Ain’t the pictures enough, why do you go through so much
To get the story you need, so you can bury me
You’ve got the people confused, you tell the stories you choose
You try to get me to lose the man I really am
You keep on stalking me, invading my privacy
won’t you just let me be
‘cause you cameras can’t control, the minds of those who know
That you’ll even sell your soul just to get a story sold
I need my privacy, I need my privacy
So paparazzi, get away from me
Some of you still wonder why, one of my friends had to die
To get a message across, that yet you haven’t heard
My friend was chased and confused, like many others I knew
But on that cold winter night, my pride was snatched away
Now she get no second chance, she just ridiculed and harassed
Please tell my why
No there’s a lesson to learn, respect’s not given, it’s earned
Stop maliciously attacking my integrity
Now there’s a lesson to learn, stories are twisted and turned
Stop maliciously attacking my integrity
(Michael Jackson, Rodney Jerkins, Fred Jerkins III, LaShawn Daniels, and Bernard Bell)
Produced by Michael Jackson and Rodney Jerkins
Lead Vocal by Michael Jackson
Background Vocals by Michael Jackson and LaShawn Daniels
String Arrangement by David Campbell
Guitars by Michael Thompson
Bass by Nathan East
Drums by Gerald Hayword and Emanuel “Bucket” Baker
Recorded by Rodney Jerkins, Jean-Marie Horvat, and Brad Gilderman at Sony Music Studios, New York
Digital Editing by Harvey Mason, Jr. and Paul Cruz
Mixed by Jean-Marie Horvat and Rodney Jerkins at The Hit Factory/Criteria, Miami
© 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) / EMI Virgin Music Inc., Cal-Rock Music. All rights for Cal-Rock Music controlled and administered by EMI Virgin Music Inc. (ASCAP). All Rights Reserved. International Copyright Secured. Used By Permission.