Released: August 28, 1997
Songwriter: Michael Jackson
Producer: Michael Jackson
[Verse 1]
I was wandering in the rain
Mask of life, feeling insane
Swift and sudden fall from grace
Sunny days seem far away
Kremlin's shadow belittling me
Stalin's tomb won't let me be
On and on and on it came
Wish the rain would just let me
[Chorus]
How does it feel (How does it feel?)
How does it feel
How does it feel
When you're alone
And you're cold inside?
[Verse 2]
Here abandoned in my fame
Armageddon of the brain
KGB was dogging me
Take my name and just let me be
Then a beggar boy called my name
Happy days will drown the pain
On and on and on it came and again, and again, and again
Take my name and just let me
[Chorus]
How does it feel (How does it feel?)
How does it feel
How does it feel
How does it feel
How does it feel (How does it feel now?)
How does it feel
How does it feel
When you're alone
And you're cold inside?
[Chorus]
How does it feel (How does it feel?)
How does it feel
How does it feel
How does it feel
How does it feel (How does it feel now?)
How does it feel
How does it feel
When you're alone
And you're cold inside?
[Outro]
Like a stranger in Moscow
Lord have mercy
Like a stranger in Moscow, hee!
Lord have mercy
We're talking danger
We're talking danger, baby
Like a stranger in Moscow
We're talking danger
We're talking danger, baby
Like a stranger in Moscow
I'm living lonely
I'm living lonely, baby
Stranger in Moscow
[KGB interrogator - Russian to English Translation]
Why have you come from the West
Confess, to steal the great achievements of the people
The accomplishments of the worker
I was wandering in the rain
Mask of life, feeling insane
Swift and sudden fall from grace
Sunny days seem far away
Kremlin's shadow belittling me
Stalin's tomb won't let me be
On and on and on it came
Wish the rain would just let me
[Chorus]
How does it feel (How does it feel?)
How does it feel
How does it feel
When you're alone
And you're cold inside?
[Verse 2]
Here abandoned in my fame
Armageddon of the brain
KGB was dogging me
Take my name and just let me be
Then a beggar boy called my name
Happy days will drown the pain
On and on and on it came and again, and again, and again
Take my name and just let me
[Chorus]
How does it feel (How does it feel?)
How does it feel
How does it feel
How does it feel
How does it feel (How does it feel now?)
How does it feel
How does it feel
When you're alone
And you're cold inside?
[Chorus]
How does it feel (How does it feel?)
How does it feel
How does it feel
How does it feel
How does it feel (How does it feel now?)
How does it feel
How does it feel
When you're alone
And you're cold inside?
[Outro]
Like a stranger in Moscow
Lord have mercy
Like a stranger in Moscow, hee!
Lord have mercy
We're talking danger
We're talking danger, baby
Like a stranger in Moscow
We're talking danger
We're talking danger, baby
Like a stranger in Moscow
I'm living lonely
I'm living lonely, baby
Stranger in Moscow
[KGB interrogator - Russian to English Translation]
Why have you come from the West
Confess, to steal the great achievements of the people
The accomplishments of the worker
The Essential Michael Jackson (North American Version)
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- Rockin’ Robin
- Got to Be There
- You Are Not Alone
- Say Say Say
- Rock with You
- Leave Me Alone
- I Just Can’t Stop Loving You
- Another Part of Me
- In the Closet
- Remember the Time
- The Love You Save (Stereo Single Version)
- ABC
- Enjoy Yourself
- Can You Feel It
- Blame It on the Boogie
- Can’t Get Outta the Rain
- Blood on the Dance Floor
- Who Is It
- Heal the World
- Butterflies
- You Rock My World
- The Way You Make Me Feel
- They Don’t Care About Us
- Thriller
- P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)
- Stranger in Moscow
- Human Nature
- Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’
- Dirty Diana
- Bad
- Man in the Mirror
- Jam
- The Girl Is Mine
- Dangerous
- Off the Wall
- Don’t Stop ’Til You Get Enough
- Black or White
- She’s Out of My Life
- Will You Be There
- Smooth Criminal
- Beat It
- I Want You Back
- Billie Jean
- HIStory: Past, Present And Future - Book I (1995)
- The Ultimate Collection (2004)
- The Essential Michael Jackson (North American Version) (2005)
- Visionary: The Video Singles (2006)
- King Of Pop (German Edition) (2008)
- King Of Pop (The New Zealand Collection) (2008)
- King Of Pop (The Belgian Edition) (2008)
- King Of Pop (Australian 50th Anniversary Edition) (2008)
- King Of Pop (The Austrian Limited Edition) (2008)
- King Of Pop (The Greek Edition) (2008)
- King of Pop - The French Fans Selection (Deluxe Box Set) (2008)
- King Of Pop (The Indian 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