Mariah Carey feat. Bone Thugs-n-Harmony - Breakdown

--- I don't own this song ---
Mariah Carey feat. Bone Thugs-n-Harmony - "Breakdown" (1997)
Album: "Butterfly"
Label: Columbia Records

Lyrics:

Break, break down, steady breakin' me on down
Break, break down, steady breakin' me on down
Break, break down, steady breakin' me on down
Break, break down, steady breakin' me on down

You called yesterday to basically say
That you care for me but that you're just not in love
Immediately I pretended to be feeling similarly
And led you to believe I was O.K.
To just walk away from the one thing
That's unyielding and sacred to me

[Chorus:]
Well I guess I'm trying to be nonchalant about it
And I'm going to extremes to prove I'm fine without you
But in reality I'm slowly losing my my mind
Underneath the guise of a smile gradually I'm dying inside
Friends ask me how I feel and I lie convincingly
'Cause I don't want to reveal the fact that I'm suffering
So I wear my disguise 'til I go home at night
And turn down all the lights and then break down and cry

So what do you do when somebody you're devoted to
Suddenly just stops loving you and it seems they haven't got a clue
Of the pain that rejection is putting you through
Do you cling to your pride and sing "I will survive"
Do you lash out and say "How dare you leave this way"
Do you hold on in vain as they just slip away

[Chorus]

Yeah, c'mon
Yeah, c'mon, c'mon
Break break down
Gotta get control
Roll roll roll along
Steady breakin' me on down
Roll roll roll along
Break break down
Gotta get control
Roll roll roll along
Steady breakin' me on down
Roll roll along

It'll break you down
Only if you let it
Everyday crucial situation wrackin' my mind
Tryin' to break me down
But I won't let it
Forget it
Forget it

I've been feelin' like you're breakin' me down
Kickin' me around
Stressin' me out
I think I better go and get out and let me
Release some stress (stress)

Don't ever wanna feel no pain (pain)
Hoping for the sun
But it looks like rain (rain, rain, rain)
Oh, i just wanna maintain

Yeah, when you feel the pressure's on
But nevertheless
Krayzie won't fall
It's over
It's endin' here, here

[Chorus]

[nymsnot_your_mommaz_stream]

One of most creative underrated colabs of our generation

[d-infantry]

Classic. People just don't understand music anymore I swear. This was motivational, positive and legit. Thank you Bone and Mariah

[jeriwilliams]

Mariah wrote a masterpiece with this one. I can't tell you how many times I play the last part of this song My jam 😍!

[Nayahpooh]

This song makes me feel so good every time I listen to it!

[totoxfly]

Mariah's collaboration with BoneThugs always fantastic...

[kaycallmekay]

When I need to cry I listen to this song to get it all out. Great song

[Deetroiter]

At first glance, you'd think WHAT? There's no way that these two would be possible working together. It's PERFECT. Bone's harmonizing and style is absolutely dead spot on to support Mariah. Then you've got Mariah using some of bone's rapping style to compliment each other (Friends ask me how I feel and I lie convincingly 'Cause I don't want to reveal the fact that I'm suffering). Song is just a masterpiece for real.

[Demario]

"But in reality I'm slowly losing my mind
Underneath the guise of a smile
Gradually I'm dying inside"

....back when they used to WRITE songs..

[lovelyalexus]

Girl tore this song up though. I love this song

[amyashleygomez]

"So what do you do when somebody you're devoted to
Suddenly just stops loving you and it seems they haven't got a clue
Of the pain that rejection is putting you through
Do you cling to your pride and sing "I will survive"
Do you lash out and say "How dare you leave this way"
Do you hold on in vain as they just slip away

Well I guess I'm trying to be nonchalant about it"

[quilaquila]

i really just live for the last part when she starts to hit the high notes

[nicknoble]

Beauty fades but her voice will endure todays music is forgotten as soon as its made but i think this stuff is timeless

[dominiquehill]

Definitely a classic im over here with it on repeat in 2023 💕

[CR-xumw]

Flawless execution in blending bone thugs style With Mariah

[nickjeezy]

Me and my bestie used to bump this I always think of her when I hear it 🤍🕊️ R.I.P

[IFBBProCalebWalker]

I like how she talks fast like bone in the chorus

[shantricegomez]

Shit slapss I don't care how old it is.💯💯💯👌👌👌

[Mallie_]

She went crazy at the end with the adlibs 🔥💙

[cryangel]

this is my jam, still know all the words

[Mimi]

in reality I'm slowly losing my mind...birds chirping! love bone