Me. I Am Mariah...The Elusive Chanteuse - Mariah Carey

This is my first and only self-portrait

I drew it when I was three and a half and entitled it, «Me.

I Am Mariah.»

Please don’t judge me for such a simplistic title

Come on, I was only three and a half

It was a creative visualisation of how I saw myself

With the purity of a child’s heart before it was ever broken

I’ve kept this drawing private for so long

But because this album is a reflection of some

Of the peaks and valleys that have made me who I am today

I’ve decided to share it with those of you who actually care

And have been here for me through it all

I’ve been through a lot, but I’ve always known me

I am Mariah

Along the way there have been a couple of nicknames

And I’ve inadvertently embodied many personas

Lately, they’ve been calling me, «The Elusive Chanteuse»