Tonight’s story is somewhat unique and calls for a different kind of introduction
A monster had arrived in the village
The major ingredient of any recipe for fear is the unknown
And this person or thing is soon to be met
He knows every thought, he can feel every emotion
Oh yes, I did forget something didn’t I? I forgot to introduce you to the monster
You’re fearing me, ‘cause you know I’m a beast
Watching you when you sleep, when you’re in bed
I’m underneath
You’re trapped in halls, and my face is the walls
I’m the floor when you fall, and when you scream it’s ‘cause of me
I’m the living dead, the dark thoughts in your head
I heard just what you said
That’s why you’ve got to be threatened by me
You should be watching me, you should feel threatened
While you sleep, while you creep, you should be threatened
Every time your lady speaks she speaks of me, threatened
Half of me you’ll never be, so you should feel threatened by me
You think you’re by yourself, but it’s my touch you felt
I’m not a ghost from Hell, but I’ve got a spell on you
Your worst nightmare, it’s me, I’m everywhere
In one blink I’ll disappear, and then I’ll come back to haunt you
I’m telling you, when you lie under a tomb
I’m the one watching you
That’s why you got to be threatened by me
You should be watching me, you should feel threatened
While you sleep, while you creep, you should be threatened
Every time your lady speaks she speaks of me, threatened
Half of me you’ll never be, so you should feel threatened by me
The unknown monster is about to embark
From a far corner, out of the dark
A nightmare, that’s the case
Never Neverland, that’s the place
This particular monster can read minds
Be in two places at the same time
This is judgement night, execution, slaughter
The devil, ghosts, this monster is torture
You can be sure of one thing, that’s fate
A human presence that you feel is strange
A monster that you can see disappear
A monster, the worst thing to fear.
You should be watching me, you should feel threatened
While you sleep, while you creep, you should be threatened
Every time your lady speaks she speaks of me, threatened
Half of me you’ll never be, so you should feel threatened by me
You should be watching me, you should feel threatened
While you sleep, while you creep, you should be threatened
Every time your lady speaks she speaks of me, threatened
Half of me you’ll never be, so you should feel threatened by me
You should be watching me, you should feel threatened
While you sleep, while you creep, you should be threatened
Every time your lady speaks she speaks of me, threatened
Half of me you’ll never be, so you should feel threatened by me
What you have just witnessed could be the end of a particularly terrifying nightmare.
It isn’t. It’s the beginning.
(Michael Jackson, Rodney Jerkins, Fred Jerkins III, and LaShawn Daniels)
Produced by Michael Jackson and Rodney Jerkins
Lead Vocal by Michael Jackson
Background Vocals by Michael Jackson
All Musical Instruments Performed by Michael Jackson and Rodney Jerkins
Recorded by Stuart Brawley at The Hit Factory/Criteria, Miami
Digital Editing by Stuart Brawley
Mixed by Bruce Swedien, Rodney Jerkins, and Stuart Brawley
Audio Snippets of Rod Sterling courtesy of CBS Broadcasting Inc.
This Song is especially dedicated to Rick Baker... The Guru of Special Effects
© 2001 Mijac Music (BMI). All rights on behalf of Mijac Music (BMI) administered by Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (BMI) / EMI Blackwood Music Inc., Rodney Jerkins Productions Inc. All rights for Rodney Jerkins Productions Inc. controlled and administered by EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (BMI) / Ensign Music Corporation (BMI) / Fred Jerkins Publishing (BMI), administered by Ensign Music Corporation / EMI April Music Inc., LaShawn Daniels Productions Inc. All rights for LaShawn Daniels Productions Inc. controlled and administered by EMI April Music Inc (ASCAP). All Rights Reserved. International Copyright Secured. Used By Permission.