[ti:Close My Eyes] [ar:Mariah Carey] [al:Butterfly: 25th Anniversary Expanded Edition] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Close My Eyes - Mariah Carey [00:04.58]Lyrics by:Mariah Carey [00:06.42]Composed by:Mariah Carey/Walter Afanasieff [00:22.11]I was wayward child [00:24.86]With the weight of the [00:26.36]World that I held deep inside [00:31.21]Life was a winding road [00:34.16]And I learned many things [00:36.32]Little ones shouldn't know [00:38.81]But I closed my eyes [00:42.67]Steadied my feet on the ground [00:45.72]Raised my head to the sky [00:47.82]And though time's rolled by [00:53.12]Still I feel like that child [00:54.95]As I look at the moon [00:58.05]Maybe I grew up a little too soon [01:03.08]La la la da da [01:05.13]La la la da da da da [01:07.49]La la la da da [01:09.10]Da da da da [01:12.02]La la la da da [01:14.20]La la la da da da da [01:16.65]La la la da da [01:18.51]Da da da da [01:22.17]Funny how one can learn [01:24.94]To grow numb to the madness [01:27.64]And block it away block it away [01:31.34]I left the worst unsaid [01:34.11]Let it all dissipate and I try to forget [01:39.01]But I closed my eyes [01:42.80]Steadied my feet on the ground [01:45.74]Raised my head to the sky [01:48.10]And though time's rolled by [01:53.28]Still feel like that [01:54.47]Child as I look at the moon [01:58.37]Maybe I grew up a little too soon [02:03.16]La la la da da [02:05.01]La la la da da da da [02:07.73]La la la da da [02:09.35]Da da da da [02:12.19]La la la da da [02:14.33]La la la da da da da [02:16.86]La la la da da [02:18.84]Da da da da [02:22.51]Nearing the edge nearing the edge [02:24.89]Oblivious I almost oblivious [02:28.00]Fell right over [02:31.37]A part of me a part of me [02:34.18]Will never be quite able will never be [02:37.21]To feel stable will never be [02:40.90]That woman-child falling inside [02:43.50]That woman-child [02:46.25]Was on the verge of fading I [02:50.36]Thankfully I thankfully I [02:52.54]Woke up in time woke up in time time time [02:59.70]Guardian angel I [03:02.14]Sail away on an ocean [03:04.69]With you by my side [03:08.64]Orange clouds roll by [03:11.39]They burn into your image [03:14.33]And you're still alive [03:16.47]But I closed my eyes [03:20.39]Steadied my feet on the ground [03:23.10]Raised my head to the sky [03:25.71]And though time's rolls by [03:30.49]Still feel like that child [03:32.31]As I look at the moon [03:35.26]Maybe I grew up a little too soon [03:40.33]La la la da da [03:42.23]La la la da da da da [03:44.84]La la la da da [03:46.61]Da da da da [03:49.55]La la la da da [03:51.39]La la la da da da da [03:54.04]La la la da da [03:55.77]Da da da da [03:58.99]La la la da da [04:00.71]La la la da da da da [04:03.17]La la la da da [04:05.15]Da da da da [04:07.70]La la la da da [04:09.88]La la la da da da da [04:12.40]La la la da da [04:13.62]Da da da da