Scream

...

Released on May 31, 1995, as the HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book  I album's lead single, together with Childhood.

Lyrics 

(feat. Janet Jackson)
 

[Michael]
 Tired of injustice
 Tired of the schemes
The lies are disgusting
So what does it mean, daddy?
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 I'm wrong
Then you better prove you're right
You're selling out souls, but I
 I care about mine
I've got to get stronger
 And I won't give up the fight

[Michael]
 With such confusion,
don't it make you wanna scream?

 Make you wanna scream

 Your bash abusing
victimize within the scheme
[Janet]
You try to cope with every lie they scrutinize
[Both]
Somebody please have mercy
 'Cause I just can't take it
 

Stop pressuring me!
 Just stop pressuring me!
 Stop pressuring me!
 Make me wanna scream
 Stop pressuring me!

 Just stop pressuring me!
 Stop pressuring me!
 Make me wanna scream
[Michael]
Tired of you telling
  The story your way
 The story your way
 It's causing confusion
 Confusion
You think it's okay, damn it!
[Janet]
You Keep changing the rules
 While I keep playing the game
I can't take it much longer
I think I might go insane 

[Michael]
With such confusion,
don't it make you wanna scream?

  Make you wanna scream
 Your bash abusing
 Victimize within the scheme  Scheming, baby

 [Janet]
You find your pleasure scandalizing every lie

 [Both]
Oh, Father, please have mercy
 'Cause I just can't take it

 Stop pressuring me!
 Just stop pressuring me!
 Stop pressuring me!
 Make me wanna scream
 Stop pressuring me!
 Just stop pressuring me!
 You make me wanna scream
[Janet]
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

 [Michael]
 All the injustice.
 Yeah, yeah!
Baby!!
 

[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..."

With such collusions,
don't it wanna make you scream?
Make you wanna scream
Your bash abusing victimize within the scheme

 [Janet]
You try to cope with every lie they scrutinize

 
 [Both]
Oh, brother, please have mercy
'cause I just can't take it
 Just can't take it!!

 
Stop pressuring me!
 Just stop pressuring me!
 Stop pressuring me!
 Make me wanna scream
 Stop pressuring me!
 Stop pressuring me!
 You're dirty!
You're dirty!
 You're dirty, baby!!
 Stop pressuring me!
 Just stop pressuring me!
 Stop pressuring me!
 You make me wanna scream
 Stop pressuring me!
 Just stop pressuring me!
 Stop pressuring me!
   You make me wanna scream

  Stop your pressure!!!