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Melt Away

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Melt Away Lyrics

[Verse 1]
You come to me with a casual flow
And suddenly my defenses start to go
When you talk to me in that sensual tone
It envelopes me and I lose my self control

[Chorus]
And baby I just melt away
Fall like rain
Every time I see your face I go off (I go off)
I just want to break it down
Anytime you come around
Maybe I could melt away in your arms

[Verse 2]
Imagining that you're taking it slow
And so tenderly
'Till the feeling overflows
When you look at me I go soft and cave in
And I can't conceal that I'm slowly weakening

[Chorus]
(Baby...)
And baby I just melt away
(I fall like rain)
Fall like rain
Every time I see your face I go off (I go off)
(Every time I see your face I lose my self control)
I just want to break it down
Anytime you come around
(And maybe I...)
Maybe I could melt away in your arms
[Bridge]
You and me in a cloud of reverie
Spin around inside my head unendingly
(Over and over and over and over)
Thoughts run wild as I sit and rhapsodize
Paint pretty pictures of what I'd do if you were mine

[Chorus]
(Baby I... fall)
And baby I just melt away
Fall like rain
Every time I see your face I go off (I go off)
(Every time I see your face I just go off)
I just want to break it down
(I just wanna break down)
Anytime you come around
Maybe I could melt away in your arms
(And maybe I could melt away... oh, your arms, your arms)

[Chorus]
And baby I just melt away
Fall like rain (baby I fall)
Every time I see your face I go off (I go off)
(Yeah yeah yeah yeah, [?])
I just want to break it down
(You and me ain't got a typical thing)
Anytime you come around
(You and me ain't got a typical thing)
Maybe I could melt away in your arms
(And maybe I could melt away... in your arms)
[Outro]
And baby I just melt away
(And I...)
Fall like rain
(And I...)

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What did Mariah Carey say about "Melt Away"?
Genius Answer

I really love working with Kenny (Babyface) because he’s smart and really easy to work with. I’m the kind of person where if someone starts playing something on the piano I can write a melody on top. It’s one of my favorite things to do. He’s the kind of person who can just sit down and come up with something, so we really vibe with each other. Believe it or not my natural voice is very low. A lot of times people think I talk like [Mariah puts on a squeaky little girl voice] “Hi! How are you?”. I was just experimenting on that song, singing an octave lower than where I normally would and Babyface said, “You should start it out like that because not a lot of people have that low range like that”.

A lot of people who wrote about the album thought that was Babyface singing at the beginning,“ she laughs. "I’m, like, hel-lo! He only sings in the background.”

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Recorded At
Crave Studios (New York City) & The Hit Factory (New York City)
Release Date
October 3, 1995
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