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

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

Peek in the shadow

Come into the light

You tell me I’m wrong

Then you better prove you’re right

You’re sellin’ out souls but

I care about mine

I’ve got to get stronger

And I won’t give up the fight

With such confusions don’t it make you wanna scream

Your bash abusin’ victimize within the scheme

You try to cope with every lie they scrutinize

Somebody please have mercy

‘Cause I just can’t 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

Tired of you tellin’ the story your way

It’s causin’ confusion

You think it’s okay

You keep changin’ the rules

While I keep playin’ the game

I can’t take it much longer

I think I might go insane

With such confusion don’t it make you wanna scream

Your bash abusin’ victimize within the scheme

You find your pleasure scandalizin’ every lie

Oh father, please have mercy ’cause I just can’t 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

“Oh my God, can’t believe what I saw

As I turned on the TV this evening

I was disgusted by all the injustice

All the injustice

“”All the injustice””

“”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…””

With such collusions don’t it make you wanna scream

Your bash abusin’ victimize within the scheme

You try to cope with every lie they scrutinize

Oh brother please have mercy ‘Cause I just can’t 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 me wanna scream

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 me wanna scream

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