Written and composed by Michael Jackson, Janet Jackson, James Harris ||| and Terry Lewis
(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 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
(Michael)
With such confusions don't 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 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
(Michael)
Tired of you tellin' the story your way
It's causin' confusion
You think it's okay
(Janet)
You Keep changin' the rules
While I keep playin' 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
Your bash abusin' victimize within the scheme
(Janet)
You find your pleasure scandalizin' every lie
(Both)
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
(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"
(News Man)
"A man has been brutally beaten to death by
Police after being wrongly identified asBlood spilt
Heart felt
Head filled
Play dead
Consider yourself
Not my friend
Enemy number one
You are bound
And gagged
Sacred circle
Broken trust, now the plague
Has been cast
On your town
Acid tongue
Venom word
Why bother to lie?
Leave the lamb behind
Chorus:
Your mouthful of
Your mouthful of lead and lies
Your mouthful of
Your mouthful of lead and lies
Don't walk
Into fire
You might find
That you'll get burned
What a find
Dirty face
Guilt at last
Is this the
Lesson that's learned?
Can you hear
Your own blood
In your veins
Calling out your demise?
Silence
A word to the wise
Chorus
I can't hear you scream
Drowning so it seems
I can't hear you scream
Drowning so it seems
Your mouth is full of poison
what was that
say it to my face