Respect Authority

"I'll find you."

I know this is about 12 years too late, but has anyone else ever really listened to the lyrics of Mariah Carey’s 1996 hit, “Always Be My Baby.” I mean, REALLY listened. One would think so, considering everyone and their mother - and potentially their mother’s mother - knows the words to this song. I certainly know them, and I consider that knowledge imperative to a surprisingly large number of social situations - throwback parties, weddings, long nights alone in my apartment. As far as I’m concerned, anyone under the age of 40 should be prepared to belt out ABMB at the drop of a hat. 

In any case, this morning on my way to work, I took some time - afforded to me by the fact that the train was so packed I couldn’t move my arms to change the song - to really have a listen to the words. Although the majority of the song is clearly about love, and everlasting love, and so forth, it’s this particular verse that gave me pause:

You’ll always be a part of me
I’m a part of you indefinitely
Boy don’t you know you can’t escape me
Oh darling cause you’ll always be my baby
….
No way you’re never gonna shake me
Ooh darling cause you’ll always be my baby

Creepy to anyone else? I know word on the street is that Mariah and Nick Cannon are doing exceedingly well which, considering I thought they’d be divorced before leaving the island they got married on, could simply mean they haven’t actively killed each other yet. Nonetheless, Cannon better not start wild ‘n out or anything, because it kind of sounds like Mariah doesn’t know how to let go.