Lyrics Portrait (Hopeful Child Remix [from Audible Words + Music]) - Mariah Carey

Yeah, um
'Cause we used to just, like, let it, let, let the beat be anything, you know?
It 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 could just be free

Portrait of my life
Portrait of my life (oh)
Portrait of my life (yeah)
Portrait of my life (my life)
My life

What is it?
It's just a portrait of my life
Hey (my, my)
My life

Portrait of my life
Portrait of my life (my life)
Portrait of my life
Portrait of my life (it's just a portrait of my life)
My life, my life

Uh, 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)
Life
Portrait of my life (we all)
Portrait of my life
My life, my life (paint a picture)
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, yeah (somewhere off the beaten path)
Somewhere off the beaten path
Have you ever felt the heartache?

Heartache never seems to pass, the (it's like)
Heartache never seems to pass, the (never seems to pass)
Heartache never seems to pass by (sometimes)
I said the heartache never seems to pass, the (it lasts, it lasts, it lasts)
Heartache never seems to pass, the
Heartache never seems to pass by
Let the heartache last inside of me

Portrait of my life
Portrait of my life (it's just a-)
Life (portrait of my)
Portrait of my life (it's just a-)
Portrait of my life (my life)
My life
It's just a portrait of my life
And I go

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 go)
If it wasn't for you, I'd go (I'd go)
If it wasn't for you, I'd go

I guess I'm somewhat desensitized (Where? Where? Where?)
But I'm (Where? Where?)
Still the same hopeful child (Where? Where? Where? Where?)
Haunted by those severed ties
Pushing past the parasites
Down but not demoralized (life)
Unconfined

Portrait of my life
Portrait of my life (yeah)
It's the portrait of my life (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 go (life)

If it wasn't for you, I'd go (portrait of my life, portrait of my life)
If it wasn't for you, I'd go (my life, my life)
If it wasn't for you, I'd go (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
It's just a portrait of my life

Yes, I know
Tomorrow (tomorrow)
There's always tomorrow
Yes, I know
Tomorrow (there's always)
Tomorrow comes, I feel the same
I try and try to change the gray
I fear the sight, but I can't hide the portrait of my life

It's just a portrait of my life
Somebody sing it to me

Portrait of my life
Portrait of my life (it's just a-)
Somebody (life)
Portrait of my life (somebody)
Portrait of my life
Somebody sing it to me
It's just a portrait of my life
(Somebody sing it to me)

Where do I go from here? (Somebody sing it to me)
(Where? Where? Where?)
Tell me, how do I disappear? (Where? Where? Where? Where?)
(Somebody sing it to me)
I'm here beyond the looking glass, yeah (somewhere off the beaten path)
Somewhere off the beaten path
Have you ever felt the heartache?

Heartache never seems to pass, the (it's like)
Heartache never seems to pass, the (never seems to pass)
Heartache never seems to pass by (sometimes)
I said the heartache never seems to pass, the (it lasts, it lasts, it lasts)
Heartache never seems to pass, the

(Look the other way as I-)
Yet 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 (look the other way as I bottle myself up inside)
Bottle myself up inside
And I won't let the teardrops spill tonight
Just conceal myself and hide
A portrait of my life

Look the other way as I (look the other way as I bottle myself up inside)
Bottle myself up inside
And I won't let the teardrops spill tonight
Just conceal myself and hide a portrait of my life

And I go, and I go
I go, I go, I go

If it wasn't for you, I'd go
If it wasn't for you, I'd go (and I go)
If it wasn't for you, I'd go (I'd go)
If it wasn't for you, I'd go (I'd go)
And I go

Gotta wait, gotta wait, gotta wait a little longer (stay)
Gotta wait, gotta wait, gotta wait a little bit longer (please stay with me)
Gotta wait, gotta wait, gotta wait a little bit longer (stay, stay)
Gotta wait, gotta wait, gotta wait a little bit longer (please stay with me)

Stay, stay (yeah)
Please 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
A portrait of my life (gotta wait, gotta wait, gotta wait for you)

And I let go, and I 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 let go (hey), and I 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
A 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)
Look the other way as I-
I won't let the teardrops spill tonight (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 spill tonight)
A portrait of my life (stay)

And for the finale, she can- (she can)
Float around effortlessly and dream away the hours in her mind (mind)
And for the finale, she can- (she can float)
Float around effortlessly and dream away the hours in her mind (mind) in her mind
And for the finale, she can- (she can)
Float around effortlessly and dream away the hours in her mind (in her mind)
And (butterfly), she can float (butterfly)
Dream, in her mind, oh
And I let go

Yet I know that tomorrow comes (tomorrow)
So I'll be here when you rise (rise)
Stay here close (stay here close)
And the moment will subside
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-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh
Eh, eh, eh, ah, ah, oh
Oh, life
Lookin' at it

Take a good look and just see
Take a good look just for me
There's a portrait underneath
Won't you, babe, won't you look 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 rise (portrait of my life, portrait of my life)
That's what we do, what we do
We gonna rise (my life)
Gonna rise (portrait of my life, portrait of my life)
We're gonna, because we rise
There I like to do (we gonna rise)
Oh, when it felt this for you (rise, rise)
We gonna rise, we gonna rise (yeah, we gonna rise, yeah, we 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 was for you, for you

Portrait of my, portrait of my, portrait of my
Yeah
Portrait of my life (if it was for you)