Man in the Mirror fue compuesta por Siedah Garrett y Glen Ballard y producida por Quincy Jones. Se lanzó como el cuarto sencillo del séptimo álbum en solitario de Michael Jackson, Bad, en 1988. La canción se inspiró en el deseo de cambiar y hacer una diferencia en el mundo, con su video musical mostrando imágenes de eventos históricos y figuras prominentes en los derechos civiles. Recibió aclamación universal y fue nominada para Record of the Yea ... Ver más [+] r en los Premios Grammy.
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I'm gonna make a change, for once in my life
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G#m
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It's gonna feel real good, gonna make a difference
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Gonna make it right
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As I, turn up the collar on my favorite winter coat
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This wind is blowin' my mind
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I see the kids in the street, with not enough to eat
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Who am I, to be blind? Pretending not to see their needs
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A summer's disregard, a broken bottle top
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And a one man's soul
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They follow each other on the wind ya' know
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'Cause they got nowhere to go
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That's why I want you to know
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I'm starting with the man in the mirror
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I'm asking him to change his ways
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And no message could have been any clearer
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If you wanna make the world a better place
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Take a look at yourself, and then make a change Na na na, na na na, na na, na nah
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I've been a victim of a selfish kind of love
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It's time that I realize
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That there are some with no home, not a nickel to loan
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Could it be really me, pretending that they're not alone?