The song “Circles” was included on the 2005 album The Emancipation Of Mimi. “We were going for like an old-school type vibe — it's all live musicians — and I feel like it has that organic kind of feel,” Mariah said about the writing process. “We were going for a somewhat retro urban record that wasn't overly produced and gave you the feeling of something from maybe the 70s, a very soulful kind of record. That's how I tried to produce the background vocals, to kind of give you that vibe.”
Ever since you left me
I've been trying to hide the pain
Painting on a smile with lipstick
Putting on a big charade
So difficult to keep pretending
It's getting harder everyday
It's plain to see I'm cold and heartsick
Since you turned and walked away
I just keep going round and round
And round in circles
Keep on tumbling down
Oh boy my world has changed
And I don't think I can make it without you
Nothing's the same
You got me running around
In circles over you
(Running around in circles over you)
Saturday I saw you
Holding hands with someone new
Somehow I kept my composure
Just like everything was cool
But inside I kept repeating
Don't you let them see you cry
So I casually turned my head
As the tears rolled down my eyes
I just keep going round and round
And round in circles
Keep on tumbling down
Oh boy my world has changed
And I don't think I can make it without you
Nothing's the same
You got me running around
In circles over you
Everything is you
How can I pull through
My heart is consumed I'm so confused
Still caught up in you…
Love can be so cruel
Baby don't know how to turn you loose
Oh boy my world has changed
And I don't think I can make it without you
No, nothing's the same
You got me running around
And running around
And running around
Nothing's the same
Baby baby cause you
Got me running around
In circles over you
(Running around in circles over you)
Written by M. Carey, J. Wright.
Produced by Mariah Carey and James “Big Jim” Wright.
