Mariah Carey Lyric Archives

Mariah Carey Lyric Archive #01: Mariah Carey (album)

Revision #001 (8th April 1996)

Originally transcribed by Joe Navratil.
Prisoner rap verses transcribed by Sieraaj Ahmed.
Maintained by Kade "Archer" Hansson <archer@kaserver.org>.
Corrections and all forms of feedback are encouraged.


@ALBUM: Mariah Carey @ARTIST: Mariah Carey
@SONG: Vision Of Love @LYRICS: M Carey, B Margulies @MUSIC: M Carey, B Margulies, C Toland

Treated me kind Sweet destiny Carried me through desperation To the one that was waiting for me It took so long Still I believed Somehow the one that I needed Would find me eventually

I had a vision of love And it was all that you've given to me

Prayed through the nights Felt so alone Suffered through alienation Carried the weight on my own Had to be strong So I believed And now I know I've succeeded In finding the place I conceived

I had a vision of love And it was all that you've given to me I had a vision of love And it was all that you've given me

I've realised a dream And I visualized The love that came to be Feel so alive I'm so thankful that I've received The answer that Heaven has sent down to me

You treated me kind Sweet destiny And I'll be eternally grateful Holding you so close to me Prayed through the nights So faithfully Knowing the one that I needed Would find me eventually

I had a vision of love And it was all that you've given to me I had a vision of love And it was all that you turned out to be


@SONG: There's Got To Be A Way @LYRICS: M Carey, R Wake @MUSIC: B Cadway

A broken man without a home Desperate and so alone A victim of society No-one really wants to see Some of us don't even wonder Some of us don't even care Couldn't we just help each other Isn't there enough to share

There's got to be a way To connect this world today Come together to relieve the pain There's got to be a way To unite this human race And together we'll bring on a change

In another land they still believe Colour grants supremacy I don't understand how there can be Regulated bigotry Some of us don't even wonder Some of us don't even care Couldn't we accept each other Can't we make ourselves aware

There's got to be a way To connect this world today Come together to relieve the pain There's got to be a way To unite this human race And together we'll bring on a change

And maybe then the future will be a time Without war, destitution and sorrow And hungry children won't have to die Oh, if we work together today We'll save tomorrow, yeah Oh yes Com'on, com'on

Some of us don't even wonder Some of us don't even care Couldn't we just love each other Isn't there enough to share

There's got to be a way To connect this world today Come together to relieve the pain There's got to be a way To unite this human race And together we'll bring on a change

There's got to be a way To connect this world today

There's got to be a way To unite this human race


@SONG: I Don't Wanna Cry @LYRICS: M Carey, NM Walden @MUSIC: NM Walden

Once again we sit in silence After all is said and done Only emptiness inside us Baby, look what we've become We can make a million promises But we still won't change It isn't right to stay together When you only bring each other pain

I don't wanna cry Don't wanna cry Nothing in the world Could take us back To where we used to be Though I've given you my heart and soul (Given you my heart and soul) I must find a way of letting go 'Cause baby, I don't wanna cry Ooh, I don't wanna cry Hey

Too far apart to bridge the distance But something keeps us hanging on and on Pretending not to know the difference Denying what we had is gone Every moment we're together It's just breaking me down I know we swore it was forever But it hurts too much to stay around

I don't wanna cry Don't wanna cry Nothing in the world Could take us back To where we used to be Though I've given you my heart and soul (Given you my heart and soul) I must find a way of letting go 'Cause baby, I don't wanna cry Ooh, I don't wanna cry No, no, oh yeah

All the magic's gone There's just a shadow of a memory Something just went wrong We can't go on make-believing Go on make-believing...

I don't wanna cry Don't wanna cry Nothing in the world Could take us back To where we used to be Though I've given you my heart and soul (Given you my heart and soul) And I've given you my heart and soul (Given you my heart and soul) I must find a way of letting go 'Cause baby, I don't wanna cry Ooh, cry I don't wanna cry Mmm I don't wanna cry


@SONG: Someday @LYRICS: M Carey, B Margulies @MUSIC: M Carey, B Margulies, C Toland

You were so blind to let me go You had it all but didn't know it, no No one you'll ever find will be Closer to all your dreams than me Believe it- the grass would be greener You told yourself, "I just don't need her now" But I know you'll soon discover You're never satisfied with any other

Someday Ooh, Someday The one you gave away Will be the only one you're wishing for Someday, hey hey Boy, you're gonna pay 'Cause baby, I'm the one who's keeping score

You'll change your mind and call my name Soon as you find they're all the same And when you find yourself alone Don't come back crying You should have known Believe me, I'm not pretending It's not hard to predict this ending now 'Cause I know you'll soon discover You're needing me in spite of all the others

