be Not Always is beautifully haunting. This is one of those lyrics that looks already profound on paper, but with MJ's vocal delivery it would convey the message even without words. I didn't understand English yet when I first heard it, but felt exactly the same and saw similar pictures in my head like when I finally understood the lyrics later. I don't think every line of it had to be exactly deciphered, it's a fragile song of concerns, vulnerability and images for me.
Destiny: The two lines from my signature :blush:, they're just so simple yet so straightforward.
"We are innocently standing by
Watching people lose their lives
It seems as if we have no voice
It is time for us to make a choice
Only God could decide
Who will live and who will die
There is nothing that cannot be done
If we raise our voice as one
They have got to hear it from me
They have got to hear it from you
They have got to hear it from us
We cannot take it
We have already had enough"
These are very powerful lyrics from We've Had Enough, that apply perfectly to the recent tragic event of the murder of George Floyd.
We've Had Enough has always been my favourite MJ 'peace' song and it's a shame that other than the few hardcore fans, most people aren't aware of this song's existence.
Wholeheartedly agree.
"She innocently questioned why
Why her father had to die
She asked the men in blue
How is it that you get to choose
Who will live and who will die
Did God say that you could decide?
You saw he did not run
And that my daddy had no gun"