"so many i considered closest to me turned on a dime and sold me out dutifully; although that knife was chipping away at me they turned their eyes away and went home to sleep"!
wow. I'm impressed a girl who can make #1 hits... How the hell can she whip up songs out the top of her head, and write them on a peace of paper and record them on studio. Wow!
at 2:15 I don't understand why she said "and I miss you lil sis and lil brother" but she's the youngest out of her family. Obviously this song is about her family
@lilmissnisi I think I read somewhere on here that Tommy Mottola had 2 little kids she grew attached to and when she left him she missed them. I am not sure but I think they are the little sis or brother. I also used to wonder. I thought maybe her mom miscarried or something like that. Couldn't figure it out.
@FuLuShouXi I think Petals is about her own sister and brother. She have a very difficult relation with her sister but after all of the problems Mariah loves her.
Perfect song for me. Very heart touching like Lookin' in.
I don't think I ever realized how powerful this song was when it first came out when I was 16. Now 10 years later, I realize and feel a lot of what she wrote.
It's long her parents divorced she had to move alot and was often taunted about being interacial her older sis became a prositute and drug addict and contracted AIDS mimi hasn't had contact with her in yrs plus mariah went through her own divorce yep i think i covered it all
Actually it's about her step kids. She's the youngest in her family, therefore she has no little sis and little bro. You shouldn't name call if you don't know what you're talking about yourself.
the lyrics to this song are simply stunning. she has the true gift of a natural poet. she is without doubt, one of the greatest storytellers of all time.
It is about Tommy. He's meant with Valentine. Years before he became head of sony, he started a singing career. And his stage name was T.D.Valentine. He was upset and jealous when Mariah left him so: "though I know you really like
to see me suffer".
And the song is not about Mariah's brother Morgan. They always had a good relationship.
Yeah she talks about all the trouble her family had when she was a child due to racist attacks and also her sister Allison Carey was a prostitute
she also talks about her split from tommy motola and how she misses him and his children. she also talks about how tommy betrayed her by munipulating her
wow..best singer and songwriter everrrr,hope she does a song like that on the new album,the album title sounds really personel "Memoirs of an imperfect angel" cant w8
i heard that this song is about when she befriended with her two ex step kids from tommy matola but she fled away from tommy due to incompatibality with the latter
this song makes me think of the things that ever hurt me so bad when i played this song it made me cry it even remind me of the people in my family i have lost it broke my heart but this song is great and truthful mariah good work we love u
So odd to hear her so vulnerable! She didn't need to belt, she didn't need anything to make this a hit! It was so beautiful! It was poetry with a melody! I am just so impressed!
The song is perfect the way it is. A good quality about Mariah is she's capable of conveying emotions with her songs/she doesn't sing like she's acting/assigned to do it. She writes almost all of her stuff so it has a meaning to her. The final verse is where it really wrenches me in...
@medicalgurl2012 im kinda young so i didnt listen mariah very much but now i do but i dont know what this song talks about could you tell me? cuz its so beautiful and has so much emotion and when shes was in a concert singing this and start crying it really show this song was important 4 her
@BritneySpearsAngelic The beauty of this particular piece is the use of idiosyncratic symbols. So however you choose to relate to it is up to you. However, for Mariah the dandelion is her older sister, Alison, who instilled faith in Mariah but their relationship was always turbulent so as much as she loves her she must remain distant. The little sis/brother are Tommy Mottola's children which whom she bonded with but could not stay near after the divorce. And of course the Valentine is Tommy.
It's always been one of my favorite song, but yet, for her, there's not even that much range, besides the one background high note. :) I love the melody and lyrics. It's such an amazing song. :) She's truly a genius!
songs like these will always make mariah the best female artist ever! in my opinion
gangstaladie 1 week ago
but i found the trength to break away...
manly427 1 month ago
"so many i considered closest to me turned on a dime and sold me out dutifully; although that knife was chipping away at me they turned their eyes away and went home to sleep"!
gsgrl2000 1 month ago
i love her i have all her cd's
Jamloca 3 months ago
I love Mariah This song is so emotional
jameld55 3 months ago
CANT STOP CRYIIN
TheGaybtm18md 3 months ago 3
this song matches me soooo well my family that dont deserve that title I call them just DNA
ginlover92545 5 months ago
such poetry xx
Clairexelisexx 5 months ago
she helped me more in my darkest days more then my own mom did..
leniboda 6 months ago 7
@leniboda same here!
gsgrl2000 1 month ago
the best , its like a poetry ..
asekun022 8 months ago 3
no one can ever replace mariah nor imitate....
slowjam1979 8 months ago
I love the instrumental on this song. This song is so lyrical. One of her underrated masterpieces.
