Music & Lyrics by Mariah Carey, Terius Nash, Christopher Stewart, Sean Combs, Chris Wallace, Rashad Smith, Mark DeBarge, Etterlene Jordan; Released Sept 25, 2009; Song from the album Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel
It's not chipped, we're not cracked, oh we're shattered
Eh eh hey eh eh hey eh eh hey ooh na na na na...
I thought we had something special
And we had something good
But I should have had another mechanic under my hood
If you see me walking by ya
Don't you even speak
Pretend you're on a sofa and I'm on TV
Might see me on a poster, see me at the show
But you won't see me for free boy
This ain't no promo
Actin' all shamed now,
Wherever you been layin', you can stay now
Gotta board the BBJ and pull the shades down
I'm on the plane now
And don't keep calling from your momma's house
Up out my face boy
Up out my face boy
Up out my face, I break
Up out my face boy
Up out my face boy
Up out my face, I break
You ain't ever gonna feel this thing again
You gon' get a lot of calls
'Cause I CC'd all your friends
(When I break, I break)
I ain't walk around all mopey and sad
That ain't even my bag, baby
I break (when I break, I break)
So look who's cryin' now, boo hooo hooo
Talking about you're missing your boo hooo hooo
No you ain't getting it
No you ain't hitting it
No you ain't a rapper
So you need to stop spittin' it
Ha ha ha ha ha ha
You'll wonder who I'm messin' with
When you ain't next to me
Gon' pa ha ha ha ha
So pay the consequences
'Caused you actin' all ignorant
So you' ashamed now (shame)
Wherever you been layin', you can stay now
Gotta board the BBJ and pull the shades down
I'm on the plane now
And don't keep calling from your momma's house
When I break, I break boy
Up out my face boy
Up out my face boy
Up out my face, I break (ah)
Up out my face boy
Up out my face boy
Up out my face, I break
You ain't never gonna feel this thing again
You gonna get a lot of calls
'Cause I CC'd all your friends (I break)
I ain't walkin' around all mopey and sad
They're collecting my bags, baby
When I break I break I break
And no super glue can fix this shhh
When I break I break I break
Not even a welder and a builder can rebuild this shhhh
When I break I break I break
Not even a nailtechnician with a wholte lotta gel
And acrylic can fix this
When I break I break
If we were two lego blocks even the Harvard University
Graduating class of 2010 couldn't put us back
Together again
When I break boy
Up out my face boy
Up out my face boy (no no no)
Up out my face
When I break I break I break
Up out my face boy
Up out my face boy (yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah)
Up out my face, I break
You ain't ever gonna feel this thing again
You gonna' get a lot of calls ('cause)
'Cause I CC'd all your friends
I ain't walkin' around all mopey and sad
They're collecting my bags baby
When I break, I break boy
Up out my face boy
Up out my face boy
Up out my face, I break
Up out my face boy
Up out my face boy
Up out my face, I break
(c) 2009 Rye Songs administered by songs of Universal (BMI)/2082 Music/WB Music Publishing (ASCAP)/Songs of Peer/March 9th Publishing (ASCAP)
Produced by Mariah Carey, C. "Tricky" Stewart and Terius "The-Dream" Nash
Recording by Brian Garten, Chris "Tek" O'Ryan and Brian "B-Luv" Thomas at The Boom Boom Room, Burbank, CA and Honeywest Studios, NYC
Recording assisted by Luis Navarro
Mixed by Jaycen-Joshua Fowler and Dave Pensado for Penua Project/Innersound MGMT
Mix assisted by Giancarlo Lino
Mixed at Larrabee Studios, Universal City, CA
Up Out My Face (The Reprise):
Engineering by Nick Chahwala at Tree Sound Studios, Norcross, GA and Namaste Studios, Mableton, GA
Engineering assisted by Charles Malone and Justin Roberts
Marching band by Southwest Dekalb High School Band
Directed by James O. Seda
Arrangement by Nicholas B. Thomas
Orchestra & Brazilian Percussion by Juan M. Leguizamon & Pablo A. Correa
Trumpet & lugle horn: Arturo Solar
Alto, tenor & baritone sax: James M. King
Trombone & bass trombone: John J. Robert
Mixed by Jaycen-Joshua Fowler and Dave Pensado for Penua Project/Innersound MGMT
Mix assisted by Giancarlo Lino
Mixed at Larrabee Studios, Universal City, CA.
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