Heal The World

Heal the World is a song from Michael Jackson's hit album, Dangerous, released in 1991. The music video features children living in countries suffering from unrest. It is also one of only a handful of Michael Jackson's videos not to feature Jackson himself, the others being "Cry", "HIStory" and "Man in the Mirror". (The clips for "HIStory" and "Man in the Mirror" only feature Michael Jackson in archival footage). Jackson performed the song in the Super Bowl XXVII halftime show with a 35000 person flash card performance. In a 2001 Internet chat with fans, Jackson said "Heal the World" is the song he is most proud to have created. He also created the Heal the World Foundation, a charitable organization which was designed to improve the lives of children. The organization was also meant to teach children how to help others. This concept of 'betterment for all' would become a centerpiece for the Dangerous World Tour. In the documentary Living with Michael Jackson, Jackson said he created the song in his "Giving Tree" at the Neverland Ranch. The song reached #2 in the UK Singles Chart in December 1992, kept off the #1 position by Whitney Houston's "I Will Always Love You". It fared less well in the US, reaching a peak of #27 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming his second consecutive single not to reach the Top 20.

[Intro: Child] Think about the generations and say that we want to make it a better place for our children, and our children's children, so that they know it's a better world for them And think, if they can make it a better place... [Verse 1] There's a place in your heart And I know that it is love And this place could be much brighter than tomorrow And if you really try You'll find there's no need to cry In this place, you will feel there's no hurt or sorrow [Pre-Chorus 1] There are ways to get there If you care enough for the living Make a little space Make a better place [Chorus] Heal the world Make it a better place For you and for me and the entire human race There are people dying If you care enough for the living Make a better place for you and for me [Verse 2] If you want to know why There's a love that cannot lie Love is strong, it only cares for joyful giving If we try, we shall see In this bliss, we cannot feel Fear or dread, we stop existing and start living [Pre-Chorus 2] Then it feels that always Love's enough for us growing So make a better world To make a better world [Chorus] Heal the world Make it a better place For you and for me and the entire human race There are people dying If you care enough for the living Make a better place for you and for me [Bridge] And the dream we were conceived in will reveal a joyful face And the world we once believed in will shine again in grace Then why do we keep strangling life? Would this Earth crucify its soul? Though it's plain to see This world is heavenly Be God's glow [Verse 3] We could fly so high Let our spirits never die In my heart, I feel you are all my brothers Create a world with no fear Together, we'll cry happy tears See the nations turn their swords into Ploughshares [Pre-Chorus 3] We could really get there If you cared enough for the living Make a little space To make a better place [Chorus] Heal the world Make it a better place For you and for me And the entire human race There are people dying If you care enough for the living Make a better place For you and for me Heal the world Make it a better place For you and for me and the entire human race There are people dying If you care enough for the living Make a better place for you and for me Heal the world (Heal the world) Make it a better place For you and for me and the entire human race There are people dying If you care enough for the living Make a better place for you and for me [Post-Chorus] There are people dying If you care enough for the living Make a better place for you and for me There are people dying If you care enough for the living Make a better place for you and for me [Outro: Michael Jackson & Child] Make a better place (You and for me) Make a better place (You and for me) Make a better place (You and for me) (You and for me) Heal the world we live in (You and for me) Save it for our children (You and for me) Heal the world we live in (You and for me) Save it for our children (You and for me) Heal the world we live in (You and for me) Save it for our children (You and for me) Heal the world we live in (You and for me) Save it for our children