MusicLuver093 8 months ago 7
her most personal songs r her best.
JSornon 9 months ago 5
ilove her voice on here!
3ndi391 10 months ago 3
i've never heard it but it sounds good
KandiiBling 10 months ago
#teamlambs!!
missbre87 10 months ago
wow. I'm impressed a girl who can make #1 hits... How the hell can she whip up songs out the top of her head, and write them on a peace of paper and record them on studio. Wow!
the09conradz 10 months ago
this music makes me cry, Mariah the best ever <3 Lambs4ever <3
ekiiim 10 months ago
Her voice on this song is the most raspy it has ever been, just like it was on the charmbracelet album.
xmel05hotmail 11 months ago
Mariah Carey and this song made me me realize that i had to break from my family if i wanted to survive. It is so life confirming.
GreenD37 11 months ago
@GreenD37 your not the only one! for some people its family thats toxic and the enemy not your arch rival :(
ginlover92545 10 months ago
@nitto94 flailing in the wind actually
lilmissnisi 1 year ago
at 2:15 I don't understand why she said "and I miss you lil sis and lil brother" but she's the youngest out of her family. Obviously this song is about her family
lilmissnisi 1 year ago
@lilmissnisi I think I read somewhere on here that Tommy Mottola had 2 little kids she grew attached to and when she left him she missed them. I am not sure but I think they are the little sis or brother. I also used to wonder. I thought maybe her mom miscarried or something like that. Couldn't figure it out.
FuLuShouXi 1 year ago
@FuLuShouXi little sis and little brother are Tommy's kids
mcdamian17 11 months ago
@FuLuShouXi I think Petals is about her own sister and brother. She have a very difficult relation with her sister but after all of the problems Mariah loves her.
Perfect song for me. Very heart touching like Lookin' in.
vladichkoto 5 months ago
what a beautiful song! with a beautiful voice!
purplelove010 1 year ago
Looovvvveeee IT
3orlanda 1 year ago
Loooovvvveeee Mariah Carey. She is a beautiful person and singer
3orlanda 1 year ago
the old mariah is the best hands down
blueicees 1 year ago 2
beautiful!
bestplaceproductions 1 year ago
I dont know why i always cry when i hear this song im just fillid with a lot of emotion hearing this
indiawarren01 1 year ago
I don't think I ever realized how powerful this song was when it first came out when I was 16. Now 10 years later, I realize and feel a lot of what she wrote.
jessiib12 1 year ago 4
similar intro to angels cry with the rain and thunder!
cassiehassan 1 year ago
this is pure art.
babooshky 1 year ago 2
OMG... just like LANGUISHING in her album memoirs... :)) LOVE IT... :) LOVE YOU MARIAH!!!!!
chesterazi 1 year ago 4
what year is this recorded?
MglsVnGigls 1 year ago
@MglsVnGigls 1999-2000. I got the album for X-Mas that year : ).
Vogtalicious 1 year ago
And I miss you dandelion
And even love you
And I wish there was a way
For me to trust you
But it hurts me every time
I try to touch you
lynrolyn08 1 year ago 2
...And I missed a lot of life
But I'll recover
Though I know you really like
To see me suffer...
SunnyMcTribe 2 years ago 7
And I miss you dandelion
And even love you
And I wish there was a way
For me to trust you
But it hurts me every time
I try to touch you
This happened with my ex.
delfinaturner 2 years ago
What an incredible song. Mariah is the best!
DreamInColor09 2 years ago 4
OMG such a beautiful song!
brings tears 2 my eyes:(
I'd luv 2 kno the history behind her writing this song!!
angelmae15 2 years ago 6
It's long her parents divorced she had to move alot and was often taunted about being interacial her older sis became a prositute and drug addict and contracted AIDS mimi hasn't had contact with her in yrs plus mariah went through her own divorce yep i think i covered it all
cutiepie101566 2 years ago 4
Me and my ex bf broke up a few months ago,and i loved him so much,and its killed me getting over him and now I've just lost one of my best mate's :'(
I love this song so much,i always listen to it when i'm upset
BabessFxck 2 years ago 4
I wish you could find a man with more love you
kan109 2 years ago
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great song <3
LilDrummerBoy4rmNC 2 years ago
an extremly underated song !!! one of the most beautiful songs i have ever heard. its scarey how much i can relate to this materpiece of a song. XoXo
callmetimi 2 years ago 19
I listened to this song when a close friend of mines died and whenever im feeling down Its on replay..It comforts me so much
marcbeginning 2 years ago 3
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SugarStick77 2 years ago
Actually it's about her step kids. She's the youngest in her family, therefore she has no little sis and little bro. You shouldn't name call if you don't know what you're talking about yourself.