Someday Ooh, someday The one you gave away Will be the only one you're wishing for Someday, hey hey Boy, you're gonna pay 'Cause baby, I'm the one who's keeping score

Someday Ooh, someday The one you gave away Will be the only one you're wishing for Someday, hey hey Boy, you're gonna pay 'Cause baby, I'm the one who's keeping score

Maybe now you just can't conceive That there'll ever come a time when you're cold and lonely Baby, how could you ever believe That another could replace me The one and only But when your down In your time of need And you're thinking that You might be coming back to own me Just think again 'Cause I won't need your love anymore

Someday Ooh, someday The one you gave away Will be the only one you're wishing for Someday, hey hey Boy, you're gonna pay 'Cause baby, I'm the one who's keeping score

Someday Ooh, someday The one you gave away Will be the only one you're wishing for Someday, hey hey Boy, you're gonna pay 'Cause baby, I'm the one who's keeping score

Someday Ooh, someday The one you gave away Will be the only one you're wishing for Someday, hey hey Boy, you're gonna pay 'Cause baby, I'm the one who's keeping score


@SONG: Vanishing @LYRICS: M Carey, B Margulies @MUSIC: M Carey, B Margulies, C Toland

If I could recapture All of the memories And bring them to life Surely I would Hear the distant laughter Wasn't it you and me Surviving the night You're fading out of my sight Swiftly

You're vanishing Drifting away You're vanishing Oh

I was so enraptured No sensibility To open my eyes I misunderstood Now you're fading faster It's suddenly hard to see You're taking the light Letting the shadows inside Swiftly

You're vanishing Drifting away You're vanishing Oh You're vanishing Drifting away You're...

Reaching out into the distance Searching for spirits of the past Just a trace of your existence to grasp

And if somehow I could recapture All of the memories And bring them to life Lord knows I would But now you're fading faster Getting so hard to see Taking the light Letting the darkness inside Swiftly

You're vanishing Drifting away You're vanishing Oh You're vanishing Drifting so far away Oh Vanishing Oh yeah Away


@SONG: All In Your Mind @LYRICS: M Carey, B Margulies @MUSIC: M Carey, B Margulies, C Toland

Come closer You seem so far away There's something I know you need to say I feel your emotions When I look in your eyes Your silence Whispering misunderstandings There's so much you need to realise You'll feel my emotions if you look in my eyes

Hey darlin' I know you think my love is slipping away But baby, it's all in your mind, yes Don't worry Hold on tight and hear me when I say Baby, it's all in your mind

Believe me I believe in you There's nothing this feeling couldn't do Move closer my darling Feel the love in my eyes Yes

Hey darlin' I know you think my love is slipping away But baby, it's all in your mind, yes Don't worry Hold on tight and hear me when I say Baby, it's all in your mind Oh yeah

I know you feel my love In your mind, yeah

Hey darlin' I know you think my love is slipping away But baby, it's all in your mind, yes Don't worry Hold on tight and hear me when I say Baby, it's all in your mind Yes Uh-huh Mmm...


@SONG: Alone In Love @LYRICS: M Carey, B Margulies @MUSIC: M Carey, B Margulies, C Toland

(All alone in love)

Swept me away But now I'm lost in the dark Set me on fire But now I'm left with a spark Alone, you got beyond the haze And I'm lost inside the maze I guess I'm all alone in love

I look into your eyes You turn the other way And now I realise It's all a game you play I hold you in the night And wake to find you gone You're running out of sight It's so hard holding on All alone in love

Swept me away But now I'm lost in the dark Set me on fire But now I'm left with a spark Alone, you got beyond the haze and I'm lost inside the maze I guess I'm all alone in love

You haunt me in your dreams I'm calling out your name I watch you fade away (You know your love is not the same) I've figured out your style To quickly drift apart You held me for a while Planned it from the start All alone in love

Sitting in the dark without you How am I supposed to make it through the night Slowly fall apart without you Cry away the hours till the morning light

Swept me away But now I'm lost in the dark Set me on fire But now I'm left with a spark Alone, you got beyond the haze and I'm lost inside the maze I guess I'm all alone in love


@SONG: You Need Me @LYRICS: M Carey, R Lawrence @MUSIC: R Lawrence

Wait a minute Before you walk away Let me finish I've got a lot to say, yeah Baby, I'm not gonna tolerate This game that you play No You'll regret it If you desert me this way Yeah When there's nobody To dry your eyes Suddenly you're gonna realise

(Don't you know) You need me (Don't you see) Believe me Before you act so hastily Baby, remember you need me

Honey, listen, don't make a big mistake, no I'm in your system You really can't escape, no no When there's nobody to hold your hand Suddenly you're gonna understand

(Don't you know) You need me (Don't you see) Believe me Before you act so hastily Baby, remember you need me

