Mariah worked with Mike WiLL Made-It for the first time on the song “Faded,” from her 2014 album Me. I Am Mariah… The Elusive Chanteuse. “Mariah heard about me, and of course I grew up listening to her, so we were interested in working with each other,” Mike WiLL Made-It said about their collaboration. “We got in the studio and worked and came out with a dope song. Hopefully, we can come out with more songs.”
It was overcast that day
And I was feeling some kind of way
I pulled the covers up over my head
Tried reaching for you, but that was then
I can't forget
My heart's hung over but ain't nothing different
I close my eyes, nothing but faded pictures of you, of you
Faded
Baby, you're faded
Baby, you're faded
Faded
You come and you go
You're just an echo
A whisper in my ear
But in the morning you're not here
So intangible
Just like an echo
Still tryin' to pretend it's possible
To bring us back to life
But we continue to subside
Hanging on for life on this rollercoaster ride
I call your name, baby, subconsciously
Always somewhere but you're not there for me
Boy you, boy you
You're faded
Baby, you're faded
Baby, you're faded
Faded
(Boy you just come and you go)
You come and you go
You're just an echo
(Just an echo, just an echo)
A whisper in my ear
But in the morning you're not here
So intangible
Just like an echo
Faded
You're always somewhere but you're not there for me
Not there for me, not there for me
You're always somewhere but you're not there for me
Not there for me, not there for me
Not there for me
Written by M. Carey, M. Williams, D. “Blu June” Andrews.
Produced by Mariah Carey and Mike WiLL Made-It.
