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"Keep the Faith" is a song by Michael Jackson released as the twelfth track on the Dangerous album. Alongside Jackson is featured the Andraé Crouch choir.

Audio[]

A demo of "Keep the Faith leaked online at an unknown time in the 2000's. It is mostly the same as the final version with minor changes along the way. Another, even earlier demo would find its way on the internet on January 27, 2023 after the Brad Sundberg laptop theft. This demo was mostly the same as the other leak, although it is very noticably in a higher key than any other version. Both demos feature much lower-effort vocals from Jackson, sometimes even mumbling.

Lyrics[]

[Verse 1]
If you called out loud, would it get inside
Through the heart of your surrender, to your alibis?
And you can say the words like you understand
But the power's in believin', so give yourself a chance

[Pre-Chorus]
'Cause you can climb the highest mountain
Swim the deepest sea, hee
All you need is the will to want it and a little self-esteem

[Chorus]
So keep the faith, don't let nobody turn you 'round
You got to know when it's good to go
To get your dreams up off of the ground, ah
Keep the faith, baby, yeah
Because it's just a matter of time
Before your confidence will win out
Believe in yourself, no matter what it's gonna take
You can be a winner, but you got to keep the faith

[Post-Chorus]
Ah, gon' keep it, brother
You got it

[Verse 2]
(Ooh-ooh) And when you think of trust, does it lead you home (Oh, ah-ah)
To a place that you only dream of when you're all alone?
(Ooh-ooh) And you can go by the feel 'stead of circumstance
But the power's in believin', so give yourself a chance

[Pre-Chorus]
I know that you can sail across the water
Float across the sky, ah
Any road that you take will get you there
If you'll only try

[Chorus]
So keep the faith, ow
Don't let nobody take you down, brother (Don't you)
Just keep your (Faith) eyes on the prize (Faith)
And your feet flat on the ground
So keep the faith, baby, yeah (Ah-ah)
Because it's just a matter of time (Only)
Before your confidence will win out
(Ah-ah-ah) I told my brother how to do the thing right
(Ah-ah-ah) Lift up your head and show the world ya got pride
(Ah-ah-ah) Go for what you want, don't let 'em get in your way
You can be better, but you got to keep the faith

[Post-Chorus]
Ah, gon' keep it, brother
You got it

[Bridge]
(Ooh) I know that keepin' the faith means never givin' up on love (Ah)
(Ah-ah-ah) But the power that love (Oh-oh) has to make it right
Makes it (Ah-ah-ah), uh, makes it right

[Chorus]
So keep the faith (Faith), go on
Don't let nobody turn you 'round, brother (Oh-oh-oh)
You got to know when it's good to go
To get your dreams up off the ground (Ah-ah, oh)
So keep the faith, baby, yeah
Because it's just a matter of time
Before your confidence will win out

[Refrain]
(Ah-ah-ah) And you'll stand up, act like you wanna do right
(Ah-ah-ah) Don't play the fool for the rest of your life
(Ah-ah-ah) Work on it, brother and you'll make it someday
(Ah-ah-ah) Go for what you want and don't forget the faith
(Ah-ah-ah) Look at yourself and what you're doin' right now
(Ah-ah-ah) Stand back a minute just to check yourself out (Uh, uh)
(Ah-ah-ah) Straighten out your life and how you're livin' each day
(Ah-ah-ah) Get yourself together, but you got to keep the faith

[Chorus]
(Keep the faith) Go on (Ow)
Don't let nobody take you down, brother (Ooh-ooh)
(Keep the faith) Just keep your eyes on the prize
(Ah-ah) And your feet flat on the ground
So keep the faith, baby (Keep—), yeah
Because it's just a matter of time
Before your confidence will win out

[Refrain]
(Ah-ah-ah) Lift up your mind before your mind gets blown (Oh, yeah)
(Ah-ah-ah) Some things in life, you best just leave 'em alone (Oh, yeah)
(Ah-ah-ah) Go for what you want, don't let it get in your way (Yeah)
(Ah-ah-ah) You can make it happen, but ya gotta keep the faith

[Bridge]
(Keep the faith) Go on, keep it, brother
You got to keep the faith, yeah, keep the faith
(Keep the faith) Go on, keep it, sister
You got to keep the faith (Keep the faith, na-na)
(Keep the faith) I showed my brother how to do the thing right
(Don't let nobody tell you how)
Lift up your head and show the world you got pride
(Keep the faith) Go for what you want, don't let 'em get in your way
(Don't let nobody boss you 'round)
You can be a winner, if you keep, ah, the faith
(Keep the faith) Straighten out yourself and get your mind on track (Oh, yeah)
(Don't let nobody tell you 'round)
Dust off your butt and get your self-respect back (Oh, yeah)
(Keep the faith) You've known me long enough to know that I don't play (Oh, yeah)
(Don't let nobody—)
Take it like you wanna, but you got to keep the faith