(Don't you know) You need me (Don't you see) Believe me Before you act so hastily Baby, remember you need me

No-one understands you like I do After everything That we've been through Baby, you can turn around and leave But I know that you'll keep coming Right back to me Yeah, darling Yeah

(Don't you know) You need me (Don't you see) Believe me Now, before you act so hastily Baby, remember you need me

(Don't you know) You need me (Don't you see) Believe me Now, before you act so hastily Baby, remember you need me

(Don't you know) You need me (Don't you see) Believe me

Baby, remember you need me

(Don't you know) You need me (Don't you see) Believe me


@SONG: Sent From Up Above @LYRICS: M Carey, R Lawrence @MUSIC: R Lawrence

I can't imagine looking in someone else's eyes What we have surpasses even paradise It's hard to fathom reaching for someone else's hand What we share is magic Heaven had a plan

Sent from up above So much love in my life I can't get enough of your touch Feels so right

Unending passion Somehow the fire never dies What we share is everlasting Love without without demise Oh yes, he made it happen Placed so much joy into our hands What we dreamed We finally captured Heaven took command

Sent from up above So much love in my life I can't get enough of your touch Feels so right

Sent from up above So much love in my life I can't get enough of your touch Feels so right

I don't wanna live without your love Must've been sent from up above I don't wanna live without your love Must've been sent from up above

Sent from up above So much love in my life I can't get enough of your touch Feels so right

Sent from up above So much love in my life I can't get enough of your touch Feels so right

Sent from up above So much love in my life I can't get enough of your touch Feels so right


@SONG: Prisoner @LYRICS: M Carey, B Margulies @MUSIC: M Carey, B Margulies, C Toland

You don't think that I'll be strong enough No, baby now I won't be a prisoner of your love (Prisoner of your love)

Ha, maybe you don't think that I'll be strong enough But I'm not gonna be a prisoner of your love I know you're lyin' Denyin' all of your actions So listen up 'Cause here's my reaction

Here comes the night No more living in the shadow of your love This is my life Always tried so hard to keep me down But now I'll rise above Those empty lies Stop pretending that my accusations Take you by surprise I've realised Now I'm ending all the secrecy I see through your disguise All the dreams we planned I believed, so I held on I understand, yes So, when the morning comes You know that I'll be gone

You don't think that I'll be strong enough No, baby now I won't be the prisoner of your love (Prisoner of your love)

No longer blind I can focus on deception Used to keep me by your side I read your mind Don't believe it's all a mystery There's nothing you can hide It's all defined There's nothing you can tell me now To change the way I feel inside All the dreams we planned I believed, so I held on I understand, yeah So, when the morning comes You know that I'll be gone

You don't think that I'll be strong enough No, baby now I won't be the prisoner of your love (Prisoner of your love) I'm just not the girl you thought I was (Not gonna be a prisoner) I won't be the prisoner of your love (Of your love)

(Don't wanna be a prisoner) (I don't wanna be a prisoner) No, mmm

(Don't wanna be a prisoner) (I don't wanna be a prisoner)

So if you wanna feel my love Can't be a liar Play around, and see me and then say "Mariah, I miss you" Expect me to hug and kiss you Don't wanna diss you But I guess I'm not the kinda girl you thought I was I've had enough for now I'll see you later 'Cause boy, maybe you don't think that I'll be strong enough But I won't be the prisoner, baby Of your love No more, no more No more, no more, no more, no more

You don't think that I'll be strong enough No, baby now I won't be a prisoner of your love (Prisoner of your love) I'm just not the girl you thought I was (Not gonna be a prisoner) I won't be the prisoner of your love

I'm not one of those girls who'll wait around Cryin' cause you playin' dirty all over town You can't do that I'm not a doormat You're just a player That's not my format

See ya


@SONG: Love Takes Time @LYRICS: M Carey, B Margulies @MUSIC: W Afanasieff, M Carey

I had it all But I let it slip away Couldn't see I treated you wrong Now I wander around Feeling down and cold Trying to believe that you're gone

Love takes time To heal when you're hurting so much Couldn't see that I was blind To let you go I can't escape the pain Inside 'Cause love takes time I don't wanna be here I don't wanna be here alone Ooh

Losing my mind From this hollow in my heart Suddenly, I'm so incomplete Lord, I'm needing you now Tell me how to stop the rain Tears are falling down endlessly

Love takes time To heal when you're hurting so much Couldn't see that I was blind To let you go I can't escape the pain Inside 'Cause love takes time And I don't wanna be here I don't wanna be here alone

You might say that it's over You might say that you don't care You might say you don't miss me You don't need me But I know that you do And I feel that you do Inside

Love takes time To heal when you're hurting so much Couldn't see that I was so blind To let you go I can't escape the pain Inside 'Cause love takes time I don't wanna be there I don't wanna be there alone

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