Carey's self-titled debut album was released under the guidance of Columbia Records executive Tommy Mottola, who married her three years later. She gained further worldwide success with the albums Music Box (1993) and Daydream (1995). Their singles include "Hero", "Without You", "Fantasy", "Always Be My Baby", and "One Sweet Day", which topped the US Billboard Hot 100 decade-end chart (1990s) and was the longest running number one song of the decade. After separating from Mottola, Carey adopted a new urban image and incorporated more elements of hip hop with the album Butterfly (1997). She left Columbia in 2001 after eleven consecutive years of U.S. number-one singles and signed a $100 million record deal with Virgin Records.
Following Carey's highly publicized physical and emotional breakdown and the failure of the film Glitter (2001) and its soundtrack, Virgin bought out her contract and she signed with Island Records the following year. After a comparatively unsuccessful period, Carey returned to the top of the charts with The Emancipation of Mimi (2005), which became the best-selling album in the US and the world's second best-selling album of 2005. Its second single, "We Belong Together", topped the US Billboard Hot 100 decade-end chart (2000s). She won the Breakthrough Actress Performance award at the Palm Springs International Film Festival for her role in the 2009 film Precious. Carey's subsequent ventures included being an American Idol judge, starring in the docu-series Mariah's World, appearing in the films The Butler (2013), A Christmas Melody (2015), and The Lego Batman Movie (2017), performing at two Las Vegas concert residencies, and publishing her memoir The Meaning of Mariah Carey in 2020.
Carey is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, with over 220 million records sold worldwide. She holds the record for the most Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles by a solo artist (19), a female songwriter (18), and a female producer (15). Carey is the highest-certified female artist in the United States and 10th overall, with 72 million certified album units. In 2008, she was named one of Time's annual 100 most influential artists and entertainers in the world. Billboard named her the "top-charting female solo artist", based on both album and song chart success in 2019. Carey has won 5 Grammy Awards, 19 World Music Awards, 10 American Music Awards, 15 Billboard Music Awards and eight Guinness World Records. An inductee into the Songwriters Hall of Fame, she is credited for inspiring multiple generations of pop and R&B artists, and for merging hip hop with pop music through her crossover collaborations.
Full Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mariah_Carey
Studio albums
Mariah Carey (1990)
Emotions (1991)
Music Box (1993)
Merry Christmas (1994)
Daydream (1995)
Butterfly (1997)
Rainbow (1999)
Glitter (2001)
Charmbracelet (2002)
The Emancipation of Mimi (2005)
E=MC² (2008)
Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel (2009)
Merry Christmas II You (2010)
Me. I Am Mariah... The Elusive Chanteuse (2014)
Caution (2018)
Looking In
Mariah Carey Lyrics
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Who lives inside the golden world
But don't believe
That's all there is to see
You'll never know the real me
She smiles through a thousand tears
And harbors adolescent fears
That she can never be
She wades in insecurity
And hides herself inside of me
Don't say, "She takes it all for granted"
I'm well aware of all I have
Don't think that I am disenchanted
Please understand
It seems as though I've always been
Somebody outside looking in
Well, here I am for all of them to bleed
But they can't take my heart from me
And they can't bring me to my knees
They'll never know the real me
In Mariah Carey's song, "Looking In", the singer confronts the idea that people perceive her as someone who has it all, but beneath the surface is a person with fears, insecurities, and dreams that can never be fulfilled. The song expresses her desire to show her true self to the world but recognizes that they will never fully understand her. Mariah Carey sings, "You look at me and see the girl who lives inside the golden world, but don't believe that's all there is to see, you'll never know the real me."
The lyrics in the second verse reveal the different sides of the singer. She portrays a confident image on the outside, but on the inside, she hides her fears and insecurities, describing herself as someone who harbors adolescent fears and wades in insecurity. There is a sense of sadness and loneliness in the line, "And hides herself inside of me." Carey then pleads with the listener not to assume that she takes her success for granted, and she is not disillusioned with her life.
The chorus drives home the idea of feeling like an outsider looking in. Carey sings, "It seems as though I've always been somebody outside looking in. Well, here I am for all of them to bleed. But they can't take my heart from me, and they can't bring me to my knees. They'll never know the real me." The last line of the chorus is especially poignant, as it illustrates the sentiment that no matter how much of herself the singer puts out into the world, people will never fully understand her.
Overall, "Looking In" is a reflective and intimate song that speaks to the complexities of Mariah Carey's life and fame.
Line by Line Meaning
You look at me and see the girl
People see the celebrity version of me
Who lives inside the golden world
They see me living a life of fame and fortune
But don't believe
But that is not the whole truth
That's all there is to see
There is much more to my life than what is visible
You'll never know the real me
People can never understand my true self
She smiles through a thousand tears
I smile even though I am sad inside
And harbors adolescent fears
I still have the fears that I had as a teenager
She dreams of all
I dream of achieving my goals
That she can never be
I feel that these dreams are unachievable
She wades in insecurity
I am insecure and unsure of myself
And hides herself inside of me
I conceal my true self from the world
Don't say, "She takes it all for granted"
Please don't assume that I don't appreciate what I have
I'm well aware of all I have
I am grateful for my success and blessings
Don't think that I am disenchanted
But I still face disappointments and struggles
Please understand
I want people to empathize with me
It seems as though I've always been
I have always felt like an outsider
Somebody outside looking in
As if I am peering into my own life from a distance
Well, here I am for all of them to bleed
I openly share my vulnerabilities with my fans and audience
But they can't take my heart from me
I won't let the negativity affect me on a personal level
And they can't bring me to my knees
I won't let my struggles break me
They'll never know the real me
Despite all this, people will never fully understand me
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: Walter Afanasieff, Mariah Carey
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
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