I think what Mariah does best on this song is capture the true emotion of a relationship that didn't end in the way she had hoped. After loving someone for so long and giving them so much, it becomes agonizing to realize that everything you have built and believed to be true, isn't there anymore.
I love how she says "If you don't know me at this point, then I highly doubt you ever will,' because so often people, myself included, get into relationship that end up being so one-sided and you think someone has you and understands you, but there comes that realization that, after so much, someone may not know you and probably never will...
I think what Mariah does best on this song is capture the true emotion of a relationship that didn't end in the way she had hoped. After loving someone for so long and giving them so much, it becomes agonizing to realize that everything you have built and believed to be true, isn't there anymore.
I love how she says "If you don't know me at this point, then I highly doubt you ever will,' because so often people, myself included, get into relationship that end up being so one-sided and you think someone has you and understands you, but there comes that realization that, after so much, someone may not know you and probably never will...