They Don't Care About Us

Story Behind The Song

The song is about the pain of prejudice and hate and is a way to draw attention to social and political problems. It is about the injustices to young people and how the system can wrongfully accuse them.

Song Description

The lyrics are about Michael Jackson being the voice of the accused and the attacked, the skinhead, the Jew, the black man, the white man.Himself. He speaks out about what he feels is being done to him. The injustice, the hate, being judged by his own people meanwhile pointing out he lives for the good cause. To be good and make better and stand up for the underdog. The cover version should make people realise how much of a child he still really was himself and as a child he now speaks out.

Song Length 3:13 Genre Pop - Alternative, Pop - Rock
Tempo Medium Slow (91 - 110) Lead Vocal Female Vocal
Mood Heated, Distressed Subject Judgement, Anger
Similar Artists Michael Jackson, Michael Jackson Language English
Era 1990 - 1999

Lyrics

Skinhead,deadhead
Everybody gone bad
Situation aggravation
Everybody allegation
in the suite, on the news
everybody dogfood
Bang bang shot dead
Everybodys gone mad

All I wanna say is that
They dont really care
about us
All I wanna say is that
They dont really care
about us

Beat me, hate me
You can never break me
Will me, thrill me
You can never kill me
Chew me, sue me
Everybody do me
Kick me strike me
Dont you black or
white me!

All I wanna say is that
They dont really care
about us
All I wanna say is that
They dont really care
about us

Tell me what has
become of my life
I have a wife and two
children who love me
I am the victim of police
brutality,now
Im tired of bein the
victim of hate,youre rapin
me of my pride
Oh for Gods sake
I look to heaven to ful-
fill its prophecy...
Set me free

Skinhead,deadhead
Everybody gone bad
Trepidation,speculation
Everybody allagation
In the suite on the news
Everybody dogfood

Black man black male
Throw the brother
in jail

All I wanna say is that
They dont really care
about us
All I wanna say is that
They dont really care
about us

Tell me what has become
of my rights

Am I invinsible 'cause you
ignore me?
Your proclamation
promised me free liberty now
Im tired of bein the victim
of shame
They're throwinme in a
class with a bad name
I cant believe this is the
land from which I came
You know I really do had to say it
The government dont
wanna see, but if
Roosevelt was livin he
wouldt let this be, no,no

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

All I wanna say is that
They dont really care
about us
All I wanna say is that
They dont really care
about us

Some things in life they
just dont wanna see

But if Martin Luther was
livin,he wouldnt let
this be no,no
Skinhead,deadhead
Everybodys gone bad
Situation Segregarion
Everybody allagation

In the suite on the news
Everybody dogfood
kick me,Kike me
Dont you wrong or
right me

All I wanna say is that
They dont really care
about us
All I wanna say is that
They dont really care
about us

All I wanna say is that
They dont really care
about us
All I wanna say is that
They dont really care
about us

All I wanna say is that
They dont really care
about us
All I wanna say is that
They dont really care
about us

Lyrics Michael Jackson Music June Moris
Producer June Moris Publisher June Moris
Performance June Moris

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