I think MJ talked a whole lot about the JW world in his music. He uses alot of terms that seem pretty inane but are somewhat insider terms especially depending on the part of the world you're in.
I've been a victim of
A selfish kinda love (I think this is talking about disfellowshipping, parents only loving if you're still a witness)It's time that I realize
There are some with no home
Not a nickel to loan
Could it be really pretending that they're not alone (I think this has to do alot with JWs not donating to any other charity)
A willow deeply scarred
Somebody's broken heart (I think he's talking about his mother when he was disfellowshipped here and his loss of her relationship to him)And a washed out dream (Washed out is a term for someone going for MS or Elder and ends up disfellowshipped)(Washed out dream)
They follow the pattern of the wind ya' see (To go with the willow metaphor, I think this is a dig at New Light)'Cause they got no place to be (I think this is about the isolationism of JWs when they leave they've got nothing)That's why I'm starting with me
I'm starting with the man in the mirror
I'm asking him to change his ways (Alot of ex-JWs had this moment when they're about to leave they don't like who they've become)And no message could have been any clearer
If you wanna make the world a better place
Take a look at yourself and then make a change (Essentially stop waiting for God to step in, if you want the world to be better work for it)