Friday, 20 June 2008

• Man In The Mirror

  by miss plumeria

  Yes, I got this title straight from Michael Jackson.  I know MJ has turned for the worst in the past decade, but the songs that he churned out in the 80s are really GOOD.  I've been listening to his HISTORY album and the lyrics to some of his songs are really DEEP and challenges us to be better people.  I don't think MJ is a christian, but I thought the lyrics to Man in the Mirror is the gospel message.  What do you think?

  Im gonna make a change,
  For once in my life
  Its gonna feel real good,
  Gonna make a difference
  Gonna make it right . . .

  As I, turn up the collar on my
  Favourite winter coat
  This wind is blowin my mind
  I see the kids in the street,
  With not enough to eat
  Who am I, to be blind?
  Pretending not to see
  Their needs
  A summers disregard,
  A broken bottle top
  And a one mans soul
  They follow each other on
  The wind ya know
  cause they got nowhere to go
  Thats why I want you to know

  Im starting with the man in the mirror
  Im asking him to change his ways
  And no message could have
  Been any clearer
  If you wanna make the world
  A better place
  (if you wanna make the
  World a better place)
  Take a look at yourself, and
  Then make a change
  (take a look at yourself, and
  Then make a change)
  (na na na, na na na, na na, na nah)

  Ive been a victim of a selfish
  Kind of love
  Its time that I realize
  That there are some with no
  Home, not a nickel to loan
  Could it be really me,
  Pretending that theyre not alone?

  A willow deeply scarred,
  Somebodys broken heart
  And a washed-out dream
  (washed-out dream)
  They follow the pattern of
  The wind, ya see
  Cause they got no place to be
  Thats why Im starting with me
  (starting with me!)

  Im starting with the man in the mirror
  (ooh!)
  Im asking him to change his ways
  (ooh!)
  And no message could have
  Been any clearer
  If you wanna make the world
  A better place
  (if you wanna make the
  World a better place)
  Take a look at yourself and
  Then make a change
  (take a look at yourself and
  Then make a change)

  Im starting with the man in
  The mirror
  (ooh!)
  Im asking him to change his ways
  (change his ways-ooh!)
  And no message couldve
  Been any clearer
  If you wanna make the world
  A better place
  (if you wanna make the
  World a better place)
  Take a look at yourself and
  Then make that . . .
  (take a look at yourself and
  Then make that . . .)
  Change!

  Im starting with the man in the mirror,
  (man in the mirror-oh yeah!)
  Im asking him to change his ways
  (better change!)
  No message could have
  Been any clearer
  (if you wanna make the
  World a better place)
  (take a look at yourself and
  Then make the change)
  (you gotta get it right, while
  You got the time)
  (cause when you close your heart)
  You cant close your . . .your mind!
  (then you close your . . . mind!)
  That man, that man, that
  Man, that man
  With that man in the mirror
  (man in the mirror, oh yeah!)
  That man, that man, that man
  Im asking him to change his ways
  (better change!)
  You know . . .that man
  No message could have
  Been any clearer
  If you wanna make the world
  A better place
  (if you wanna make the
  World a better place)
  Take a look at yourself and
  Then make a change
  (take a look at yourself and
  Then make a change)
  Hoo! hoo! hoo! hoo! hoo!
  Na na na, na na na, na na,
  Na nah
  (oh yeah!)
  Gonna feel real good now!
  Yeah yeah! yeah yeah!
  Yeah yeah!
  Na na na, na na na, na na,
  Na nah
  (ooooh . . .)
  Oh no, no no . . .
  Im gonna make a change
  Its gonna feel real good!
  Come on!
  (change . . .)
  Just lift yourself
  You know
  Youve got to stop it.
  Yourself!
  (yeah!-make that change!)
  Ive got to make that change,
  Today!
  Hoo!
  (man in the mirror)
  You got to
  You got to not let yourself . . .
  Brother . . .
  Hoo!
  (yeah!-make that change!)
  You know-Ive got to get
  That man, that man . . .
  (man in the mirror)
  Youve got to
  Youve got to move! come
  On! come on!
  You got to . . .
  Stand up! stand up!
  Stand up!
  (yeah-make that change)
  Stand up and lift
  Yourself, now!
  (man in the mirror)
  Hoo! hoo! hoo!
  Aaow!
  (yeah-make that change)
  Gonna make that change . . .
  Come on!
  (man in the mirror)
  You know it!
  You know it!
  You know it!
  You know . . .
  (change . . .)
  Make that change.
  

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