Mariah Carey

Released: March 27, 2014

Songwriter: Mariah Carey Mike WiLL Made-It Blu June

Producer: Mariah Carey Mike WiLL Made-It

[Intro]
My friend, hmm my love
Faded, oh

[Verse 1]
It was overcast that day
And I was feeling some kind of way
I pulled the covers up over my head
Tried reaching for you, but that was then
I can’t forget
My heart's hung over but ain't nothing different
I close my eyes, nothing but faded pictures of you, of you...

[Chorus]
Faded
Baby you’re faded
Baby you’re faded
Faded

[Post-Chorus]
You come and you go
You’re just an echo
A whisper in my ear
But in the morning you’re not here
So intangible
Just like an echo

[Verse 2]
Still tryin' to pretend it's possible
To bring us back to life
But we continue to subside
Hanging on for life on this rollercoaster ride
I call your name, baby subconsciously
Always somewhere but you're not there for me
Boy you, boy you...

[Chorus]
You're faded
Baby you’re faded
Baby you’re faded
Faded

[Post-Chorus]
(Boy you just come and you go)
You come and you go
You’re just an echo
(Just an echo, just an echo)
A whisper in my ear
But in the morning you’re not here
So intangible
Just like an echo

[Outro]
Faded
You’re always somewhere but you’re not there for me
Not there for me, not there for me
You’re always somewhere but you’re not there for me
Not there for me, not there for me

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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Me. I Am Mariah… The Elusive Chanteuse (2014)

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