Mariah recorded and alt rock album in 1995 and it was released under the name Chick, with lead vocals by Mariah's friend Clarissa Dane and Mariah's voice disguised as a hidden layer. “I was playing with the style of the breezy-grunge, punk-light white female singers who were popular at the time,” Mariah writes in her memoir. “You know the ones who seemed to be so carefree with their feelings and their image. They could be angry, angsty, and messy, with old shoes, wrinkled slips, and unruly eyebrows, while every move I made was so calculated and manicured. I wanted to break free, let loose, and express my misery — but I also wanted to laugh. I totally looked forward to doing my alter-ego band sessions after Daydream each night.” The song “Prom Queen” was written by C. Dane-Davidson (Clarissa Dane), D. Sue (Mariah Carey) and W. Vlad (Walter Afanasieff).
I can be anything
I'll show them all
I can be anything
I'll show them all
On the day he turned 16
He washed his face and brushed his teeth
Looked in the mirror longingly
Said ‘I could be the next prom queen’
He closed the door and went to school
And tried to act so very cool
Living a double life
Isn't so very nice
Sometimes he isn't sure
If he's a boy or girl
Got home at quarter after three
He opened up the vanity
Applied his makeup expertly
And said ‘I could pass for 23’
He stole his little sister's dress
And used his brother's socks as breasts
He shaved his legs and moussed his hair
Put on his mother's underwear
I can be anything that I want to be
Someday I will really show them all
I can be anything that I want to be
Someday I will really show them all
On the day he turned 19
He took a train to Bleeker Street
He met a guy named Norma Jean
Who said he could fulfill his dream
He told the doctor of his woes
And took the bottle of hormones
Struck collagen into his lips
And silicone into his hips
He didn't even cry
Under the surgeon's knife
Now he can tell the world
That she's a real girl
I can be anything that I wanna be
Someday I will really show them all
I can be anything that I wanna be
Someday I will really show them all
I can be anything that I wanna be
Someday I will really show them all
That I can be prom queen
I can be prom queen
I can be prom queen
I can be prom queen
I can be prom queen
Written by C. Dane-Davidson, D. Sue, W. Vlad.
Produced by Chick.
