Mimi

Spy, spy, spy. Oh if you only knew the things that I know.

Let's try something here. I was listening to Mariah Carey's Emancipation of Mimi and I was paying attention to the lyrics. I was struck not by the content of her lyrics, but more by the realization that she has been through a lot in her love life to be singing about such hardships - confusion, longing, acceptance, hurt, anxiety, maybe betrayal. Who ever knew such a basketcase had so much depth? (Maybe she's such a basketcase because of said hardships).

Ironically, I can use her lyrics through a time-line for myself. If you hate reading lyrics, I would suggest that you listen to the song as you read. Take a chance to really read the words, maybe you can identify with them as well.

DECEMBER - We Belong Together (Track 2)
I didn´t mean it
When I said I didn´t love you so
I should have held on tight
I never should´ve let you go
I did nothing
I was stupid
I was foolish
I was lying to myself
I could not fathom that I would ever
Be without your love
Never imagined I´d be
Sitting here beside myself

I didn´t know you
I didn´t know me
But I thought I knew everything
I never felt
The feeling that I´m feeling now
Now that I don´t
Hear your voice
Or even touch or even kiss your lips
Cause I don´t have a choice
What I wouldn´t give
To have you lying by my side

We belong together
When you left
I lost a part of me
It´s still so hard to believe
Come back baby please
We belong together

Who else am I gonna lean on
When times get rough
Who´s gonna talk to me
Till the sun comes up
Who´s gonna take your place
Baby nobody else
We belong together

I can´t sleep at night
When you´re all on my mind
Bobby Womack´s on the radio
Singing to me
´If you think you´re lonely now´
Wait a minute
This is too deep, too deep
I gotta change the station
So I turn the dial
Trying to catch a break
And then I hear Babyface

I only think of you
And it´s breaking my heart
I´m trying to keep it together
But I´m falling apart
I´m feeling all out of my element
I´m throwing things
Crying
Trying to figure out
Where the hell I went wrong
The pain reflected in this song
Ain´t even half of what
I´m feeling inside
I need you
Need you back in my life baby

When you left
I lost a part of me
It´s still so hard to believe
Come back baby please
We belong together

Who else am I gonna lean on
When times get rough
Who´s gonna talk to me
Till the sun comes up
Who´s gonna take your place
There ain´t nobody else
We belong together

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