HIStory
Michael Jackson - HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I

He got kicked in the back

He say that he needed that

He hot willed in the face

Keep daring to motivate

He say one day you will see

His place in world history

He dares to be recognized

The fires deep in his eyes

How many victims must there be

Slaughtered in vain across the land

And how many struggles must there be

Before we choose to live the prophet’s plan

Everybody sing…

Every day create your history

Every path you take you’re leaving your legacy

Every soldier dies in his glory

Every legend tells of conquest and liberty

Don’t let no one get you down

Keep movin’ on higher ground

Keep flying until

You are the king of the hill

No force of nature can break

Your will to self motivate

She say this face that you see

Is destined for history

How many people have to cry

The song of pain and grief across the land

And how many children have to die

Before we stand to lend a healing hand

Everybody sing…

Every day create your history

Every path you take you’re leaving your legacy

Every soldier dies in his glory

Every legend tells of conquest and liberty

Every day create your history

Every page you turn you’re writing your legacy

Every hero dreams of chivalry

Every child should sing together in harmony

All nations sing

Let’s harmonize all around the world

How many victims must there be

Slaughtered in vain across the land

And how many children must we see

Before we learn to live as brothers

And leave one family oh…

Every day create your history

Every path you take you’re leaving your legacy

Every soldier dies in his glory

Every legend tells of conquest and liberty

Every day create your history

Every page you turn you’re writing your legacy

Every hero dreams of chivalry

Every child should sing together in harmony

A soldier dies

A mother cries

The promised child shines in a baby’s eyes

All nations sing

Let’s harmonize all around the world

Written and Composed by Michael Jackson, James Harris III and Terry Lewis.
Mijac Music (BMI), admin. by Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (BMI)/EMI April Music Inc./Flyte Tyme Tunes (ASCAP)
Produced by Michael Jackson for MJJ Productions Inc., and Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis for Flyte Tyme Productions, Inc.

“HIStory” includes a sample of “Beethoven Lives Upstairs.”
Courtesy of Susan Hammond’s Classical Kids/The Children’s Group, Inc.

“HIStory” contains a sample from “Pictures At An Exhibition”
Performed by The Philadelphia Orchestra, conducted by Eugene Ormandy
Composed by Modeste Mussorgsky, arranged by Maurice Ravel
Published by Boosey & Hawkes, Inc. (ASCAP)
Under license from BMG Classics

Audio clip credits for “HIStory” include:
Charles Lindbergh Report by Lowell Thomas courtesy of National Broadcasting Company, Inc.
Art Collier reporting on Hank Aaron courtesy of CBS Radio Sports
Robert Kennedy Eulogy by Edward Kennedy, Farewell To Baseball by Lou Gehrig, and Greetings to the Children of England by Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret courtesy of Grinberg Film Library
“I am the greatest...” by Muhammad Ali from “Boxing: Champions Forever” courtesy of Big Fights, Inc.
Interview with Berry Gordy from “Conversations With Ed Gordon” courtesy of Black Entertainment Television
“I am the Edison phonograph” courtesy of Gordon Skene
“I have a dream...” courtesy of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Estate/Intellectual Properties Management
“By any means...” courtesy of the Malcolm X Estate/Dr. Betty Shabazz