Jackson's musical career began in 1967 as lead singer of The Jackson 5, when the group made their first recording with a local label before signing up with Motown Records in 1968. He made his first solo recordings in 1971 while still a member of the group. But it was Off the Wall (1979) which marked the start of his full-fledged solo career, and he formally parted with his siblings in 1984. In his solo career, Jackson recorded and co-produced the best-selling album of all time, Thriller (with worldwide sales over 100 million), received thirteen Grammy awards and charted thirteen #1 singles in the U.S. Throughout his four-decade career, Michael Jackson has been awarded numerous honors, including the World Music Awards Best-selling Pop Male Artist of the Millennium. He is also a double-inductee into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, as a member of The Jackson 5 in 1997, and in 2002 as a solo artist. He is also a member of the Songwriters Hall of Fame. In the mid-1980s, TIME magazine described Jackson as "the hottest single phenomenon since Elvis Presley". He has had a notable impact on music and culture throughout the world while also tearing down racial barriers and paving the way for modern pop music.
From 1988 to 2005, Jackson lived on his Neverland Ranch property, on which he built an amusement park and private zoo for the enjoyment of economically disadvantaged and terminally ill children. In 1993 and 2003, separate accusations of child molestation that allegedly occurred in Neverland were made against Jackson, which drew intensely negative media coverage. While he was never charged for the first case, Jackson was tried and vindicated in 2005 of the latter allegation, but moved out of the US shortly thereafter. He later returned to Las Vegas in early 2007.
In the years following his acquittal, (2005-2009) Jackson made numerous public appearances including MTV Japan's VMA awards where he accepted the legends award; the World Music Awards where he accepted the Diamond Award for selling over 100 million records; James Brown's funeral where he paid tribute and delivered a sermon; and a fan appreciation event in Tokyo, Japan, where he greeted troops at US Army base Camp Zama. In early 2008, Jackson issued Thriller 25th Anniversary, a critical and commercial success that was the second-biggest selling album of 2008 with over 2.1 million copies sold worldwide.
On June 25, 2009, Jackson collapsed at a rented home in Holmby Hills in Los Angeles, California. The cause of death is currently believed to be cardiac arrest. At the time of his death, Jackson was scheduled to perform 50 sold-out concerts to over one million people, at London's O2 arena, from July 13, 2009, to March 6, 2010. During a press conference, Jackson made suggestions of possible retirement.
In the hours following Jackson's death, his record sales increased dramatically. His seminal album Thriller climbed to number one on the American iTunes music chart, while another eight made it into the top 40. In the UK, where Jackson would have performed less than three weeks after his death, fifteen of his albums occupied the top 15 spots on the Amazon music chart. Social music network website Last.fm also saw a dramatic increase in Michael Jackson plays per hour after the announcement of his death.
On December 10, 2010, a compilation album of previously unreleased material, simply entitled Michael, was released posthumously. Featuring guest performances by Akon, 50 Cent and Lenny Kravitz, the album was certified Platinum in 18 countries but received mixed reviews from most critics. This was followed in November 2011 by Immortal, a remix album; in September 2012 by Bad 25, a 25th anniversary reissue of Jackson's 1987 hit album Bad; and by Xscape, a second compilation album released in May 2014.
Official Website: http://www.michaeljackson.com
Is It Scary
Michael Jackson Lyrics
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There's a ghoul beneath the bed
Now it's coming through the walls
Now it's coming up the stairs
There's a spirit in the dark
Hear the beating of his heart
Can you feel it in the air?
Ghosts be hiding everywhere
I'm gonna be
Exactly what you want to see
It's you who's haunting me
You're warning me
To be the stranger in your life
Am I amusing you or just confusing you?
Am I the beast you visualized?
And if you want to see eccentralities
I'll be grotesque before your eyes
Let them all materialize
Is that scary for you, baby?
Am I scary for you? Oh
Is it scary for you, baby?
Is it scary for you?
You know the stranger is you?
Is it scary for you, baby?
