Mariah Carey

Released: November 11, 2013

Songwriter: Mariah Carey Rodney Jerkins

Producer: Rodney Jerkins Mariah Carey

[Verse 1]
I’m making a statement of my own opinion
Just a brief little reminder to help myself remember
I know no longer live in your dominion (no, no, no, ooh)
You’re just trifling, nothing more than a liability
Gotta bundle all your possessions
Outside the kitchen window right now
Letting go

[Hook]
Letting go ain’t easy
Oh, it’s just exceedingly hurtful
‘Cause somebody you used to know
It’s flinging your world around
And they watch, as you’re falling down, down, down
Falling down, baby

[Verse 2]
Evidently your words were merely lies
Reverberating in my ears
And the echo won’t subside
There’s deep, deep loss of hope
And the anger burns in me
I hope you don’t get no ideas ’bout reuniting, baby
‘Cause that’s the last thing I truly need
Your audacity is too much to be believed, so
Go to "Mimi" on your contacts, press delete

[Hook]
Letting go ain’t easy
Oh, it’s just exceedingly hurtful
‘Cause somebody you used to know
It’s flinging your world around
And they watch, as you’re falling down, down
Falling down, baby

[Bridge]
Baby letting go, baby letting go
Ain’t easy, easy
Baby letting go, baby letting go (woah)
Ain’t easy, Ain’t easy

[Hook - Outro]
Baby letting go, it ain’t easy
‘Cause somebody you used to know
It’s flinging your world around
And you know what?
They watch as you’re falling, as you’re falling
Down
Fall
It ain’t easy baby

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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