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Michael Jackson

D.S.

Release date: 16th June 1995

From HIStory: Past, Present And Future - Book I
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A direct attack on Tom Sneddon, the district attorney who pursued Jackson through the 1990s, 'D.S.' strips away melody in favour of accusation. The track repeats its central refrain with mounting intensity, Jackson's voice hardening as he levels charges of political opportunism and moral corruption. There is no ambiguity here, no metaphor; the song names its target and holds him accountable across nearly five minutes of escalating fury. The production mirrors the lyrical aggression. A guitar break cuts through the repetition, and the arrangement stays lean, letting Jackson's voice and the chanted chorus dominate. Babies cry in the intro; gunshots punctuate the outro. These are the sounds of a man under siege, documenting his grievance in real time. 'D.S.' is protest music stripped to its most basic form: accusation, repetition, and the refusal to look away.

"D.S." is a track by Michael Jackson, from the album HIStory: Past, Present And Future - Book I, released 16th June 1995. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 1 article about Michael Jackson.

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Lyrics

D.S.

[Intro]

[Babies crying]

Aaow!

Gone, baby

[Verse 1]

They wanna get my ass dead or alive

You know he really tried to take me down by surprise

I bet he missioned with the CIA

He don't do half what he say

[Chorus]

Tom Sneddon is a cold man

Tom Sneddon is a cold man

Tom Sneddon is a cold man

Tom Sneddon is a cold man

[Verse 2]

He out shock in every single way

He stop at nothing just to get his political say

He think he hot 'cause he's BSTA

I bet he never had a social life anyway

You think he brother with the KKK?

I bet his mother never taught him right anyway

He want your vote just to remain TA

He don't do half what he say

[Chorus]

Cause Tom Sneddon is a cold man (Gone, boy)

Tom Sneddon is a cold man (Gone, boy)

Tom Sneddon is a cold man, now

Tom Sneddon is a cold man

Thomas Sneddon is a cold man

Tom Sneddon is a cold man

Tom Sneddon is a cold man (Hee-hee!)

Tom Sneddon is a cold man (He's just, he's just)

(Gone boy!) (Hoo-hoo!) (Hoo-hoo!)

(Slash!)

[Guitar Break]

Aaow!

Gone baby!

Hee-hee-hee!

Hoo-hoo!

Hoo-hoo!

Hoo-hoo!

Hee-hee!

Hee-hee!

Hee-hee!

Hee-hee!

[Bridge]

Does he send letters to the FBI?

Did he say to either do it or die?

[Chorus]

Thomas Sneddon is a cold man (Gone, boy)

Tom Sneddon is a cold man (Gone, boy)

Tom Sneddon is a cold man, now (Hee-hee!)

Tom Sneddon is a cold man

Thomas Sneddon is a cold man

Tom Sneddon is a cold man

Tom Sneddon is a cold man

Tom Sneddon is a cold man (He's just, he's just)

Thomas Sneddon is a cold man

Tom Sneddon is a cold man (Hee-hee!)

Tom Sneddon is a cold man (Hee-hee!)

Tom Sneddon is a cold man (Hee-hee!)

(He's just a-, he's just-just a doggone, na-na-na)

Thomas Sneddon is a cold man, ah (Hee-hee!)

Tom Sneddon is a cold man (He's just a dog!)

Tom Sneddon is a cold man (He's just a doggone!)

Tom Sneddon is a cold man (He's just, he just, just a-)

Cold man (He's just, he just, just a-)

Cold man (He's just, he just, just)

[Outro]

(Gone!)

(Hoo!)

(Ah, you dog!)

(Gone boy! Hoo!)

[Gunshot]

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Track details

From HIStory: Past, Present And Future - Book I

1995
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HIStory: Past, Present And Future - Book I
HIStory: Past, Present And Future - Book I
Michael Jackson
Release year
1995
  1. —I Just Can't Stop Loving You
  2. —Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'
  3. —The Girl is Mine
  4. —Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough
  5. —HIStory
  6. —D.S.
  7. —Come Together
  8. —Money
  9. —2 Bad
  10. —Tabloid Junkie
  11. —They Don't Care About Us
  12. —Little Susie / Pie Jesu

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