There's a creaking in the floor
There's a creep behind the door
There's a rocking in the chair
But nobody's sitting there
There's a ghastly smell around
But nobody to be found
And a coughin' and a yawnin'
Where restless soul's spoke
I'm gonna be
Exactly what you gonna see
So did you come to me
To see your fantasies
Performed before your very eyes
A haunting ghostly treat
The foolish trickery
And spirits dancing in the light
But if you came to see
The truth, the purity
It's here inside, a lonely heart
So let the performance start
Is that scary for you, baby
Am I scary for you, oh
Am I scary for you, baby
Am I scary for you
So tell me, is it scary for you, baby?
Tell me, woo
So tell me, is it scary for you, baby?
Am I scary for you
You know the stranger is you
Am I scary for yaou?
Masquerade the heart
Is the height of hurting souls
Just not what you seek of me
'Cause the heart reveals the proof
Like a mirror reveals the truth
See the evil one is you
Now, is that scary for you, baby?
Am I scary for you? Oh boy
Am I scary for you, baby?
Am I scary for you? Oh, boy
The lyrics to Michael Jackson's "Is It Scary" evoke a spooky and eerie feeling, conveying the presence of ghosts, ghouls, and spirits. The song starts with the description of creepy entities like ghosts and ghouls hiding behind walls and beneath beds. The line, "There's a spirit in the dark, hear the beating of his heart," suggests the entity's close proximity to the singer. The singer then questions whether they are amusing or confusing their listener, asking if they are the beast visualized by them.
The chorus of the song highlights the fear and terror felt by the singer's listener, asking if they find them scary, if the haunting is indeed too much. There's a feeling that the singer is performing for them, trying to embody their deepest, darkest desires. The bridge of the song switches the focus, as the singer says that they will reveal the truth, that the heart's mirror reflects an individual's true self. The song ends with the singer asking if they, in fact, scare their listener, reminding them that it is they who are the "evil one."
Overall, "Is It Scary" is a reflection on the fear and darkness that resides within all of us, and the lengths we go in order to expose it to others.
Line by Line Meaning
There's a ghost out in the hall
There's a feeling of unease, of something otherworldly lurking around us
There's a ghoul beneath the bed
There's a sense of danger, of something malevolent hiding in plain sight
Now it's coming through the walls
The unnatural presence is breaking through the barriers we've built to protect ourselves
Now it's coming up the stairs
The presence is getting closer to us, defying our attempts to escape or ignore it
There's a spirit in the dark
There's a soul in turmoil, struggling in the shadows of our minds and hearts
Hear the beating of his heart
The signs of distress and pain are palpable and close at hand
Can you feel it in the air?
The tension and fear are thick and pervasive, suffocating us
Ghosts be hiding everywhere
The specters of our past and present haunt us, manifesting in various ways
I'm gonna be
Exactly what you want to see
I'll play the part you expect of me, even if it's to my own detriment
It's you who's haunting me
You're warning me
You're the cause of my distress, the one who's making me face my fears and doubts
To be the stranger in your life
To be the outsider, the one who doesn't belong or understand your world
Am I amusing you or just confusing you?
Do you find my antics entertaining or bewildering, or both?
Am I the beast you visualized?
Am I the monster you expected, the one who fulfills your darkest desires and fears?
And if you want to see eccentricities
And if you crave the bizarre and extraordinary, the unusual and unexpected
I'll be grotesque before your eyes
I'll shock and disgust you, I'll defy your expectations, I'll reveal the ugly truth
Let them all materialize
Let all the fears and doubts and secrets come to light, let us face them together
Is that scary for you, baby?
Does the truth frighten and intimidate you, or is it liberating?
You know the stranger is you?
You realize that the real stranger, the one who's unfamiliar and unpredictable, is yourself?
There's a creaking in the floor
There's a sense of instability and fragility, of things falling apart
There's a creep behind the door
There's a sense of danger lurking in the shadows, waiting to strike
There's a rocking in the chair
But nobody's sitting there
There's a sense of loss and emptiness, of something missing and irreplaceable
There's a ghastly smell around
But nobody to be found
And a coughin' and a yawnin'
Where restless soul's spoke
There's a sense of the uncanny and unsettling, of things that shouldn't be happening but are
So did you come to me
To see your fantasies
Performed before your very eyes
Did you seek me out to fulfill your dreams and desires, to be a witness to your illusions and passions?
