Scream is one of Michael Jackson's songs in the album, HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I. It's the first song on the second disc in the album. This song was written by James Harris III, Terry Lewis, Michael Jackson, and Janet Jackson. This song also features Janet Jackson.
This song has been performed during HIStory World Tour as part of a medley along with They Don't Care About Us and In The Closet.
Lyrics
[Michael]
Tired of injustice,
Tired of the schemes,
The lies are disgusting,
so what does it mean?
You're kickin' 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, 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,
makes 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,
makes me wanna scream,
stop pressurin' me,
just stop pressurin' me,
stop fucking with me,
it makes 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 as a
robbery suspect. The man was
an 18 year old black male..."
[Michael]
With such collisions 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]
Oh brother please have mercy, 'cause I just can't take it!
Stop pressurin' me,
just stop pressurin' me,
stop pressurin' me,
makes me wanna scream,
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 me wanna scream
Stop pressurin' me
Just stop pressurin' me,
stop pressurin' me,
Makes me wanna scream!