Yeah um, cause we used to just like let it… let the beat be anything, you know
Didn't have to be specifically in the same key or the same vibe
— Definitely not the same vibe, but — as the original
So you can just be free
Portrait of my life, portrait of my life
Portrait of my life, portrait of my life (My life)
My life
What is it? It's just a portrait of my life
Hey… (My life)
My life
Portrait of my life, portrait of my life (My life)
(Portrait of my life)
Portrait of my life, portrait of my life (It's just a portrait of my life)
My life (My life)
And then I would leave stuff and just be like ‘Okay, well… hey’
This is a different thing, like I have to put my…
Like not have a perfectionist hat on when I'm doing this
It's hard…
Portrait of my life, portrait of my life (I gotta think about it)
Portrait of my life, portrait of my life (Paint a picture)
My life
It's just a portrait of my life
Somebody
Where do I go from here (Where, where, where)
Tell me how do I disappear (Where, where, where, where)
I'm here beyond the looking glass (Somewhere off the beaten path)
Somewhere off the beaten path
Have you ever felt a heartache
Heartache never seems to pass (Inside)
Said heartache never seems to pass (Never seems to pass)
Said heartache never seems to pass (Sometimes)
I said the heartache never seems to pass (Just last and last and last)
Said heartache never seems to pass
Said heartache never seems to pass
Said that heartache lies inside of me
Portrait of my life, portrait of my life (It's just a)
Portrait of my life, portrait of my life (It's just a)
My life (My life)
It's just a portrait of my life
And I'd go on
If it wasn't for you, I'd go (I'd go)
If it wasn't for you, I'd go (I'd go)
If it wasn't for you, I'd go
If it wasn't for you, I'd go (And I'd go on)
If it wasn't for you, I'd go (I'd go)
If it wasn't for you, I'd go (I guess I)
Somewhat desensitized (Where, where, where)
But I'm still the same hopeful child (Where, where, where…)
Haunted by those severed ties
Pushing past the parasites
Down but not demoralized
Unconfined
Portrait of my life, portrait of my life (It's just a portrait of my life)
My life
Portrait of my life, portrait of my life
My life (A portrait of my life)
Portrait of my life, portrait of my life (But please don't let me)
Portrait of my life, portrait of my life (If it wasn't for you I'd go, if it wasn't for you I'd go)
My life (My life)
It's just a portrait of my life (If it wasn't for you I'd go, if it wasn't for you I'd go)
(If it wasn't for you I'd go)
(If it wasn't for you I'd go)
It's just a portrait of my life
Yes I know
Tomorrow
There's always
tomorrow (Yes I know)
Tomorrow
Tomorrow comes, I feel the same
I try and try to change the way
I feel inside
But I can't hide the portrait of my life
It's just a portrait of my life (Somebody say it to me)
Portrait of my life, portrait of my life (It's just a)
Life (Someone out there)
Portrait of my life, portrait of my life (Life)
Stay…
Please stay with me… (Somebody say it to me)
It's just a portrait of my life (Somebody say it to me)
Where do I go from here (Where, where, where)
Tell me how do I disappear (Where, where, where, where)
I'm here beyond the looking glass (Somewhere off the beaten path)
Somewhere off the beaten path
Have you ever felt a heartache
Heartache never seems to pass (Inside)
Said heartache never seems to pass (Never seems to pass)
Said heartache never seems to pass (Sometimes)
I said the heartache never seems to pass (Just last and last and last)
Said heartache never seems to pass
Said heartache never seems to pass
(Look the other way as I)
Yes I know that tomorrow comes
So I'll be here when you rise (Look the other way as I)
Stay real close and the moment will subside (Look the other way as I bottle myself up inside)
Look the other way as I bottle myself up inside
And I won't let the teardrops spill tonight
Just conceal myself and hide
Portrait of my life
Look the other way as I bottle myself up inside (Look the other way as I bottle myself up inside)
And I won't let the teardrops spill tonight
Just conceal myself and hide
Portrait of my life
And I'd go, and I'd go
I'd let go, I'd go, I'd go
If it wasn't for you I'd go
If it wasn't for you I'd go (And I'd go)
If it wasn't for you I'd go (I'd go)
If it wasn't for you I'd go
And I'd go…
Gotta wait, gotta wait, gotta wait a little bit longer (Stay)
Gotta wait, gotta wait, gotta wait a little bit longer (Please stay with me, stay)
Gotta wait, gotta wait, gotta wait a little bit longer (Stay, stay with me)
Gotta wait, gotta wait, gotta wait a little bit longer (Stay, stay)
(Stay with me) I just gotta
Gotta wait, gotta wait, gotta wait a little bit for you
For you, for you, for you, for you
Look the other way as I
Bottle myself up inside (Gotta wait, gotta wait, gotta wait a little bit longer)
And I won't let the teardrops spill tonight
Just conceal myself and hide
Portrait of my life (Gotta wait, gotta wait, gotta wait for you)
And I'd let go
And I'd let go
So I won't let the teardrops spill tonight
Won't let the teardrops fall tonight
Won't let the teardrops spill tonight
Won't let the teardrops spill tonight
And I'd let go
And I'd let go
And I won't let the teardrops spill tonight
And I won't let the teardrops spill tonight
And I won't let the teardrops spill tonight
Just conceal myself and hide
Portrait of my life
(I won't let the teardrops) Look the other way
(I won't let the teardrops) Look the other way as I
(I won't let the teardrops spill tonight) Look the other way
(I won't let the teardrops spill tonight) Look the other way as I
Look the other way
Look the other way as I
Bottle myself up inside
And I won't let the teardrops spill tonight (I won't let 'em)
Just conceal myself and hide (I won't let 'em)
Portrait of my life (Spill tonight)
(And) For the finale
She can float around effortlessly
And dream away the hours in her mind
(And) For the finale
She can float around effortlessly
And dream away the hours in her mind
In her mind
(And) For the finale
She can float around effortlessly
And dream away the hours in her mind
(And) Butterfly
(She can float) Butterfly
(Dream) In her mind (Mind)
And I'd let go
Yet I know that tomorrow comes (Tomorrow)
So I'll be here when you rise (Rise)
Stay real close and the moment will subside (Stay here close)
Look the other way as I
Bottle myself up inside
I won't let the teardrops spill tonight
Just conceal myself and hide
This portrait of my life
Oh…
Looking at it
Take a good look and just see
Take a good look just for me
There's a portrait underneath
Won't you venture out for me
On another galaxy
Picture me for eternity
Gonna rise
Gonna rise
Gonna rise
Gonna rise
Gonna rise (Portrait of my life, portrait of my life)
We're gonna because we trust (Portrait of my life, portrait of my life)
(That's why we do what we do) We're gonna rise
My life
Gonna rise (Portrait of my life, portrait of my life)
We're gonna because we trust (Essentially what I love to do)
We're gonna rise (So many problems for you)
Rise, rise, we're gonna rise, we're gonna rise (Yeah we're gonna rise)
We're gonna because we (I'd let go, I'd let go, I'd let go)
I'd let go, I'd let go, I'd let go
If it wasn't for you
For you
Portrait of my life, portrait of my life, portrait of my
Portrait of my life
Written by Mariah Carey, Daniel Moore II.
Produced by Mariah Carey and Daniel Moore II.
