Speculate to break the one you hate
Circulate the lie you confiscate
Assassinate and mutilate
The hounding media in hysteria
Who's the next for you to resurrect
JFK exposed the CIA
Truth be told the grassy knoll
The blackmail story in all your glory

It's Slander
You say it's not a sword
But with your pen you torture men
You'd crucify the Lord
And you don't have to read it
And you don't have to eat it
To buy it is to feed it
So why do we keep foolin' ourselves

Just because you read it in a magazine
Or see it on the TV screen
Don't make it factual
Though everybody wants to read all about it
Just because you read it in a magazine
Or see it on the TV screen
Don't make it factual, actual
They say he's homosexual

In the hood
Frame him if you could
Shoot to kill
To blame him if you will
If he dies sympathize
Such false witnesses
Damn self righteousness
In the black
Stab me in the back
In the face
To lie and shame the race
Heroine and Marilyn
The headline stories of
All your glory

It's slander
With the words you use
You're a parasite in black and white
Do anything for news
If you don't go and buy it
Then they won't glorify it
To read it sanctifies it
Then why do we keep foolin' ourselves

Just because you read it in a magazine
Or see it on the TV screen
Don't make it factual
Everybody wants to read all about it
Just because you read it in a magazine
Or see it on the TV screen
Don't make it factual
See, but everybody wants to believe all about it

Just because you read it in a magazine
Or see it on the TV screen
Don't make it factual
See, but everybody wants to believe all about it
Just because you read it in a magazine
Or see it on the TV screen
Don't make it factual, actual
She's blonde and she's bisexual

Scandal
With the words you use
You're a parasite in black and white
Do anything for news
And you don't go and buy it
Then they won't glorify it
To read it sanctifies it
Why do we keep foolin' ourselves
Slander
You say it's not a sin
But with your pen you torture men
Then why do we keep foolin' ourselves

Just because you read it in a magazine
Or see it on the TV screen
Don't make it factual
Though everybody wants to read all about it
Just because you read it in a magazine
Or see it on the TV screen
Don't make it factual
See, but everybody wants to believe all about it

Just because you read it in a magazine
Or see it on the TV screen
Don't make it factual
Just because you read it in a magazine
Or see it on the TV screen
Don't make it factual
Just because you read it in a magazine
Or see it on the TV screen
Don't make it factual, actual

You're so damn disrespectable



Lyrics submitted by ruben

Track duration: 04:33

"Tabloid Junkie" as written by Michael Jackson, James Harris Iii, Terry Lewis

Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, EMI Music Publishing, Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.

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    General Comment:Writers block? I understand that $ony CENSOUR, since the truth stings!

    Here:s the lyrics:

    Speculate to break the one you hate
    Circulate the lie you confiscate
    Assassinate and mutilate
    As the hounding media in hysteria
    Who's the next for you to resurrect
    JFK exposed the CIA
    Truth be told the grassy knoll
    As the blackmail story in all your glory

    It's slander
    You say it's not a sword
    But with your pen you torture men
    You'd crucify the Lord
    And you don't have to read it, read it
    And you don't have to eat it, eat it
    To buy it is to feed it, feed it
    So why do we keep foolin' ourselves

    Just because you read it in a magazine
    Or see it on the TV screen
    Don't make it factual
    Though everybody wants to read all about it
    Just because you read it in a magazine
    Or see it on the TV screen
    Don't make it factual, actual
    They say he's homosexual

    In the hood
    Frame him if you could
    Shoot to kill
    To blame him if you will
    If he dies sympathize
    Such false witnesses
    Damn self righteousness
    In the black
    Stab me in the back
    In the face
    To lie and shame the race
    Heroine and Marilyn
    As the headline stories of
    All your glory

    It's slander
    With the words you use
    You're a parasite in black and white
    Do anything for news
    And you don't go and buy it, buy it
    And they won't glorify it, 'fy it
    To read it sanctifies it, 'fies it
    Then why do we keep foolin' ourselves
    Just because you read it in a magazine
    Or see it on the TV screen
    Don't make it factual
    Everybody wants to read all about it
    Just because you read it in a magazine
    Or see it on the TV screen
    Don't make it factual
    See, but everybody wants to believe all about it

    Just because you read it in a magazine
    Or see it on the TV screen
    Don't make it factual
    See, but everybody wants to believe all about it
    Just because you read it in a magazine
    Or see it on the TV screen
    Don't make it factual, actual
    She's blonde and she's bisexual

    Scandal
    With the words you use
    You're a parasite in black and white
    Do anything for news
    And you don't go and buy it, buy it
    And they won't glorify it, 'fy it
    To read it sanctifies it, 'fies it
    Why do we keep foolin' ourselves
    Slander
    You say it's not a sin
    But with your pen you torture men
    Then why do we keep foolin' ourselves

    Just because you read it in a magazine
    Or see it on the TV screen
    Don't make it factual
    Though everybody wants to read all about it
    Just because you read it in a magazine
    Or see it on the TV screen
    Don't make it factual
    See, but everybody wants to read all about it

    Just because you read it in a magazine
    Or see it on the TV screen
    Don't make it factual
    Just because you read it in a magazine
    Or see it on the TV screen
    Don't make it factual
    Just because you read it in a magazine
    Or see it on the TV screen
    Don't make it factual, actual
    You're so damn disrespectable
    Flag SimonTheGreaton November 14, 2012   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:tv screen I meant
    Flag michaeljackson1958on July 31, 2010   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:but why are we fooling are self

    just because you read it in a magazine or see it on a tv screen don't make it factual though everybody wants to read all about it
    just because you read it in a magazine or see it on a tv creek don't make it factual actual

    Your So Damn Disrespectable
    Flag michaeljackson1958on July 31, 2010   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:I agree with you Michael baby
    it's slander you say it's not a sword
    but with your pen you torture men
    you crucify the lord
    you don't have to read it
    and you don't have to eat it
    to buy it is to feed it
    b
    Flag michaeljackson1958on July 31, 2010   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:"You'd crucify the Lord"

    this lyric stands out to me in this song..
    Flag billiejean11on July 10, 2010   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:This song is amazing, and true. The media twisted stories about Michael to make him the bad guy, and the stupid sheep out there fell for it. "To buy it is to feed it" indeed.
    Flag Amaya-chanon May 28, 2010   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:Love, love love this song!
    Flag ABeautifulFrenzyon April 16, 2010   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:"Assassinate and mutilate
    As the hounding media in hysteria
    Who's the next for you to resurrect"


    Exactly what happened after his death. They brought him down just so they could glorify him once he was gone. So sad. :(
    Flag nbloggzon February 28, 2010   Link
  • +1
    General Comment:"Sunday Times not a friend of mine....."
    Flag marie7334on October 06, 2009   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:I DO THINK THIS IS ONE OF THE GREATEST LYRICS EVER!!

    saying back to the media who make up storys fore selling lies and also fore the people buying the papers.

    This song flows and the lyric is so god!! you have to be gifted to make this song! :D
    one of my absolutly favourite songs!
    this shows what a GENOUIS Michael Jackson was!
    Flag solhaug86on September 28, 2009   Link

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