Skin head, dead head
00:41
Everybody gone bad
00:42
Situation, aggravation
00:43
Everybody allegation
00:44
In the suite, on the news
00:46
Everybody dog food
00:48
Bang bang, shot dead
00:49
Everybody's gone mad
00:50
All I wanna say is that
00:51
They don't really care about us
00:53
All I wanna say is that
00:56
They don't really care about us
00:59
Beat me, hate me
01:03
You can never break me
01:04
Will me, thrill me
01:05
You can never kill me
01:06
Jew me, sue me
01:08
Everybody do me
01:09
Kick me, kike me
01:10
Don't you black or white me
01:12
All I wanna say is that
01:13
They don't really care about us
01:14
All I wanna say is that
01:18
They don't really care about us
01:19
Tell me what has become of my life
01:23
I have a wife and two children who love me
01:26
I am the victim of police brutality, no
01:29
I'm tired of being the victim of hate
01:35
You're raping me of my pride oh, for God's sake
01:37
I look to heaven to fulfill it's prophecy
01:40
Set me free
01:44
Skin head, dead head
01:45
Everybody gone bad
01:46
Trepidation, speculation
01:48
Everybody allegation
01:49
In the suite, on the news
01:50
Everybody dog food
01:52
Black man, blackmail
01:53
Throw the brother in jail
01:54
All I wanna say is that
01:56
They don't really care about us
01:57
All I wanna say is that
02:01
They don't really care about us
02:02
Tell me what has become of my rights
02:06
Am I invisible because you ignore me?
02:09
Your proclamation promised me free liberty, no
02:12
I'm tired of being the victim of shame
02:17
They're throwing me in a class with a bad name
02:20
I can't believe this is the land from which I came
02:22
You know I really do hate to say it
02:27
The government don't wanna see
02:30
But if Roosevelt was livin'
02:33
He wouldn't let this be, no, no
02:35
Skin head, dead head
02:38
Everybody gone bad
02:40
Situation, speculation
02:41
Everybody litigation
02:42
Beat me, bash me
02:44
You can never trash me
02:45
Hit me, kick me
02:46
You can never get me
02:48
All I wanna say is that
02:49
They don't really care about us
02:50
All I wanna say is that
02:54
They don't really care about us
02:55
02:59
Some things in life they just don't wanna see
03:22
But if Martin Luther was living
03:27
He wouldn't let this be, no, no
03:29
Skin head, dead head
03:32
Everybody's gone bad
03:33
Situation, segregation
03:35
Everybody allegation
03:36
In the suite, on the news
03:37
Everybody dog food
03:39
Kick me, kike me
03:40
Don't you wrong or right me
03:41
All I wanna say is that
03:42
They don't really care about us
03:44
All I wanna say is that
03:48
They don't really care about us
03:49
All I wanna say is that
03:53
They don't really care about us
03:54
All I wanna say is that
03:58
They don't really care about
04:00
All I wanna say is that
04:02
They don't really care about
04:03
All I wanna say is that
04:04
They don't really care about us
04:05
04:06
Lyrics & Translation
Explore the powerful message of Michael Jackson's "They Don't Care About Us," a protest song that ignited global conversations about racism and injustice. Learn how Jackson's raw emotion and unflinching lyrics challenge societal norms and inspire listeners to stand up against oppression, offering a profound lesson in social consciousness and the importance of empathy.
[English]
Skin head, dead headEverybody gone bad
Situation, aggravation
Everybody allegation
In the suite, 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, no
I'm tired of being the victim of hate
You're raping me of my pride oh, for God's sake
I look to heaven to fulfill it's prophecy
Set me free
Skin head, dead head
Everybody gone bad
Trepidation, speculation
Everybody allegation
In the suite, on the news
Everybody dog food
Black man, 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 because you ignore me?
Your proclamation promised me free liberty, no
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
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 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
But if Martin Luther was living
He wouldn't let this be, no, no
Skin head, dead head
Everybody's gone bad
Situation, segregation
Everybody allegation
In the suite, 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
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
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
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