Is It Scary
Michael Jackson Lyrics

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