Released: June 16, 1995
Songwriter: Michael Jackson
Producer: Michael Jackson David Foster Bill Bottrell
[Verse 1]
What about sunrise?
What about rain?
What about all the things that you said we were to gain?
What about killing fields?
Is there a time?
What about all the things that you said was yours and mine?
[Pre-Chorus 1]
Did you ever stop to notice
All the blood we've shed before?
Did you ever stop to notice
This crying Earth, these weeping shores?
[Chorus]
Ah, ooh
Ah, ooh
[Verse 2]
What have we done to the world?
Look what we've done
What about all the peace that you pledge your only son?
What about flowering fields?
Is there a time?
What about all the dreams that you said was yours and mine?
[Pre-Chorus 2]
Did you ever stop to notice
All the children dead from war?
Did you ever stop to notice
This crying Earth, these weeping shores?
[Chorus]
Ah, ooh
Ah, ooh
[Bridge]
I used to dream
I used to glance beyond the stars
Now I don't know where we are
Although I know we've drifted far
[Chorus]
Ah, ooh
Ah, ooh
Ah, ooh
Ah, ooh
[Breakdown]
Hey, what about yesterday? (What about us?)
What about the seas? (What about us?)
The heavens are falling down (What about us?)
I can't even breathe (What about us?)
What about Africans (What about us?)
I ain't even through (What about us?)
What about nature's worth? (Ooh)
It's our planet's womb (What about us?)
What about animals? (What about it?)
Turned kingdom to dust (What about us?)
What about elephants? (What about us?)
Have we lost their trust? (What about us?)
What about crying whales (What about us?)
Ravaging the seas? (What about us?)
What about forest trails? (Ooh)
Burnt, despite our pleas (What about us?)
What about the holy land? (What about it?)
Torn apart by creed? (What about us?)
What about the common man? (What about us?)
Can't we set them free? (What about us?)
What about children dying? (What about us?)
Can't you hear them cry? (What about us?)
Where did we go wrong? (Ooh)
Someone tell me why (What about us?)
What about baby boy? (What about it?)
What about the days? (What about us?)
What about all their joy? (What about us?)
What about the man? (What about us?)
What about the crying man? (What about us?)
What about Abraham? (What about us?)
What about death again? (Ooh)
Do we give a damn?
[Outro]
Ah, ooh (Hoo, hoo, hoo, hoo, hoo, hoo, hoo)
Ah, ooh (Hee, hoo, hoo, hoo, hoo, hoo, boo)
Ah, ooh
What about sunrise?
What about rain?
What about all the things that you said we were to gain?
What about killing fields?
Is there a time?
What about all the things that you said was yours and mine?
[Pre-Chorus 1]
Did you ever stop to notice
All the blood we've shed before?
Did you ever stop to notice
This crying Earth, these weeping shores?
[Chorus]
Ah, ooh
Ah, ooh
[Verse 2]
What have we done to the world?
Look what we've done
What about all the peace that you pledge your only son?
What about flowering fields?
Is there a time?
What about all the dreams that you said was yours and mine?
[Pre-Chorus 2]
Did you ever stop to notice
All the children dead from war?
Did you ever stop to notice
This crying Earth, these weeping shores?
[Chorus]
Ah, ooh
Ah, ooh
[Bridge]
I used to dream
I used to glance beyond the stars
Now I don't know where we are
Although I know we've drifted far
[Chorus]
Ah, ooh
Ah, ooh
Ah, ooh
Ah, ooh
[Breakdown]
Hey, what about yesterday? (What about us?)
What about the seas? (What about us?)
The heavens are falling down (What about us?)
I can't even breathe (What about us?)
What about Africans (What about us?)
I ain't even through (What about us?)
What about nature's worth? (Ooh)
It's our planet's womb (What about us?)
What about animals? (What about it?)
Turned kingdom to dust (What about us?)
What about elephants? (What about us?)
Have we lost their trust? (What about us?)
What about crying whales (What about us?)
Ravaging the seas? (What about us?)
What about forest trails? (Ooh)
Burnt, despite our pleas (What about us?)
What about the holy land? (What about it?)
Torn apart by creed? (What about us?)
What about the common man? (What about us?)
Can't we set them free? (What about us?)
What about children dying? (What about us?)
Can't you hear them cry? (What about us?)
Where did we go wrong? (Ooh)
Someone tell me why (What about us?)
What about baby boy? (What about it?)
What about the days? (What about us?)
What about all their joy? (What about us?)
What about the man? (What about us?)
What about the crying man? (What about us?)
What about Abraham? (What about us?)
What about death again? (Ooh)
Do we give a damn?
[Outro]
Ah, ooh (Hoo, hoo, hoo, hoo, hoo, hoo, hoo)
Ah, ooh (Hee, hoo, hoo, hoo, hoo, hoo, boo)
Ah, ooh
King of Pop - The French Fans Selection (Deluxe Box Set)
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- Is It Scary
- Ghosts
- Blood on the Dance Floor
- Who Is It
- Childhood
- Heal the World
- Remember the Time
- Carousel
- Workin’ Day and Night
- The Way You Love Me
- Got the Hots
- One More Chance
- Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’ (Extended 12" Mix - Includes False Fade)
- Rock with You (Original LP Version)
- Thriller Megamix (Radio Edit)
- Thriller (Single Version)
- Bad (Dance Extended Mix Includes False Fade)
- Will You Be There (Radio Edit)
- Black or White (The Civilles & Cole House/Club Mix)
- The Way You Make Me Feel (Extended Dance Mix)
- Another Part of Me (Extended Dance Mix)
- You Are Not Alone
- Say Say Say
- Rock with You
- The Girl Is Mine
- They Don’t Care About Us
- P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)
- Stranger in Moscow
- Human Nature
- Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’
- Dirty Diana
- Bad
- Man in the Mirror
- Beat It
- Smooth Criminal
- Black or White
- Whatever Happens
- Speechless
- You Rock My World
- Cry
- The Way You Make Me Feel
- Dangerous
- Off the Wall
- Don’t Stop ’Til You Get Enough
- Earth Song
- Billie Jean
- HIStory: Past, Present And Future - Book I (1995)
- Number Ones (2003)
- Visionary: The Video Singles (2006)
- King Of Pop (German Edition) (2008)
- King of Pop (UK Deluxe Edition) (2008)
- King Of Pop (The Hong Kong Collection) (2008)
- King Of Pop (Magyarország Kedvenc Dalai) (2008)
- King Of Pop (The Greek Edition) (2008)
- King Of Pop (Edição Portuguesa) (2008)
- King Of Pop (Korean Limited Edition) (2008)
- King of Pop - The French Fans Selection (Deluxe Box Set) (2008)
- King Of Pop (The Indian Collection) (2009)
- King Of Pop (The Taiwan Collection) (2009)
- Michael Jackson’s This Is It (2009)
- King Of Pop (The China Collection) (2009)
- Michael Jackson: The Experience (2010)
- The Indispensable Collection (2013)
- HIStory Continues (2018)
- Billie Jean
- Smooth Criminal
- They Don’t Care About Us
- Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’
- Man in the Mirror
- Thriller
- Human Nature
- Beat It
- Dirty Diana
- Heal the World
- Bad
- Black or White
- Don’t Stop ’Til You Get Enough
- Earth Song
- P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)
- Rock with You
- The Way You Make Me Feel
- You Are Not Alone
- Remember the Time
- You Rock My World
- Will You Be There
- Scream
- Off the Wall
- The Girl Is Mine