"Morphine" is a song by Michael Jackson released as the second track from the Blood on the Dance Floor: HIStory in the Mix album. Slash of Guns N’ Roses is featured on the electric guitar, marking his third and final studio collaboration with the King of Pop.
Background[]
"Morphine" was first made at The Hit Factory in the summer of 1994 during sessions for HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I. Michael entirely made the song, inspired by Nine Inch Nails. However, it didn't develop much beyond the New York sessions and failed to make the final track list on the record.[1] The song was later finished for Blood tn the Dance Floor: HIStory in the Mix at the Record Plant, Larrabee Sound, and Ocean Way Recording studios, overdubbing vocals and strings.[2][3]
"Morphine" was originally intended for a single release by Jackson, but Epic Records denied his request, stating that it was inappropriate for the wider public. In some regions, the track even was re-titled to "Just Say No".
"Morphine" is one of Jackson's most personal songs, becoming noteworthy after his death on June 25, 2009, owing to some of the lyrics during the bridge which reference the use of drugs, specifically Demerol. In 1993, post-cancellation of the Dangerous World Tour, Jackson attended a drug rehabilitation. The details of this process aren't exactly known, but the song could be alluding to it.
Audio[]
Lyrics[]
[Verse 1]
He got flat, baby
Kick in the back, baby
A heart attack, baby
I need your body
A hot kiss, honey
He's just a bitch, baby
You make me sick, baby
So unrelyin'
I'm such a swine, baby
All down the line, daddy
I hate your kind, baby
So unreliable
A hot buzz, baby
He's one of us, baby
Another drug, baby
You're so desirable
[Chorus]
Trust in me
Trust in me
Put all your trust in me
You're doin' morphine
Hoo!
[Verse 2]
They got place, baby
Kicked in the face, baby
You hate your race, baby
You're just a liar
Your every lick, baby
Your dog's a bitch, baby
You make me sick, baby
You soul survivor
She never cut from me
She never cut, baby
I had to work, baby
You just a rival
Always to please, daddy
Right up and leave, daddy
You're throwin' shame, daddy
So undesirable
[Chorus]
Trust in me
Just in me
Put all your trust in me
You're doin' morphine
Go on, babe
[Bridge]
Relax
This won't hurt you
Before I put it in
Close your eyes and count to ten
Don't cry
I won't convert you
There's no need to dismay
Close your eyes and drift away
Demerol
Demerol
Oh, God, he's taking Demerol
Demerol
Demerol
Oh, God, he's taking Demerol
He's tried
Hard to convince her
To be over what he had
Today, he wants it twice as bad
Don't cry
I won't resent you
Yesterday, you had his trust
Today, he's taking twice as much
Demerol
Demerol
Oh, God, he's taking Demerol
Hee-hee
Demerol
Demerol
Oh, my, he's got his Demerol
Hee-hee
Ooh
Oh!
[Verse 3]
He got shit, baby
Your dog's a bitch, baby
You make me sick, baby
You are a liar
Is truth a game, daddy
To win the fame, baby
It's all the same, baby
You're so reliable
[Chorus]
Trust in me
Trust in me
Put all your trust in me
You're doin' morphine
Hoo!
[Outro]
You just sit around just talkin' nothin'
You're takin' morphine
Hoo!
Go on, baby
You just sit around just talkin' about it
You're takin' morphine
Hoo-hoo!
Just sit around just talkin' nothin' about it
You're takin' morphine
You know what I mean?
You just sit around just talkin' about it
You're takin' morphine
Hoo-hoo!
You just sit around just talkin' nothing
And takin' morphine
Hoo-hoo-hoo!
I'm goin' down, baby, hoo!
You're talkin' morphine
Go on, baby!
Hoo!
Hoo!
Morphine!
Do it!
Hoo!
He's takin' morphine
Morphine!
Morphine!
Trivia[]
- "Morphine" includes a sample from David Lynch's 1980 film The Elephant Man. It's the second time Jackson has referenced Joseph Merrick in his artistry, the first was in the short film "Leave Me Alone".
- The liner notes credit Bryan Loren for percussion.[4]
References[]
- ↑ https://www.goodreads.com/author_blog_posts/14238657-interview-with-michael-jackson-s-history-and-ghosts-engineer-rob-hoffman
- ↑ https://x.com/BillBottrell/status/1807494903263629324
- ↑ https://www.goodreads.com/author_blog_posts/14287811-full-interview-with-longtime-michael-jackson-collaborator-and-friend-mat
- ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_on_the_Dance_Floor:_HIStory_in_the_Mix#Personnel