Scream

Scream by Michael and Janet Jackson is featured in Michael, the eleventh episode of Season Three. It is sung by Artie and Mike.

Scream is the third song in the Michael Jackson tribute episode. It is a dream sequence of Artie that involves Mike, that begins after Artie gets angry because he's tired of himself and the Glee Club being terrorized, and because he is angry at Mr. Schuester since he doesn't tolerate violence and thinks they should sing instead. For the performance, the original music video was re-created. At the end of the dream sequence, when Artie snaps back into reality, Mr. Schue is seen calling Artie's name a few times before the latter rolls himself out of the choir room.

Lyrics

Artie:
Ahhhhh!
Hee, hee!
I'm tired of injustice, ah!
I'm tired of the schemes
It's kind of disgustin', ah
Uh, so what does it mean? daddy
You're kicking me down
I got to get up, ah
As jacked as it sounds
The whole system sucks
daddy it, hoo hoo!

Mike (Artie):
I peek in the shadow (hoo hoo!)
I come into the light (hoo hoo!)
But if you tell me I'm wrong (hee hee!)
Then you better prove you're right

You're sellin' out souls, but
I care about mine
I've got to get stronger
And I won't give up the fight

Artie (Mike):
With such confusions don't it make you wanna scream (Make you wanna scream)
Your bash abusin' victimize within the scheme (Woo!)

Mike:
You try to cope with every lie they scrutinize

Artie and Mike:
Somebody please have mercy
Cause I just can't take it

Stop pressurin' me
Just stop pressurin' me
Just stop pressurin' me

Mike (Artie):
Make me wanna scream (: Da, da, da!)

Artie and Mike:
Just stop pressurin' me
Just stop pressurin' me
Just stop pressurin' me

Mike (Artie):
You make me wanna scream (You just, you just)

Artie (Mike):
I'm tired of you tellin' the story your way (Tellin', the story your way)
It's causin' confusion (Confusion)
You think it's okay, damn it!

Mike (Artie):
You keep changin' the rules (Woo hoo!)
I keep playin' the game (Woo hoo!)
I can't take it much longer (Woo hoo!)
I think I might go insane (Baby)

Artie (Mike):
With such confusions don't it make you wanna scream (Make you wanna scream)
Your bash abusin' victimize within the scheme (Scheming baby)

Mike:
You find your pleasure scandalizin' every lie

Mike and Artie:
Oh father, please have mercy cause I just can't take it

Mike (Artie):
Stop pressurin' me (Stop your pressure)
Just stop pressurin' me
Just stop pressurin' me (Hee, hee!)
Make me wanna scream (Woo!)
Stop pressurin' me (Stop your pressure)
Just stop pressurin' me (Stop your pressure)
Just stop pressurin' me (Hee!)
Make me wanna scream (Hee!)

Oh my God, can't believe what I saw
As I turned on the TV this evening
I was disgusted by all the injustice
All the injustice

Artie:
All the injustice
Hee hee, woo hoo!

Mike:
Oh!
Yeah Yeah

Artie:
Baby!

Mike:
Woo!

Artie and Mike:
Stop

Mike (Artie):
Pressurin' me (Stop your pressure)
Just stop pressurin' me (Stop your pressure)
Stop pressurin' me
You make me wanna scream (You know you really make me wanna)

Artie (Mike):
Stop pressurin' me (He he!)

Artie and Mike (Mike):
Just stop pressurin' me (Artie: Stop your pressure)
Stop pressurin' me (Yeah yeah)
Makes me wanna scream

Mike (Artie):
Stop pressurin' me (We got to do it)
Just stop pressurin' me (Stop your pressure)
Stop pressurin' me
Makes me wanna scream (Da, da, da!)
Stop pressurin' me (Baby oh yeah)
Just stop pressurin' me (Got to stop me now)
Stop pressurin' me (He!)
Makes me wanna scream

Trivia

The set for Scream took a lot of work to build. It is said to be one of the most difficult sets ever made on Glee.
This performance was a tribute to the actual music video which is extremely similar.
This is Artie's third dream sequence performance after Safety Dance and Stronger.
This is the second performance where Artie dances out of his wheelchair, and both of them includes Mike dancing.
This is one of the songs in which the performance is slightly similar to the official music video, some of the others being This Is the New Year, Black or White and It's Not Right But It's Okay.
A few lyrics were altered due to swearing in the original version of the song.