Breakdown
ÂêÀûÑÅ.¿­ÀòMariah Carey Lyrics

Break break down,
Repetition of the title of the song.

Steady breakin' me on down, break break down,
Repetition of the title of the song.

You called yesterday to basically say
The person Mariah is referring to called her the previous day.

That you care for me,
The person said they care for Mariah.

But that you're just not in love
The person is no longer in love with Mariah.

Immediately I pretended
Upon hearing the news, Mariah acted as if she felt the same way.

To be feeling similarly
Mariah tried to make it seem like she felt the same way.

And led you to believe it was OK
Mariah made it seem like it was okay with her for the person to end things.

To just walk away from the one thing
The relationship between Mariah and the person was the one thing that was important and unchanging.

That's unyielding and sacred to me
The relationship was extremely important to Mariah and they were supposed to be together.

Well I guess I'm trying to be
Mariah is trying to act nonchalant about the situation.

Nonchalant about it
She is trying to act casual about what happened.

And I'm going to extremes to prove
She is trying very hard to show that she does not need this person.

I'm fine without you
She is trying to portray that she does not need the person in her life.

But in reality I'm slowly losing my mind
In reality, Mariah is struggling greatly without the person.

Underneath a disguise of a smile
Mariah is keeping a happy face but is masking the pain she feels.

Gradually I'm dying inside
Mariah is feeling immense pain inside.

Friends ask me how I feel
Mariah's friends ask her how she is doing.

And I lie convincingly
Mariah lies and puts on a convincing act to make it seem like she is okay.

'Cause I don't want to reveal
Mariah does not want to show to others how much she is struggling.

The fact that I'm suffering
Mariah is hurting inside.

So I wear my disguise
She puts on a facade.

'Til I go home at night
When she goes home at night.

And turn down all the lights
She turns off all the lights.

And then I break down and cry
She breaks down and cries.

So what do you do
Mariah is asking the listener for advice.

When somebody you're so devoted to
When you are devoted to someone.

Suddenly just stops loving you
And suddenly the person stops loving you.

And it seems they haven't got a clue
And it appears that they don't understand how much it hurts you.

Of the pain that rejection is putting you through
The rejection is causing Mariah pain.

Do you cling to your pride
Do you hold onto your pride.

And sing 'I will survive'
And sing the song 'I will survive'.

Do you lash out and say 'How dare you leave this way?'
Do you express your anger towards the person.

Do you hold on in vain as they just slip away
Do you continue to hold on even though the person is slipping away.

It'll break you down
The situation will break you.

Only if you let it
But only if you let it affect you.

Everyday crazy situations rocking my mind
Mariah is dealing with various situations that are leading to stress.

Tryin' to break me down
These situations are trying to break Mariah down.

But I won't let it, forget it (Forget it)
But Mariah will not let these situations get to her.

I be feelin' like you bringing me down
Mariah feels like the person is causing her pain.

Taking me around
The person is leading her in circles.

Stressin' me out
The person is causing her to feel stressed.

I think I better go and get out
Mariah thinks she should leave the situation.

And let me release some stress (Stress)
And find a way to release her stress.

Don't ever wanna feel no pain (Pain)
Mariah does not want to feel any more pain.

Hoping for the sun but it looks like rain (Rain, rain, rain)
Mariah is hoping for a positive outcome, but it seems unlikely.

Lord, I just wanna maintain
Mariah just wants to be able to maintain her composure.

Yeah, I can feel pressures y'all
Mariah feels pressure.

But nevertheless Krayzie won't fall
However, despite the pressure, Mariah will not fall apart.

It's over, it's ending here (Here)
The relationship is over and it is ending now.