[Outro]
(Keep the faith) Go on
Don't let nobody take you down (Ooh-ooh)
Just keep your eyes on the prize (Keep the faith, oh)
(Ah-ah) And get your feet back on the ground
So keep the faith, baby, yeah (Keep the faith)
Because it's just a matter of time
Before your confidence will win out
But 'til that day, I say you got to keep the faith (Hmm)

Discography
Studio albums
Got to Be ThereBenMusic & MeForever, Michael Off the WallThrillerBadDangerousHIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book IInvincible
Other albums
Farewell My Summer LoveBlood on the Dance Floor: HIStory in the MixThe Ultimate CollectionThriller 25MichaelBad 25XscapeScreamThriller 40
Singles
"Got to Be There" • "Rockin' Robin" • "I Wanna Be Where You Are" • "Ain't No Sunshine" • "Ben" • "With a Child's Heart" • "Music & Me" • "We're Almost There" • "Just a Little Bit of You" • "You Can't Win" • "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" • "Rock with You" • "Off the Wall" • "She's Out of My Life" • "Girlfriend" • "One Day in Your Life" • "The Girl is Mine" • "Billie Jean" • "Beat It" • "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" • "Human Nature" • "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)" • "Thriller" • "Happy" • "I Just Can't Stop Loving You" • "Bad" • "The Way You Make Me Feel" • "Man in the Mirror" • "Dirty Diana" • "Another Part of Me" • "Smooth Criminal" • "Leave Me Alone" • "Liberian Girl" • "Black or White" • "Remember the Time" • "In the Closet" • "Jam" • "Who Is It" • "Heal the World" • "Give In to Me" • "Will You Be There" • "Gone Too Soon" • "Scream/Childhood" • "You Are Not Alone" • "Earth Song" • "They Don't Care About Us" • "Stranger in Moscow" • "Blood on the Dance Floor" • "HIStory/Ghosts" • "Smile" • "You Rock My World" • "Butterflies" • "Cry" • "What More Can I Give" • "One More Chance" • "The Girl is Mine 2008" • "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' 2008" • "Hold My Hand" • "Mind Is the Magic" • "Hollywood Tonight" • "Behind the Mask" • "(I Like) The Way You Love Me" • "Love Never Felt So Good" • "A Place with No Name" • "Blood on the Dance Floor X Dangerous (The White Panda Mash-Up)"
Promotional singles
"Speed Demon" • "Someone Put Your Hand Out" • "This Time Around" • "Is It Scary" • "Speechless" • "Unbreakable" • "Cheater" • "This Is It"
Non-single songs
"Girl Don't Take Your Love from Me" • "In Our Small Way" • "Wings of My Love" • "Maria (You Were the Only One)" • "Love Is Here and Now You're Gone" • "You've Got a Friend" • "Greatest Show on Earth" • "People Make the World go Round" • "We've Got a Good Thing Going" • "Everybody's Somebody's Fool" • "My Girl" • "What Goes Around Comes Around" • "Shoo-Be-Doo-Be-Doo-Da-Day" • "You Can Cry on My Shoulder" • "Up Again" • "All the Things You Are" • "Too Young" • "Doggin' Around" • "Euphoria" • "Morning Glow" • "Johnny Raven" • "Take Me Back" • "Cinderella Stay Awhile" • "We've Got Forever" • "You Are There" • "Dapper Dan" • "Dear Michael" • "I'll Come Home To You" • "Workin' Day and Night" • "Get on the Floor" • "I Can't Help It" • "It's The Falling In Love" • "Burn This Disco Out" • "Someone in the Dark" • "Baby Be Mine" • "The Lady In My Life" • "Just Good Friends" • "Why You Wanna Trip on Me" • "She Drives Me Wild" • "Can't Let Her Get Away" • "Keep the Faith" • "Dangerous" • "D.S." • "Money" • "Come Together" • "Tabloid Junkie" • "2 Bad" • "Little Susie / Pie Jesu" • "On the Line" • "Morphine" • "Superfly Sister" • "Carousel" • "Streetwalker" • "Fly Away" • "Heartbreaker" • "Invincible" • "Break of Dawn" • "Heaven Can Wait" • "2000 Watts" • "You Are My Life" • "Privacy" • "Don't Walk Away" • "The Lost Children" • "Whatever Happens" • "Threatened" • "Shout" • "Sunset Driver" • "Scared of the Moon" • "We Are Here to Change the World" • "Monkey Business" • "Fall Again" • "In the Back" • "Beautiful Girl" • "We've Had Enough" • "For All Time" • "Got the Hots" • "Best of Joy" • "(I Can't Make It) Another Day" • "Much Too Soon" • "Don't Be Messin' 'Round" • "I'm So Blue" • "Abortion Papers" • "Free" • "Price of Fame" • "Al Capone" • "Chicago" • "Loving You" • "Slave to the Rhythm" • "Do You Know Where Your Children Are" • "Blue Gangsta" • "Xscape" • "Starlight" • "Who Do You Know" • "The Toy" • "What a Lovely Way to Go" • "She's Trouble"
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