Paroles "Black Or White" : lyrics Michael Jackson, parole de la chanson

Véritable concentré de tubes (parmi lesquels Jam ou In The Closet), l’album "Dangerous" de Michael Jackson connait, dès les années 1990, un succès mondial. "Black Or White" est, et restera de loin, le titre le plus marquant de l’album. Véritable plaidoyer pour la tolérance, cette chanson mélange avec talent pop-rock et rap. Retrouvez ici les paroles qui ont fait le succès de ce tube planétaire.

Black Or White

I took my baby on a saturday bang,
Boy, is that girl with you ?
Yes, we're one and the same. Now, I believe in miracles,
And a miracle has happened tonight ! But, if you're thinkin' about my baby,
It don't matter if you're black or white ! They print my message in the saturday sun,
I had to tell them I ain't second to none. And I told about equality,
And it's true, either you're wrong or you're right ! But, if you're thinkin' about my baby,
It don't matter if you're black or white! Go, yeah, I am tired of this devil,
I am tired of this stuff,
I am tired of this business,
Sew when the going gets rough. I ain't scared of your brother,
I ain't scared of no sheets,
I ain't scare of nobody,
Girl when the goin' gets mean. Protection, for gangs, clubs and nations,
Causing grief in human relations.
It's a turf war on a global scale,
I'd rather hear both sides of the tale. See, it's not about races, just places, faces.
Where your blood comes from is where your space is,
I've seen the light get duller,
I'm not going to spend my life being a color. Don't tell me you agree with me,
When i saw you kicking dirt in my eye ! But, if you're thinkin' about my baby,
It don't matter if you're black or white ! I said if you're thinkin' of being my baby,
It don't matter if you're black or white ! I said if you're thinkin' of being my brother,
It don't matter if you're black or white ! No, no, all right,
All right. Yeah, yeah, yeah now,
All right, all right ! Come on ! Yeah, yeah, yeah now,
All right ! It's black, it's white,
It's tough for you to get by,
It's black, it's white ! It's black, it's white,
It's tough for you to get by,
It's black, it's white !

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"Black Or White", que l’on peut voir comme un "hymne" à la tolérance, met symboliquement un terme à la "transformation" du chanteur. Passé d’un "Michael-Jackson-Black" à un "Michael-Jackson-White" en une décennie, l'artiste semble se réconcilier avec lui-même, répétant à plusieurs reprises : "Qu’importe d’être noir ou blanc ?".