They Don't Care About Us – English Lyrics

• By: Michael Jackson
• Album: HIStory

Lyrics & Translation

Learning a language through music is a powerful tool, and Michael Jackson's 'They Don't Care About Us' offers a unique opportunity to engage with impassioned and direct language. The song's straightforward and repetitive chorus makes it accessible for learners, while the verses provide a chance to explore vocabulary related to social justice and protest. What makes this song special is its raw emotional power and its transformation from a controversial track into a global anthem for the oppressed, offering a window into important cultural and social dialogues.

[English]

作词 : Robert Kelly

作曲 : Robert Kelly

作曲 : Michael Jackson

作词 : Michael Jackson

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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

...

Skin head, dead head

Everybody gone bad

Situation, aggravation

Everybody, allegation

In the suit, on the news

Everybody, dog food

Bang bang, shot dead

Everybody’s gone mad

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

...

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

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

...

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

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I’m tired of being the victim of hate

You’re ripping me of my pride, oh, for God’s sake

I look to heaven to fulfill its prophecy, set me free

Skin head, dead head

Everybody’s gone bad

Trepidation, speculation

Everybody, allegation

In the suit, on the news

Everybody, dog food

Black male, blackmail

Throw the brother in jail

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

...

Tell me, what has become of my rights?

Am I invisible 'cause you ignore me?

Your proclamation promised me free liberty, now

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I’m tired of being the victim of shame

They’re throwing me in a class with a bad name

I can’t believe this is the land from which I came

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You know, I really do hate to say it

The government don’t wanna see

But if Roosevelt was livin'

He wouldn’t let this be, no, no

Skin head, dead head

Everybody’s gone bad

Situation, speculation

Everybody, litigation

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 don’t really care about us

...

All I wanna say is that

They don’t really care about us

...

Some things in life

They just don’t wanna see

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But if Martin Luther was livin’

He wouldn’t let this be, no, no

Skin head, dead head

Everybody’s gone bad

Situation, segregation

Everybody, allegation

In the suit, on the news

Everybody, dog food

Kick me, kike me

Don’t you wrong or right me

All I wanna say is that

They don’t really care about us

With deeply in fire

All I wanna say is that

They don’t really care about us

I'm here to remind you

All I wanna say is that

They don’t really care about us

Don't you find that unfair, oh, baby

All I wanna say is that

They don’t really care about

All I wanna say is that

They don’t really care about

All I wanna say is that

They don’t really care about us

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
care /kɛər/ A2	verb - to feel concern or interest
truth /truːθ/ A2	noun - the real or actual state of things
garbage /ˈɡɑːrbɪdʒ/ B1	noun - worthless or unwanted material
skinhead /ˈskɪnˌhɛd/ B2	noun - a member of a subculture characterized by shaved heads and often associated with right-wing politics
deadhead /ˈdɛdˌhɛd/ B2	noun - a fan of the Grateful Dead who attends concerts without paying
situation /sɪtʃuˈeɪʃən/ B1	noun - a set of circumstances in which one finds oneself
aggravation /əˈɡrævɪˌeɪʃən/ B2	noun - something that increases the severity of an unpleasant situation
allegation /əˈlɛɡeɪʃən/ B2	noun - a claim or statement of something, often unproven
victim /ˈvɪktɪm/ A2	noun - a person harmed or killed as a result of a crime, accident, or other event or action
brutality /bruːˈtælɪti/ B2	noun - savagery or cruelty
hate /heɪt/ A2	verb - to feel intense dislike or aversion
pride /praɪd/ B1	noun - a feeling of pleasure and satisfaction
fulfill /fʊlˈfɪl/ B2	verb - to bring about; to accomplish
segregation /ˌsɛɡrɪˈɡeɪʃən/ C1	noun - the enforced separation of different racial groups in a country, community, or place
wrong /rɒŋ/ A2	adjective - not correct or true