Mary J. Blige

Released: December 18, 2007

Songwriter: Mary J. Blige Ne-Yo StarGate

Producer: StarGate Ne-Yo

[Verse 1]
It's starting to rain again
Everything's gone now
Even the sun
It's starting to rain again
Don't go away
What have I done? Mmm

[Pre-Chorus]
I've been high and I've been low
I've been wealthy and I've been poor
I don't know much, but one thing I know
This ain't no fun, mmm, mmm

[Chorus]
Sometimes I wish that I can stand here and fade away
(Sometimes) Oh
So that no one could see the tears running down my face
(Sometimes) Oh, invisibility would be great

[Verse 2]
I painted a picture with her in his arms, mmm
It's starting to rain again
It's all in my mind
He's done me no harm, mmm

[Pre-Chorus]
I've been up and I've been down
Through all my drama, he's still around
I can't believe that even now
I put us through the storm, oh, oh

[Chorus]
Sometimes I wish that I can stand here and fade away
(Sometimes) Oh, oh
So that no one could see the tears running down my face
(Sometimes) Oh, invisibility would be great

[Bridge]
Couldn't look at myself in the mirror
Asking myself "How dumb could you be?"
Maybe everything would be much clearer
If no one could see me, mmm
Oh yeah
Invisibility would be great, yeah, yeah, oh, oh

[Chorus]
Sometimes I wish that I can stand here and fade away
(Sometimes) Oh, oh oh
So that no one could see the tears running down my face
(Sometimes) Hey, hey
Sometimes I wish that I can stand here and fade away
(Sometimes) Oh, oh oh
So that no one could see the tears running down my face
(Sometimes) Invisibility would be great

Mary Jane Blige (b. Jan 11 1971) grew up in the projects of Yonkers, New York. A random decision to record a cover of “Caught Up in the Rapture” by Anita Baker in a pop-up recording booth at a mall led MJB to getting signed by Uptown Entertainment. After providing background vocals on Father MC’s hit single “I’ll Do 4 U” in 1990, a young intern at Uptown named Sean “Puffy” Combs ended up executive producing Mary’s 1992 debut album What’s The 411?. Fusing hip-hop beats with Mary’s soulful voice earned her the nickname “Queen of Hip-Hop Soul”.

She followed up her debut with a string of critically acclaimed albums, including 1994’s My Life and 1997’s Share My World, as well as hit singles such as “Not Gon' Cry,” “Family Affair,” “Be Without You,” and “Just Fine.”

She also collaborated with rappers on a number of tracks, including Jay-Z’s “Can’t Knock the Hustle,” Ghostface Killah’s “All That I Got is You,” Wyclef’s “911,” Common’s “Come Close,” and Method Man’s “I’ll Be There for You/All I Need to Get By,” which was a platinum hit and won the two of them a Grammy Award in 1996 for Best Rap Performance By a Duo or Group.

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