Lyric discussion by kiree79 

Cover art for Jam lyrics by Michael Jackson

This is a commentary on the general state of the world. He is saying that in order to solve the problems plaguing our world we must stop being so selfish and come together as one. When he speaks of the system and conditioning I believe he is talking about all of the violence,sexual content, etc. that we as a society have become so conditioned to shrug off. Television, music, and general media has a hold of the people and they accept violence and explicit content as a way of life. We have become so numb to these things that we so easily will allow all of these things to happen by simply saying, "Its not my problem" or "everybody is doing it". Television tells us what to wear, what to eat, and how to speak. Music tells us that women should be called out of their name. Video games are telling our children that it's okay to steal cars, beat up, and pillage. These are the things that now fuel the human condition, and being conditioned we have become so individualist that we don't care about the plight of our fellow man. People don't even care about their families anymore. He later goes on to talk about people constantly being confused about religion and what to believe. He is saying that so much religious contradiction within ourselves leaves us not know what to believe. That means even rudimentary beliefs of what is right and wrong. He further goes on to say that this is a task he is willing to take on because quote "It ain't too much for me". This is not about being mind controlled by Joe Jackson. If he wanted to address him, he would not disguise it here.