A haunting ghostly treat
The foolish trickery
And spirits dancing in the light
A spectacle of ghosts and spirits, of tricks and illusions, of magic and wonder
But if you came to see
The truth, the purity
It's here inside, a lonely heart
If you wanted to see the genuine and true, the sincere and authentic, it resides in me, in my soul
So let the performance start
So let the act begin, let the show go on, let us play our roles
Masquerade the heart
Is the height of hurting souls
Hiding behind a facade and pretending to be someone else is the most painful and damaging thing one can do to oneself
Just not what you seek of me
'Cause the heart reveals the proof
Like a mirror reveals the truth
If you're not looking for the truth, you won't find it in me; but if you're brave enough to face it, you'll see it as clear as day
See the evil one is you
The one who's truly responsible for the evil and darkness in the world is yourself, not some external force or being
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: Michael Jackson, James III Harris, Terry Lewis
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@JasonLSmallsJunior
[Verse 1]
There's a ghost out in the hall
There's a ghoul beneath the bed
Now it's coming through the walls
Now it's coming down the stairs
Then there's screaming in the dark
Hear the beating of his heart
Can you feel it in the air
Ghosts be hiding everywhere
I'm going to be
Exactly what you want to see
It's you whose haunting me
You're warning me
To be the stranger
In your life
Am I amusing you
Or just confusing you
Am I the beast
You visualized
And if you want to to see
Eccentrialities
I'll be grotesque
Before your eyes
Let them all materialize
[Chorus]
Is that scary for you baby
Am I scary for you oh
Is it scary for you baby
Is it scary for you
You know the stranger is you
Is it scary for you baby
[Verse 2]
There's a creak beneath the floor
There's a creak behind the door
There's a rocking in the chair
But nobody sitting there
There's a ghostly smell around
But nobody to be found
And a coughing and a yawning
Where restless souls spoke
I'm going to be
Exactly what you going to see
So did you come to me
To see your fantasies
Performed before your very eyes
A haunting ghostly treat
The foolish trickery
And spirits dancing
In the light
But if you came to see
The truth the purity
It's here inside
A lonely heart
So let the performance start
[Chorus]
Is that scary for you baby
Am I scary for you oh
Am I scary for you baby
Am I scary for you
So tell me is it scary for you baby
So tell me is it crazy for you baby
Am I scary for you
You know the stranger is you
Am I scary for you
[Verse 3]
Masquerade the heart
Is the height of haunting souls
Just not what you seek of me
Can the heart reveal the proof
Like a mirror reveals the truth
See the evil one is you
[Chorus]
Is that scary for you baby
Am I scary for you oh
Am I scary for you baby
Is it scary for you
So tell me am I scary for you baby
Am I scary for you baby
Is is scary for you baby
Am I scary for you
(I don't want to talk about it)
[Chorus]
Am I scary for you baby
Am I scary for you
I'm tired of being abused
You know you're scaring me too
I see the evil is you
Is it scary for you baby
@vienmafaye
"I'm tired of being abused, you know you're scaring me too"
that really hit me. It's so sad. Yet he was able to make his pain be felt through music. Such a legend. No one will ever compare.
@tajiamgohda
Precisely!! He was a tortured soul, so heartbreaking.
@angelofmercies4602
"I see the evil is YOU!" These lyrics say it all
@troywright359
@@angelofmercies4602 yes, he's speaking about YOU the fans, always wanting more, driving him till his last breath....let the man rest
@angelofmercies4602
@@troywright359 don't put words into his mouth. He always said he loved the fans. You know damn well who the evil ones were. They were who he said they were- the media, his false accusers, anyone who believed and spread lies about him and called him terrible names. None of that was his fans, who fought against the evil ones then and continue to 11 years after his death. We gave him life and love until his last breath, and beyond. The evil ones sucked the life out of him and gave him hate until his last breath, and beyond. Tell those evil ones to let the man rest.
@dumbassxox_9749
@@troywright359 NOT THE FANS THE MEDIA HOW DUMB CAN YOU BE
@kate_numberz
"Am I the beast YOU visualized"
The lyrics are fvcking underrated. EVERYTHING is in here.
@uviwebono366
Who in this world sang and danced and people fainted MJ only
@HASSANJI_made_in_AMERICA
Dat lyric hit hard tho!!!!!
@ulisessolis3182
Sure, those lyrics are deeper than they appear to be
"Like a mirror reveals the truth..." it's a line that took me years to understand it's true meaning