Privacy
Michael Jackson Lyrics

Ain't the pictures enough? Why do you go through so much
Why do you need to go to such lengths to get a story when pictures should be enough?

To get the story you need, so you can bury me?
Are you going out of your way to get a story to bury me?

You've got the people confused, you tell the stories you choose
You pick and choose which stories to tell, and this confuses people.

You try to get me to lose the man I really am
You try to force me to be someone I'm not.

You keep on stalking me, invading my privacy
You keep following me and invading my personal space.

Won't you just let me be?
Can't you just leave me alone?

'Cause you cameras can't control, the minds of those who know
Your cameras can't control the opinions of those who are aware.

That you'll even sell your soul just to get your story sold
You're willing to go to extreme lengths to sell your story, even if it means giving up your morals.

Some of you still wonder why, one of my friends had to die
Some of you may still be wondering why one of my friends had to die.

To get the message across, that yet you haven't heard
Their death was a wake-up call that some of you still haven't heeded.

My friend was chased and confused, like many others I knew
My friend and many others I know were constantly harassed and confused by paparazzi.

But on that cold winter night, my pride was snatched away
The night my friend died was a turning point for me, and was when I lost my sense of pride.

She get no second chance, she's ridiculed and harassed
My friend never got a second chance, and instead was continually mocked and harassed.

Please tell me why
I'm still trying to understand why this happened.

Now there's a lesson to learn
There's a lesson to be learned here.

Respect's not given, it's earned
Respect isn't something that's just given, it's something that has to be earned.

Stop maliciously attacking my integrity
Stop making baseless attacks on my character.

Stories are twisted and turned
Stories are often changed and distorted.

Privacy, I need my privacy
I need my personal space and privacy.

Privacy, paparazzi
Paparazzi are infringing on my privacy.

Privacy, get away from me
I want paparazzi to stay away from me.

Why'd you do it?
Why did you do that?

Please don't do it
Please don't do that again.

Can you just let it?
Can you just let it be?

'Cause you just let it, hah
Just let it go, okay?