(The Starlight Never Fades)Remix

(The Starlight Never Fades)Remix

I just wanted to be loved

Five years old, singin' pain that don't have a face

Rehearsal room mirror, tears drip into the bass

Father's shadow long, every misstep, a crack

Only under the spotlight – he never looks back

Brothers in their beds, he's spinning on the floor

Moonlight through the window, that boy wants more

No birthday parties, no swings, no sand

Just a microphone cold in his hand

He looks in the mirror – "am I a star?"

Can applause buy a room that's really his?

From Gary, Indiana, reaching past the sky

That black boy who learned to fly

From childhood to forever, the star had just begun

Under all that glitter, the war was never won

Neverland's lights will burn when day is done

Even if the world breaks you – you still shine like the sun

Twenty – Thriller broke the rules, world forgot to breathe

Moonwalk on a summer night, history underneath

MTV in black and white, he tore down every fence

Top of the world, but the price was immense

Billie Jean ain't his, but pain was always real

"Bad" was just a whisper he could never feel

They wanted beats, not bruises – so he built a wonderland

Gate let the children in… but locked away the man

Crown too heavy, scars too deep to tell

The outside world turned him into a riddle

When the crowds go home, he stares at his reflection

"Boy from Gary – was it worth the middle?"

From childhood to forever, his star would never fade

Gave the world his heartbeat, took a world of pain in trade

Under all that glitter, sleepless nights he paid

But when the bass line hits – he's the king they never made

Neverland's gate still glows, though he had to leave

Every single dance step – a history we keep

He said "heal the world" with every breath he gave

Falling like a meteor, dancing in the grave

Irony cuts deep – the one who loved the child

Was accused of stealing youth, running wild

He opened Neverland for a million broken kids

But his own childhood was a cage without a lid

June two thousand nine, a London morning cold

Fifty shows ahead – but the story never told

Heart stopped, but the rhythm – no, it never dies

Yeah… look

They saw the glove, never saw the bruise

Diamond on his sock, but his soul had the blues

Moonwalk on a stage, they cheered every glide

But the man behind the mask – he was running to hide

Screamin' "childhood" in a song that the world sang along

But nobody heard the little boy who got it wrong

Pepsi burned his scalp, and the press burned his name

Jackie, Tito, Jermaine – even fame felt the same

Neverland was a castle, but the king was alone

On the phone with Liz Taylor, crying on a throne

They wanted "Thriller", they wanted "Beat It"

They never wanted the man – they wanted the gimmick

So he danced till his feet bled, sang till his voice cracked

Held the world's applause, but the love he always lacked

Rest in peace, King – you're finally free

The moon still watches your steps for eternity

From Gary to the globe, from a whisper to a roar

Under all the sequins – the heart that bled and soared

Stars don't die, they just change the stage they walk

Michael in every beat, in every silent talk

Neverland's swing still sways in the wind

And the boy inside the man can finally begin

To rest – no cameras, no lies, no applause

Just the moon and that beautiful, broken cause

The boy from Gary… can rest now

No more hiding, no more proving how

Neverland's swing still swings somehow

And you – are finally free

When you look at the moon tonight

There's a shadow taking a moonwalk light

That's him – still shining bright

His story… keeps taking flight