song close eyes song recorded american singer songwriter mariah carey sixth studio album butterfly written produced carey carey solely wrote lyrics song composed music produced arranged song piano led song lyrics close eyes revolve negative experiences life including indirectly talking relationship husband september carey revealed favourite revealing songs written career far background carey began working butterfly january album development carey separated husband music executive guided career carey increasing control career led speculation press future couple later divorced development album departure previous style carey worked rappers hip hop producers including sean critics saw carey new production team form revenge carey denied taking radically new direction insisted musical style new album choosing carey resented control sony president exercised music preventing making music passionate contrast sony concerned carey best selling act future success actions pressure separation constant press attention began toll carey growing creative differences producer ended working relationship collaborating carey previous output breaking point came heated argument long recording session album musical direction carey faced media criticism choice producers newspapers linked carey romantically rappers suggesting relationships influenced decisions carey denied allegations stating slept husband production recording close eyes written carey carey solely wrote lyrics composed musical structure produced arranged carey keyboards synthesizers programming performed additional keys drum rhythm programming sound design computer programming carried served engineers enlisted assistant engineer close eyes recorded hit factory situated new_york_city mixed hit factory mastered gateway mastering portland composition lyrical interpretation close eyes piano led song runs duration minutes seconds lyrical content song speaks indirectly carey relationship reflects times life personal struggles troubles past presented lyrics child weight world held deep inside life winding road learned things little ones shouldn know described entertainment_weekly carey lyrics child weight world noted singer concerned grow quicker necessary order live life controlled environment maybe grew little soon chorus carey mood song singing having courage face times closed eyes feet ground raised head sky times rolled feel like child look moon maybe grew little soon jon new_york_times wrote carey lyrics maybe grew little soon woman child inside verge fading time critical reception entertainment_weekly described close eyes track album entitled butterfly difficult songs interpret writing isn reach interpret songs describing life reportedly controlling jon new_york_times wrote regard lyrics maybe grew little soon woman child inside verge fading time carey isn turn butterfly dependence guide carey albums rolling_stone stated close eyes butterfly breakdown songs indirectly spoke pending extraction exercised power head sony label carey signed live performances carey performed close eyes time live donnell performance saw carey perform song sitting wearing white vest jeans included set list legacy interview cnn september honored songwriting carey declared close eyes favourite revealing songs written stated number signature songs favourite lesser known cuts obscure records asked felt number singles including hero belong emancipation touch body singer revealed love songs love obscure songs close heart especially song called close eyes like life story addition close eyes carey cited looking free underneath stars favourites song included release essential mariah carey carey official facebook page shortly release wrote spent years writing song performed started hearing melody singing taking bath looking moon years later leaving devastating life wrote second verse bridge credits personnel recording recorded new_york_city hit factory new_york_city mixed gateway mastering portland personnel lyrics mariah carey music mariah carey production mariah carey mariah carey synths programming keys drum rhythm programming sound design computer programming dan engineers assistant engineers adapted liner notes butterfly
Close My Eyes (Mariah Carey song)