 When Michael was in the studio recording, he doesn't know how he was able to control his breath like that because he would be dancing like full on sweating. Yes. Couldn't hear it at all in his voice. Yes. He was a master. He was a king. He was a king in the booth. In this verse, she's his emotional dependency. Without her, he's losing touch with reality and losing himself. Mike's voice carries a raw pleading quality here.