The way she came into the place
I knew right then and there
There was something different
About this girl

The way she moved
Her hair, her face, her lines
Divinity in motion

As she stalked the room
I could feel the aura
Of her presence
Every head turned
Feeling passion and lust

The girl was persuasive
The girl I could not trust
The girl was bad
The girl was dangerous

I never knew but I was
Walking the line
Come go with me
I said I have no time
And don't you pretend we didn't
Talk on the phone
My baby cried
She left me standing alone

She's so dangerous
The girl is so dangerous
Take away my money
Throw away my time
You can call me honey
But you're no damn good for me

She came at me in sections
With the eyes of desire
I fell trapped into her
Web of sin
A touch, a kiss
A whisper of love
I was at the point
Of no return

Deep in the darkness of
Passion's insanity
I felt taken by lust's
Strange inhumanity
This girl was persuasive
This girl I could not trust
The girl was bad
The girl was dangerous

I never knew
But I was living in vain
She called my house
She said you know my name
And don't you pretend
You never did me before
With tears in her eyes
My baby walked out the door

She's so dangerous
The girl is so dangerous
Take away my money
Throw away my time
You can call me honey
But you're no damn good for me

Dangerous
The girl is so dangerous
I have to pray to god
'Cause I know how
Lust can blind
It's a passion in my soul
But you're no damn lover
Friend of mine

I can not sleep alone tonight
My baby left me here tonight
I cannot cope 'til it's all right
You and your manipulation
You hurt my baby

And then it happened
She touched me
For the lips of
A strange woman
Drop as a honeycomb
And her mouth was
Smoother than oil
But her inner spirit and words
Were as sharp as
A two-edged sword
But I loved it
'Cause it's dangerous

Dangerous
The girl is so dangerous
Take away my money
Throw away my time
You can call me honey
But you're no damn good for me

Dangerous
The girl is so dangerous
Take away my money
Throw away my time
You can call me honey
But you're no damn good for me

Dangerous
The girl is so dangerous
Take away my money
Throw away my time
You can call me honey
But you're no damn good for me

Dangerous
The girl is so dangerous
I have to pray to god
'cause I know how
Lust can blind
It's a passion in my soul
But you're no damn lover
Friend of mine


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Dangerous Lyrics as written by Michael Joseph Jackson Bill Bottrell

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    i love the way he talks coz he voice even wen he isnt singin is so full of meaning

    xxsxi-sarahxxon March 03, 2006   Link
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    General Comment

    i think there was this girl who was into him, and she made his girlfriend leave him...i like the song..but not some of the lyrics

    mylifeon June 16, 2008   Link
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    General Comment

    Watch the dance he does to it. He did it a couple of times in the 90s and again in I think 2001/2003. It's amazing! Makes me love this song even more! :D

    havok_foreveron April 20, 2009   Link
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    General Comment

    Kinda like a parallel to Dirty Diana!

    autumnsoliloquyon August 09, 2009   Link
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    My Opinion

    This song is sooo amazing :D I love the bassline, my god, Michael was the master of that! He's the only artist who has these cool basslines! <3 So powerful ^^

    SillieeJacksonxon February 24, 2010   Link
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    General Comment

    WELL I THINK THIS SONG IS A LIFE EXPERIENCE HE HAD WITH A GIRL. I LOVE THIS SONG MICHAEL IS SO SEXY

    michaeljackson1958on July 31, 2010   Link
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    General Comment

    It's about how he's fallen in lust with another woman, and he knows it's wrong, but the thrill of it (and presumably the sex as well) is so amazing that he loves it, "cause it's Dangerous". ;) Cool song, and Michael's voice is quite sexy here. It's too bad this didn't get a single release due to the allegations.

    Amaya-chanon January 18, 2011   Link
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    General Comment

    I think Most of the Words were Inspired By "Girl Hunt Ballet" in The Fred Astire's Band Wagon . Plenty of Words are Similar.

    FacebookLoginIsBrokenon October 27, 2018   Link

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