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[Chorus 1]
So far, so far
You're slipping away, away
You're slipping away from the life and the love we made
Baby, I'm so afraid
So far, so far, so far
You're slipping away, away
You're slipping right out of my grasp
When you're fading fast it seems
You know you're slipping away from me
[Verse 1]
I keep on reaching and I
I keep on trying
But you never even hold me
And it seems like you don't know me, baby
I keep on yearning and I
I guess I'm learning
That it's just a losing fight
'Cause there's no passion in your eyes
[Chorus 1]
So far, so far
You're slipping away, away
Slipping away from the life and the love we made
Baby, I'm so afraid
So far, so far, so far
You're slipping away, away
Slipping right out of my grasp
When you're fading fast it seems
You know you're slipping away from me
[Verse 2]
I keep denying that our
Our love is dying
But it's all a big charade
And it's a fruitless game to play
I can't remember when you
You last were tender
And it's always touch and go
The silence chills me to the bone
[Chorus 1]
So far, so far
You're slipping away, away
You're slipping away from the life and the love we made
Baby, I'm so afraid
So far, so far, so far
You're slipping away, away
Slipping right out of my grasp
When you're fading fast it seems
When you're slipping away from me
Away, away, away, away, yeah
Hey, yeah
[Post-Chorus]
Further, further (Further, further)
Ooh, yeah
You're so far
[Bridge]
Time after time I reach for you
Try and I try, but you're so aloof
Where is the boy that you used to be?
Baby, you're slipping away from me (You're so far)
Time after time I reach for you
Try and I try, but you're so aloof (Baby, baby, baby)
Where is the boy that you used to be?
Baby, you're slipping away from me (You're so far)
[Chorus 2]
So far, so far
You're slipping away, away
Slipping away from what we had
Truly, I just don't understand (You're so far)
So far, so far, so far
You're slipping away, away
You're slipping right out of my grasp
When you're fading so fast it seems
You know you're slipping away
[Bridge]
Time after time I reach for you
Try and I try, but you're so aloof
Where is the boy that you used to be?
Baby, you're slipping away from me
[Outro]
Time after time I reach for you (So far, so far)
Try and I try, but you're so aloof (Yeah)
Where is the boy that you used to be?
Baby, you're slipping away from me (Baby, baby, baby)
Time after time I reach for you (So far)
Try and I try but you're so aloof
Where is the boy that you used to be?
Baby, you're slipping away from me (Yeah, yeah)
Time after time I reach for you (So far, so far)
Try and I try but you're so aloof (So far)
Where is the boy that you used to be?
Baby, you're slipping away from me
Time after time I reach for you
Try and I try, but you're so aloof
Slipping Away (1996) was written by Mariah Carey & Dave “Jam” Hall.
Slipping Away (1996) was produced by Mariah Carey & Dave “Jam” Hall.
Mariah Carey released Slipping Away (1996) on Tue Dec 05 1995.
Co-writer Dave “Jam” Hall said:
We wrote another song the same day [“Slipping Away,” later released as a B-side]. It was a ballad, a slow song. I kept hearing people say, “This is the best song she ever wrote,” and I never even realized she put it out!
During her 2020 The Butterfly Returns residency in Las Vegas, Mariah and her background vocalists performed an acapella snippet of the song backstage and posted it on Twitter:
I bet you don't know this one! #justiceforslippingaway pic.twitter.com/rofQez2LPC— Mariah Carey (@MariahCarey) February 23,...