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PrisonerMariah Carey

Released: June 12, 1990

Songwriter: Ben Margulies Mariah Carey

Producer: Ric Wake

[Chorus]
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)

[Intro]
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 lying, denying all of your actions
So listen up cause here's my reaction

[Verse 1]
Here comes the night
No more living in the shadow of your love
This is my life
You 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 realized
Now I'm ending all the secrecy, I see through your disguise

[Pre-Chorus]
All the dreams we planned
I believed so I held on, I understand
So when the morning comes
You know that I'll be gone

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

[Verse 2]
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

[Pre-Chorus]
All the dreams we planned
I believed so I held on, I understand
So when the morning comes
You know that I'll be gone

[Chorus]
You don't think that I'll be strong enough
No, baby, no
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
Of your love

[Post-Chorus]
(Don't wanna be a prisoner, I don't wanna be a prisoner)
No
(Don't wanna be a prisoner, I don't wanna be a prisoner)

[Bridge]
So if you wanna be my love you can't be a liar
Play around, you see me and then say
"Mariah, I miss you"
Expect me to hug and kiss you
Don't mean to diss you
But I guess I'm not the kind of girl you thought I was
I've had enough and 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
(You don't think)
No more, no more
No more, no more, no more, no more

[Chorus]
No, 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) Not gonna be
I won't be the prisoner of your love

[Outro]
I'm not one of those girls who'll wait around
Crying 'cause you're playing dirty all over the town
You can't do that, I'm not a doormat
You're just a player, that's not my format
See ya
(Prisoner of your love)

Mariah Carey

Mariah Carey (born March 27, 1970) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, actress, and philanthropist.

Under the guidance of Columbia Records executive Tommy Mottola, Carey released her self-titled debut studio album Mariah Carey in 1990; it went multi-platinum and spawned four consecutive number one singles on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart.

Following her marriage to Mottola in 1993 and success with hit records “Emotions” (1991), “Music Box” (1993), and “Merry Christmas” (1994), Carey was established as Columbia’s highest-selling act. Daydream (1995) made music history when its second single “One Sweet Day”, a duet with Boyz II Men, spent a record sixteen weeks on top of the Billboard Hot 100, and remains the longest-running number-one song in U.S. chart history, along with Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee’s “Despacito.” During the recording of the album, Carey began to deviate from her R&B and pop beginnings and slowly traversed into hip hop. This musical change became evident with the release of Butterfly (1997), at which time Carey had separated from Mottola.

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