Lyric Breakdown
[Birds chirping.]
Layzie:
Over, over. Don t break down yet, it s over.
Over, over. Don t break down yet, it s over.
Over, over.
Wish:
Steady breakin me on down.
Mariah:
Oooh.
Wish:
Break, breakdown. Steady breakin me on down.
Break, breakdown. Steady breakin me on down.
Mariah:
You called yesterday to basically say that you care for me, but that you re just not in love.
Immediately, I pretended to be feeling similarly, and led you to believe I was O.K. to just walk away from the one thing that s
unyeilding and sacred to me.
Mariah:
Well, I guess I m trying to be nonchalant [Wish: Break, breakdown. Steady breakin me on down] about it, and I m going to
extremes to prove I m fine without you, but in reality I m slowly losing my mind underneath the guise of a smile. Gradually, I m
dying inside. Friends ask me how I feel, and I lie convincingly, cause I don t want to reveal the fact that I m suffering, so I wear
my disguise til I go home at night, and turn down all the lights, and then I break down and cry.
Mariah:
So what do you do when somebody you re so devoted to suddenly just stops loving you? And it seems they haven t got a clue
of the pain that rejection is putting you through. Do you cling to your pride and sing "I will survive?" [Krayzie: Gotta get
control and roll, roll, roll on.] Do you lash out and say, "How dare you leave this way?" Do you hold on in vain as they just slip
away?
Mariah:
Well, I guess I m trying to be nonchalant [Wish: Break, breakdown. Steady breakin me on down.] about it, and I m going to
extremes to prove I m fine without you, but in reality I m slowly losing my mind underneath the guise of a smile. Gradually, I m
dying inside. Friends ask me how I feel, and I lie convincingly, cause I don t want to reveal the fact that I m suffering, so I wear
my disguise til I go home at night, and turn down all the lights, and then I break down and cry.
Wish:
Gonna break ya down, down, down, only if ya let it [Don t let it.]. Everyday crazy situations rockin my mind tryin to break me
down, but I won t let it. Forget it. If ya feel the same way that I do, then let me help y all, all singin tunes, sayin "It s all right,
it s all right, it s all right, yeah." Hopin for the sun, but it looks like rain, B-O-N-E, but it s still the same. Came far, but it s been
a long road. Trouble s gonna come but we gotta stay strong. Hold on.
Krayzie:
Aw, yeah, I often feel the pressures, y all, but nevertheless Krayzie won t fall. It s over. It s endin here [here]. I said it s over.
It s endin here [here], so I ll be on my way, and maybe we can meet up in the future one day, but for now I m bailin , bailin .
Bailin , baby, gotta get up, can t take no more. I m headed for the door, come and take a look into a thug humble eye. Tell me:
if we lived a lie, would our souls unite?
Layzie:
Every new day is a test for me, so I just pray the Lord for Him to bless me, please. There s struggles I m goin through lately,
breaks me down, set me free. Let me be. Let me be. Who else do I have to rely on? Whose shoulder can a thug go cry on?
Can I get my vibe on? While you look into my eyes, you won t underestimate, and this soldier story, I m a tell you right now
I m fed up. Wrong if I let my lead bust? Hard to keep your head up. Don t let this world get the best of you, I m a stress you
through it, if it s over, over, over. Don t breakdown yet, it s over.
Mariah:
Well, I guess I m trying to be nonchalant about it, and I m going to extremes to prove I m fine without you, but in reality I m
slowly losing my mind underneath the guise of a smile. Gradually, I m dying inside. Friends ask me how I feel, and I lie
convincingly, cause I don t want to reveal the fact that I m suffering, so I wear my disguise til I go home at night, and turn down
all the lights, and then I break down and cry.
Layzie:
Over, over. Don t break down yet, it s over.
Over, over. Don t break down yet, it s over.
Over, over.
Wish:
Steady breakin me on down.
Mariah:
Oooh.
Wish:
Break, breakdown. Steady breakin me on down.
Break, breakdown. Steady breakin me on down.
Mariah:
You called yesterday to basically say that you care for me, but that you re just not in love.
Immediately, I pretended to be feeling similarly, and led you to believe I was O.K. to just walk away from the one thing that s
unyeilding and sacred to me.
Mariah:
Well, I guess I m trying to be nonchalant [Wish: Break, breakdown. Steady breakin me on down] about it, and I m going to
extremes to prove I m fine without you, but in reality I m slowly losing my mind underneath the guise of a smile. Gradually, I m
dying inside. Friends ask me how I feel, and I lie convincingly, cause I don t want to reveal the fact that I m suffering, so I wear
my disguise til I go home at night, and turn down all the lights, and then I break down and cry.
Mariah:
So what do you do when somebody you re so devoted to suddenly just stops loving you? And it seems they haven t got a clue
of the pain that rejection is putting you through. Do you cling to your pride and sing "I will survive?" [Krayzie: Gotta get
control and roll, roll, roll on.] Do you lash out and say, "How dare you leave this way?" Do you hold on in vain as they just slip
away?
Mariah:
Well, I guess I m trying to be nonchalant [Wish: Break, breakdown. Steady breakin me on down.] about it, and I m going to
extremes to prove I m fine without you, but in reality I m slowly losing my mind underneath the guise of a smile. Gradually, I m
dying inside. Friends ask me how I feel, and I lie convincingly, cause I don t want to reveal the fact that I m suffering, so I wear
my disguise til I go home at night, and turn down all the lights, and then I break down and cry.
Wish:
Gonna break ya down, down, down, only if ya let it [Don t let it.]. Everyday crazy situations rockin my mind tryin to break me
down, but I won t let it. Forget it. If ya feel the same way that I do, then let me help y all, all singin tunes, sayin "It s all right,
it s all right, it s all right, yeah." Hopin for the sun, but it looks like rain, B-O-N-E, but it s still the same. Came far, but it s been
a long road. Trouble s gonna come but we gotta stay strong. Hold on.
Krayzie:
Aw, yeah, I often feel the pressures, y all, but nevertheless Krayzie won t fall. It s over. It s endin here [here]. I said it s over.
It s endin here [here], so I ll be on my way, and maybe we can meet up in the future one day, but for now I m bailin , bailin .
Bailin , baby, gotta get up, can t take no more. I m headed for the door, come and take a look into a thug humble eye. Tell me:
if we lived a lie, would our souls unite?
Layzie:
Every new day is a test for me, so I just pray the Lord for Him to bless me, please. There s struggles I m goin through lately,
breaks me down, set me free. Let me be. Let me be. Who else do I have to rely on? Whose shoulder can a thug go cry on?
Can I get my vibe on? While you look into my eyes, you won t underestimate, and this soldier story, I m a tell you right now
I m fed up. Wrong if I let my lead bust? Hard to keep your head up. Don t let this world get the best of you, I m a stress you
through it, if it s over, over, over. Don t breakdown yet, it s over.
Mariah:
Well, I guess I m trying to be nonchalant about it, and I m going to extremes to prove I m fine without you, but in reality I m
slowly losing my mind underneath the guise of a smile. Gradually, I m dying inside. Friends ask me how I feel, and I lie
convincingly, cause I don t want to reveal the fact that I m suffering, so I wear my disguise til I go home at night, and turn down
all the lights, and then I break down and cry.
