“Here abandoned in my fame
Armageddon of the brain
KGB was doggin’ me
Take my name and just let me be
Then a beggar boy called my name
Happy days will drown the pain
On and on and on it came
And again, and again, and again…
Take my name and just let me be
How does it feel (How does it feel)
How does it feel
How does it feel
How does it feel
How does it feel (How does it feel now)
How does it feel
How does it feel
When you’re alone
And you’re cold inside
How does it feel (How does it feel)
How does it feel
How does it feel
How does it feel
How does it feel (How does it feel now)
How does it feel
How does it feel
How does it feel
When you’re alone
And you’re cold inside
Like stranger in Moscow
Lord, I must say
Like stranger in Moscow
Lord, I must say
We’re talkin’ danger
We’re talkin’ danger, baby
Like stranger in Moscow
We’re talkin’ danger
We’re talkin’ danger, baby
Like stranger in Moscow
I’m livin’ lonely
I’m livin’ lonely, baby
Stranger in Moscow
I’m livin’ lonely
I’m livin’ lonely, baby
Stranger in Moscow”
Armageddon of the brain
KGB was doggin’ me
Take my name and just let me be
Then a beggar boy called my name
Happy days will drown the pain
On and on and on it came
And again, and again, and again…
Take my name and just let me be
How does it feel (How does it feel)
How does it feel
How does it feel
How does it feel
How does it feel (How does it feel now)
How does it feel
How does it feel
When you’re alone
And you’re cold inside
How does it feel (How does it feel)
How does it feel
How does it feel
How does it feel
How does it feel (How does it feel now)
How does it feel
How does it feel
How does it feel
When you’re alone
And you’re cold inside
Like stranger in Moscow
Lord, I must say
Like stranger in Moscow
Lord, I must say
We’re talkin’ danger
We’re talkin’ danger, baby
Like stranger in Moscow
We’re talkin’ danger
We’re talkin’ danger, baby
Like stranger in Moscow
I’m livin’ lonely
I’m livin’ lonely, baby
Stranger in Moscow
I’m livin’ lonely
I’m livin’ lonely, baby
Stranger in Moscow”
I think Stranger in Moscow is a great song. It's about Michael feeling alone and very cold internally - hence the line "How does it feel when you're alone and you're cold inside". That line's pretty neat.
"Swift and sudden fall from grace" means the humiliation he felt because of the child abuse accusations made against him in 1993. In the ballad, Jackson sings of a fall from grace that has left him lonely, isolated, paranoid and on the verge of insanity. And in the video Michael did feel envious of all those people running past him, taking advantage of feeling the rain against their faces. Finally he then walks out into the rain and joins them. In my opinion, this is a great, although underrated, MJ song. Kudos to MJ for writing this. It's very deep and philosophical, too! I like the song, and the video as well.
I'm sure Michael would've been been so pleased to hear that his music is still listened to by many of his fans around the world.