superx57 2 years ago 2
Touching and beautiful!
quatortersius 2 years ago 4
Dear Lord!! This song is one of my favourites!!
Mariah voice is so sweet, and the lyrics are one of the most beautiful she has ever wrote ;) I hope she did more of this..
'And I miss you dandelion and really loved you' <3
andreez1 2 years ago
beautiful song
MsMakeupmaven 2 years ago 2
i love her so much. more then live. never take love for granted. i gotto live with my mistake now :(
lordstrong 2 years ago
So beatiful!! <3
lordstrong 2 years ago
this should've been released. it's very emotional.
surpriser0se 2 years ago 2
She's really amazing. She's a true gift to mankind her songs narrate and tell a story of any individual whoever she is, whoever he is.
God bless Mariah Carey!
This song never fails to make me cry.
Goldenquorum 2 years ago 4
the lyrics to this song are simply stunning. she has the true gift of a natural poet. she is without doubt, one of the greatest storytellers of all time.
jerjuant 2 years ago 16
Beautiful song. Love this!!!
alebrug77 2 years ago
Dandelion - Allison, her sister
Little sis & little brother - Tommy Motolla's children
Valentine - Tommy
ShantraxToTheMax 2 years ago 6
wow thats sad... :'(
Princesslingling911 2 years ago
why dandelion?
joseantou 2 years ago
idk
ShantraxToTheMax 2 years ago
alisons fav plant
TheNathanJones 2 years ago
Really? are you sure about the little sis and bro?
songbird2875 2 years ago
I don't get it.... How do you know?
ScienceProjek 2 years ago
go to rainbow's page on wikipedia...
ShantraxToTheMax 2 years ago
It is about Tommy. He's meant with Valentine. Years before he became head of sony, he started a singing career. And his stage name was T.D.Valentine. He was upset and jealous when Mariah left him so: "though I know you really like
to see me suffer".
And the song is not about Mariah's brother Morgan. They always had a good relationship.
Alessia1978 2 years ago 4
Could Somebody explain me what this whole song is about? ;)
Thank you :*
KAYiAsA 2 years ago
spirtual. x
drewagee 2 years ago 3
this iz sadish it depressin me cuz it like 3 am n im tired n wanna go 2 bed
sexyladyz2 2 years ago 2
I'm starting to wonder who the people are she's talking about (assuming it's autobiographical.).
feeklv 2 years ago
never mind. It's a little obvious.
feeklv 2 years ago 3
Yeah she talks about all the trouble her family had when she was a child due to racist attacks and also her sister Allison Carey was a prostitute
she also talks about her split from tommy motola and how she misses him and his children. she also talks about how tommy betrayed her by munipulating her
richied3454 2 years ago 4
wow..best singer and songwriter everrrr,hope she does a song like that on the new album,the album title sounds really personel "Memoirs of an imperfect angel" cant w8
mariahegypt 2 years ago 16
i mean * incompatibility
keryssaApril 2 years ago
i heard that this song is about when she befriended with her two ex step kids from tommy matola but she fled away from tommy due to incompatibality with the latter
keryssaApril 2 years ago
it's about her sister, tommy, and other people
carlydaboss07 2 years ago 7
OMG i want this song on my ipod can someone plezz send i to me on msn????
please???
Tinakaya1 2 years ago
Lol at the lambs and regular people. Nice touch.
BUTTERFLYWARIOR 2 years ago
omg ive never heard this one before.
its so deep and it displays her pain.
wow its amazing
usherrules11 2 years ago 6
i love this song so so much
explicit2336 2 years ago 3
this song makes me think of the things that ever hurt me so bad when i played this song it made me cry it even remind me of the people in my family i have lost it broke my heart but this song is great and truthful mariah good work we love u
tanayaamore1 2 years ago 10
omg i love dis song made me cry so bad i have so much in commen with dis song=[ so sad yet so truthfull and has such meaning love dis song
miguelitod15 2 years ago
Mariah wrote it. This song is very personal and close to her. It´s about her life, her ex husband (Tommy) and her sister.
