Another generic 'MJ is dead' entry

So he died. I found out through the radio this morning, when the usually hilariously entertaining Hitz.fm Morning Crew show seemed to have lost all its colors and turned black. I actually thought I dialed in Lite.fm, but no, it was Hitz.fm. They kept playing MJ songs and then I realized something relating to MJ must have happened. Then the sub-Morning Crew reannounced it: That MJ died from cardiac arrest last night.

Yes I was shocked about his death. But more shocking to me was the fact that I somehow felt affected by this news. I usually couldn't care less about the entertainment world and its celebrities. I don't celebrate when celebrities get married or welcome a newborn. I never felt sad for a divorce or a death in the family of celebrities. But when I learnt about MJ's death, I felt a tinge, a small sense of loss inside, which is weird, because like I said, I don't really care much about the guy.

Maybe it's because they keep spinning his music all morning. And the fact that when I was growing up, he was the biggest thing in music, and that his music pretty much brings up lots of memories of my childhood.

Come to think of it, I've always liked his songs regarding human compassion and the environment. So I guess as a tribute I'll post the lyrics of one of his songs here, the one I seem to have listened to the most in recent years.

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Heal the World

written, produced, and sung by Michael Jackson

Theres 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

Youll find theres no need to cry

In this place you'll feel there's no hurt or sorrow

There are ways to get there

If you care enough for the living

Make a little space

Make a better place

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

If you want to know why

Theres 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

Then it feels that always

Love's enough for us growing

So make a better world

Make a better 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

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

Wound this earth, crucify its soul

Though its plain to see

This world is heavenly

Be God's glow

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 cry happy tears

See the nations turn their swords into plowshares

We could really get there

If you cared enough for the living

Make a little space

To make a better place...

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

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

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

You and for me

You and for me

You and for me

You and for me

You and for me

You and for me

You and for me

You and for me

You and for me

You and for me

You and for me

...

R.I.P. Michael Jackson.

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There you go. My generic MJ's death tribute entry.