{"id":368,"date":"2009-06-27T01:10:43","date_gmt":"2009-06-27T00:10:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thebkmag.com\/?p=368"},"modified":"2009-06-27T01:10:43","modified_gmt":"2009-06-27T00:10:43","slug":"michael-jackson-morphine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thebkmag.com\/rebuild\/music\/michael-jackson-morphine\/","title":{"rendered":"For Michael… By Michael…"},"content":{"rendered":"

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“Morphine” <\/strong><\/em> <\/strong><\/em><\/h2>\n

He got flash, baby<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Kicked in the back, baby<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

A heart attack, baby<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

I need your body!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

A hot kiss, honey<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

He dug the ditch, baby<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

You make me sick, baby<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

So unreliable!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

I’m such a swine, baby<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

All down the line, baby<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

I hate your kind, baby<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

So unreliable!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

A hot buzz, baby<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

He want the buzz, baby<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Another drug, baby<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

You don’t deserve it!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Trust in me<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Trust in me<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Put all your trust in me<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

You’re doin’ morphine!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

(Is this what the doctor says?)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

He got the place, baby<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Kicked in the face, baby<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

He hate your race, baby<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

You’re such a liar!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

You’re every lick, baby<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Your dog’s a bitch, baby<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

You make me sick, baby<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

You talk survival<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

She never come for me<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

She never want, baby<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

I got you up, baby<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

You’re just a rival!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Always a play, daddy<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Right up your league, baby<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

You’re throwin’ shade, daddy<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

So undesirable!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Trust in me<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Trust in me<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Put all your trust in me<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

You’re doin’ morphine<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Go on, baby!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Relax<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

This won’t hurt you<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Before I put it in<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Close your eyes and count to ten<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Don’t cry, I won’t convert you<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

There’s no need to dismay<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Close your eyes and drift away<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Demerol, demerol<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Oh God he’s taking demerol<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Demerol, demerol<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Oh God he’s taking demerol<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

He’s tried hard to convince her<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

To give him more of what he had<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Today he wants it twice as bad<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Don’t cry, I won’t resent you<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Yesterday you had his trust<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Today he’s taking twice as much<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Demerol, demerol<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Oh God he’s taking demerol<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Demerol, demerol<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Oh God he’s got his demerol<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Hee….ooohhh<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Oh!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

(Is this what the doctor says?)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

He got shit, baby<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Your dog’s a bitch, baby<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

You make me sick, baby<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

You are a liar!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

He shoot the game, daddy<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Deep in the pain, baby<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

You talk the same, baby<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

You’re so unreliable!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Trust in me<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Trust in me<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Put all your trust in me<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

She’s doin’ morphine!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

You just sit around and talkin’ about it<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

You’re takin’ morphine<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Whoo!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Go on, baby<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

(Repeat – ad lib to end)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Lyrics:\u00a0 Michael Jackson<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A premonitory song from Michael Jackson… Rest in Peace.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":16930,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[674],"tags":[7,22,675,8,24],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/paG8MM-5W","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":35040,"url":"https:\/\/thebkmag.com\/rebuild\/celebrities\/taj-jackson-3t-gq-benjamin-kanarek\/","url_meta":{"origin":368,"position":0},"title":"Taj Jackson of the 3T by Benjamin Kanarek for GQ 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