They Don't Care About Us: The Words of Michael Jackson is also True for India

Smooth Criminal: They Don't Care About Us 

Songwriter: Michael Joe Jackson 

Written and Recorded in 1994-95
Released on June 16, 1995 

Michael Jackson - They Don’t Care About Us (Brazil Version) (Official Video)

Music video by Michael Jackson performing They Don't Care About Us. (C) 1996 MJJ Productions Inc.

It is a protest song and remains one of the most controversial pieces Jackson ever composed. 

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Text of Lyrics 

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All I want to say is that they don't really care about us

Don't worry what people say, we know the truth
All I want to say is that they don't really care about us
Enough is enough of this garbage
All I want to say is that they don't really care about us

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Skin head, dead head
Everybody gone bad
Situation aggravation
Everybody, allegation
In the suite on the news
Everybody, dog food
Bang-bang, shock dead
Everybody's gone mad

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All I wanna say is that they don't really care about us
All I wanna say is that they don't really care about us

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Beat me, hate me
You can never break me
Will me, thrill me
You can never kill me
Jew me, sue me
Everybody, do me
Kick me, kike me
Don't you black or white me

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All I wanna say is that they don't really care about us
All I wanna say is that they don't really care about us

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Tell me what has become of my life
I have a wife and two children who love me
I'm a victim of police brutality, now (Mhhm)
I'm tired of bein' the victim of hate
Your rapin' me of my pride
Oh, for God's sake
I look to heaven to fulfill its prophecy...
Set me free

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Skin head, dead head
Everybody, gone bad
Trepidation speculation
Everybody, allegation
In the suite on the news
Everybody, dog food
Black man, black mail
Throw the brother in jail

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All I wanna say is that they don't really care about us
All I wanna say is that they don't really care about us

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Tell me what has become of my rights
Am I invisible 'cause you ignore me?
Your proclamation promised me free liberty, now
I'm tired of bein' the victim of shame
They're throwin' me in a class with a bad name
I can't believe this is the land from which I came
You know I really do hate to say it
The government don't wanna see
But it Roosevelt was livin', he wouldn't let this be, no, no

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Skinhead, deadhead
Everybody, gone bad
Situation, speculation
Everybody, litigation
Beat me, bash me
You can never trash me
Hit me, kick me
You can never get me

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All I wanna say is that they don't really care about us
All I wanna say is that they don't really care about us

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Some things in life they just don't wanna see (Ah)
But if Martin Luther was livin'
He wouldn't let this be, no, no

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Skinhead, deadhead (Yeah, yeah)
Everybody's gone bad
Situation, segregation (Woo-hoo)
Everybody, allegation
In the suite on the news
Everybody dog food (Woo-ho)
Kick me, kike me
Don't you wrong or right me

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All I wanna say is that they don't really care about us
All I wanna say is that they don't really care about us
All I wanna say is that they don't really care about us
All I wanna say is that they don't really care about us
All I wanna say is that they don't really care about us
All I wanna say is that they don't really care about us

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Smooth Criminal lyrics © Mijac Music

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/They_Don%27t_Care_About_Us 

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