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Mariah Carey: Breakdown

- Lyrics: Mariah Carey, A. Henderson, C. Scruggs -
- Music: Mariah Carey, Stevie J. -

Verse 1
You called yesterday to basically say
That you care for me but that you`re just not in love
Immediately I pretended to be feeling similarly
And led you to believe I was O.K.
To just walk away from the one thing
That`s unvieling and sacred to me
Chorus 1
Well I guess I`m trying to be nonchalant about it
And I`m going to extremes to prove I`m fine without you
But in reality I`m slowly losing my mind
Underneath the guise of a smile gradually I`m dying inside
Friends ask me how I feel and lie convincingly
`Cause I don`t want to reveal the fact I`m suffering
So I wear my disguise `til I go home at night
And turn down all the lights and then I break down and cry

Verse 2
So what do you do when somebody you`re devoted to
Suddenly just stops loving you and it seems they haven`t got a clue
Of the pain that rejection is putting you through
Do you cling to your pride and sing "I will survive"
Do you lash out and say "How dare you leave this way"
Do you hold on in vain as they just slip away
Chorus 2
Well I guess I`m trying to be nonchalant about it
And I`m going to extremes to prove I`m fine without you
But in reality I`m slowly losing my mind
Underneath the guise of a smile gradually I`m dying inside
Friends ask me how I feel and lie convincingly
`Cause I don`t want to reveal the fact I`m suffering
So I wear my disguise `til I go home at night
And turn down all the lights and then I break down and cry

Rap 1 Wish Bone
Rap 2 Krayzie Bone
Rap 3 Wish Bone
Rap 4 Krayzie Bone

Chorus 3
Well I guess I`m trying to be nonchalant about it
And I`m going to extremes to prove I`m fine without you
But in reality I`m slowly losing my mind
Underneath the guise of a smile gradually I`m dying inside
Friends ask me how I feel and lie convincingly
`Cause I don`t want to reveal the fact I`m suffering
So I wear my disguise `til I go home at night
And turn down all the lights and then I break down and cry

Produced by Mariah Carey, Stevie J., Sean "Puffy" Combs for Bad Boy Entertainment, Inc.
Lead Vocals: Mariah Carey, Krayzie Bone, Wish Bone
Background Vocals: Mariah Carey, Krayzie Bone, Wish Bone
Keyboards: Stevie J.
Keyboard and Drum Programming: Stevie J.
Engineered by Dana John Chapelle
Assistant Engineers: Ian Dalsemer
Recorded at The Hit Factory, NYC; Daddy`s House, NY
Mixed by Tony Maseratie at The Hit Factory, NYC
Mastered by Herb Powers, Jr. at Powers House Of Sound, NYC

Lyrics and credits taken from the Butterfly album inlay.
Pictures from the video Breakdown taken from Mariah Carey Is A Goddess (www.mariahc.com).

Updated December 28th, 1997

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Verse 1 You called yesterday to basically say That you care for me but that you`re just not in love Immediately I pretended to be feeling similarly And led you to believe I was O.K. To just walk away from the one thing That`s unvieling and sacred to me Chorus 1 Well I guess I`m trying to be nonchalant about it And I`m going to extremes to prove I`m fine without you But in reality I`m slowly losing my mind Underneath the guise of a smile gradually I`m dying inside Friends ask me how I feel and lie convincingly `Cause I don`t want to reveal the fact I`m suffering So I wear my disguise `til I go home at night And turn down all the lights and then I break down and cry
	Verse 2 So what do you do when somebody you`re devoted to Suddenly just stops loving you and it seems they haven`t got a clue Of the pain that rejection is putting you through Do you cling to your pride and sing "I will survive" Do you lash out and say "How dare you leave this way" Do you hold on in vain as they just slip away Chorus 2 Well I guess I`m trying to be nonchalant about it And I`m going to extremes to prove I`m fine without you But in reality I`m slowly losing my mind Underneath the guise of a smile gradually I`m dying inside Friends ask me how I feel and lie convincingly `Cause I don`t want to reveal the fact I`m suffering So I wear my disguise `til I go home at night And turn down all the lights and then I break down and cry
	Rap 1 Wish Bone Rap 2 Krayzie Bone Rap 3 Wish Bone Rap 4 Krayzie Bone
Chorus 3 Well I guess I`m trying to be nonchalant about it And I`m going to extremes to prove I`m fine without you But in reality I`m slowly losing my mind Underneath the guise of a smile gradually I`m dying inside Friends ask me how I feel and lie convincingly `Cause I don`t want to reveal the fact I`m suffering So I wear my disguise `til I go home at night And turn down all the lights and then I break down and cry