D.S.
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D.S. Lyrics
[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
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?
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!)
About
The sixth track on the album, “D.S.” is aimed at the man most responsible for Michael’s descent from the top of the pop mountain
Michael lays out his grievances, accusations, and assumptions against Tom Sneddon who – at the time, and later in the People v. Jackson trial – seemed to have a personal vendetta against him. During the 2005 trial, fans outside the courthouse sang this song ad infinitum – MJ would later be acquitted of all charges.
D.S. is also notable for being one of few songs Michael would use a sample in – this one being Yes' “Owner of a Lonely Heart”. Not only that, but this is the soft-spoken superstar’s only diss song…making it ripe for inclusion on Rap Genius.
Q&A
Find answers to frequently asked questions about the song and explore its deeper meaning
Yes. When addressing the track, he said
I have not—shall we say—done him the honor of listening to it, but I’ve been told that it ends with the sound of a gunshot.
- 1.Billie Jean
- 6.Bad
- 9.Thriller
- 10.Beat It
- 11.The Girl is Mine
- 15.Heal the World
- 16.Scream
- 19.This Time Around
- 20.Earth Song
- 21.D.S.
- 22.Money
- 23.Come Together
- 25.Childhood
- 26.Tabloid Junkie
- 27.2 Bad
- 28.HIStory
- 30.Smile