Alessia1978 2 years ago 7
Yep written by mariah. First one she wrote off of rainbow and the quickest one to write she said
XforeverlongingX 2 years ago
My booklet says they wrote it together :o)
mskernow 2 years ago 3
This song is amazing...you all should listen to "close my eyes" from Butterfly
BMWGuy75231 3 years ago 7
She is such a beautiful songwriter... it's like her escape from the world... that's why I love her music, cause it's from the heart. :-)
ObiwonCnolby 3 years ago 19
you can tell she went through alot! this song says it all!
miny94 3 years ago 7
i wonder if this was inspired by kiss from a rose its with flowers both and chords are similar....maybe its just me but i get that vibe
Kimberly051593 3 years ago 3
I think kiss from a rose is inspired by can't let go, it sounds the same
dreamdate 2 years ago
yeah and I think that kiss from a rose sounds like can't let go
fuck seal:d
dreamdate 2 years ago
beautiful song.
xxcityescape 3 years ago 7
ufff ever time i listen this music i most the cry
BGiirl91 3 years ago 7
LOVE THIS SONG!!!
Capricon18 3 years ago 5
Don't you wonder what she was going through when she wrote this? Such a sad song.
jmosky18 3 years ago 14
i just love this song so much , it have tears on my eyes listening !
mariah is legend, what can we say!
one lovexxx
sophinka1 3 years ago 33
So odd to hear her so vulnerable! She didn't need to belt, she didn't need anything to make this a hit! It was so beautiful! It was poetry with a melody! I am just so impressed!
MUSiCiSMYSiMPLELOVE 3 years ago 65
yah.i agree.
she must be a poetic singer.
ILOVEHER SO MUCH
filifinaz 2 years ago
The song is perfect the way it is. A good quality about Mariah is she's capable of conveying emotions with her songs/she doesn't sing like she's acting/assigned to do it. She writes almost all of her stuff so it has a meaning to her. The final verse is where it really wrenches me in...
serr7obi 1 year ago
One of my all-time faves by Mariah! I really wish she would come out with more emotional ballads. :)
gwithadream 3 years ago 15
Beautiful song. It expresses so much emotion.
Tammie082 3 years ago 8
it's one of my favorite song ,i 've LOVED her when she had performed it LIVE !!
MARIAHTHEBABYGIRL 3 years ago 5
OMG this is fantastic!!So emotional...5*!
edmil17906 3 years ago 4
i like this song
XxXxMizziexXxX 3 years ago
Love This Song It's Really Pretty & Emotional, Certainly One Of Mariah's Greatest.
Thanx For Uploading.
DivasForeverChannel 3 years ago 7
nice video!u've used beautiful pictures!!!
ilamariah4ever 3 years ago
thank you..i love this song too i uploaded it needing those lyrics so bad.
her voice iz amazing iznt it?...
medicalgurl2012 3 years ago 2
@medicalgurl2012 im kinda young so i didnt listen mariah very much but now i do but i dont know what this song talks about could you tell me? cuz its so beautiful and has so much emotion and when shes was in a concert singing this and start crying it really show this song was important 4 her
BritneySpearsAngelic 1 year ago
@BritneySpearsAngelic The beauty of this particular piece is the use of idiosyncratic symbols. So however you choose to relate to it is up to you. However, for Mariah the dandelion is her older sister, Alison, who instilled faith in Mariah but their relationship was always turbulent so as much as she loves her she must remain distant. The little sis/brother are Tommy Mottola's children which whom she bonded with but could not stay near after the divorce. And of course the Valentine is Tommy.
ThEsUpReMeDiVo 1 year ago 4
@medicalgurl2012 yes she does have an amazing voice!
purplelove010 1 year ago
I love the video!! The pics are beautiful!
mariahfirst1 3 years ago 2
Cool video. Love it!!
jordi8387 3 years ago
Great I Love This
KellsTv 3 years ago
ive always loved this song T_T thanks for posting jeny! ♥
zepzaplin 3 years ago 3
personally, this is my favorite mariah song. it's so heartfelt and real.
namegoesherex 3 years ago 3
It's always been one of my favorite song, but yet, for her, there's not even that much range, besides the one background high note. :) I love the melody and lyrics. It's such an amazing song. :) She's truly a genius!
trevorhoen 3 years ago 7