On “Burning Blue,” Mariah uses imagery to express emotional contrast by depicting herself as cold as ice and her love interest as fire—someone who ignites a flame, creating chemistry between them. Mariah conveys that she is distant and vulnerable until her lover touches her heart or makes her “melt....
[Verse 1]
I got that blue fever
Cold as ice 'til you came near
You're like another fire-breathing creature
But it don't burn how it appears
It's true you could make me melt
But don't you forget it if the person you fell for ever do, freezes
It's only because you ain't here
[Chorus]
I can feel it in the air
My cold sweat dripping everywhere
I'm all wet
I don't even care as long as you're
Right (Right) here (Here) laying in my bed
I'll forget (Forget) what everyone said
I'm all in
I couldn't care less as long as you're
[Verse 2]
As long as you're a true (True) leader (Leader)
Then I'll oblige, promise to please ya (Please ya)
But if you open fire, then it's treason
And I decide to go out swinging
If you shoot, then you can bet
Every single dollar and your last few cents
That I will too, and I mean it
Tell me, where do we go from here?
[Chorus]
I can feel it in the air
My cold sweat dripping everywhere
I'm all wet
I don't even care as long as you're
Right (Right) here (Here) laying in my bed
I'll forget (Forget) what everyone said
I'm all in
I couldn't care less as long as you're
[Post-Chorus]
Burning blue
Burning blue
I'm burning blue
I'm letting it burn, letting it burn
[Chorus]
And I can feel it in the air
My cold sweat dripping everywhere (Dripping, dripping)
I'm all wet
I don't even care as long as you're
Right here laying in my bed
I'll forget what everyone said
I'm all in
I couldn't care less as long as you're
[Post-Chorus]
Burning blue
Burning blue
I'm burning blue, I'm—
Letting it burn, letting it burn
Burning Blue was written by Mariah the Scientist & Nineteen85.
Burning Blue was produced by Nineteen85.
Mariah the Scientist released Burning Blue on Fri May 02 2025.
During the tracking week ending May 17, 2025, the song debuted at #25 on the Hot 100 chart. The song marked her third overall appearance on the chart and her first solo single to not feature any featured artists. It is also her highest peaking single to date.
On July 25, 2025, “Burning Blue” was certified Gold by the RIAA for selling 500k copies in the US.
Jimmy Kimmel Live
I feel like people sometimes over-process a song and what they want it to be, which is fine though, I feel like that’s what it’s about, it’s open to interpretation, but, it’s not really about—, like the phrase “Burning blue,” I wouldn’t say it was about anything specific, it was just, you know. some...