Inspiration Behind We Belong Together:
Sometimes relationship end out of anger, bitterness or a lack of appreciation of the person you were with. As Mariah reflects upon previous relationships in her life, the value of a lost love is at the heart of We Belong Together. This songs creation was a collaboration between producers Jermaine Dupri, Manuel Seal and Johnta Austin who blended R & B together with pop elements.
Biblical Application:
“Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven. 38 Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you,” Luke 6:37-39.
Exegesis of We Belong Together:
Ooh, oh, ooh, oh
Sweet love, yeah
Based upon the opening of this video, Mariah is thinking about the sexual nature of love.
I didn’t mean it
When I said I didn’t love you, so
I should have held on tight
I never shoulda let you go
Mariah regrets breaking up with an old boyfriend, using this stanza as an apology.
I didn’t know nothing
I was stupid, I was foolish
I was lying to myself
Mariah was too immature to realize what she had in this former relationship.
I could not fathom that I would ever
Be without your love
Never imagined I’d be
Sitting here beside myself
Mariah took this relationship for granted, expecting that they would always be together.
Cause I didn’t know you
Cause I didn’t know me
But I thought I knew everything
I never felt
Mariah didn’t know what she was looking for in a man. Arrogant and unteachable at this time in life.
The feeling that I’m feeling
Now that I don’t hear your voice
Or have your touch and kiss your lips
Cause I don’t have a choice
Mariah is lonely, suffering from physical withdraw of not having him around to touch.
Oh, what I wouldn’t give
To have you lying by my side
Right here,? cause baby
Mariah is asking for a second chance, wishing she could go back in time to change past decisions.
When you left I lost a part of me
It’s still so hard to believe
Come back baby, please
Cause we belong together
Mariah is experiencing the pain of soul ties, lost intimacy with her old boyfriend.
Who else am I gon’ lean on
When times get rough?
Who’s gonna talk to me on the phone
Till the sun comes up?
Who’s gonna take your place?
There ain’t nobody better
Oh, baby baby, we belong together
Mariah feels lost without her former security blanket.
I can’t sleep at night
When you are on my mind
Bobby Womack’s on the radio
Saying to me
Special songs of this past relationship keep reminding Mariah of what she once had.
“If you think you’re lonely now”
Wait a minute
This is too deep
(Too deep)
I gotta change the station
Depression is leading Mariah to dwell too much on the past instead of looking forward to the future.
So I turn the dial
Trying to catch a break
And then I hear Babyface
“I only think of you”
Mariah can’t get her former love off her mind.
And it’s breaking my heart
I’m trying to keep it together
But I’m falling apart
Mariah is falling into a deep depression, unable to recover from this broken relationship.
I’m feeling all out of my element
I’m throwing things, crying
Trying to figure out
Where the hell I went wrong
Mariah is mad at yourself for breaking off this relationship as if to say,” what was I thinking?”
The pain reflected in this song
It ain’t even half of what
I’m feeling inside
I need you, need you back in my life, baby
Words can’t express how much I miss you.
When you left I lost a part of me
And it’s still so hard to believe
Come back baby, please
Cause we belong together
Lost intimacy is driving Mariah crazy, begging for a second chance.
Who else am I gon’ lean on
When times get rough?
Who’s gonna talk to me on the phone
Till the sun comes up?
Who’s gonna take your place?
There ain’t nobody better
Oh, baby baby, we belong together, baby
In Mariah’s mind, no one compares to her former love.
When you left I lost a part of me
It’s still so hard to believe
Come back baby, please
Cause we belong together
Life is not the same without you.
Who am I gonna lean on
When times get rough?
Who’s gonna talk to me
Till the sun comes up?
Who’s gonna take your place?
There ain’t nobody better
Oh baby, baby
We belong together
A final plea to come back.
Final Thoughts:
Love is often timing, meeting the right person at the right time when you are both single. Yet immaturity and pride can lead couples to separate. One thing missing from the lyrics is an apology. Mariah doesn’t ask for forgiveness. Perhaps, being a famous singer, telling someone that we belong together is enough. While forgiveness is a crucial step, forgiving and forgetting the pain that someone caused is even harder to overcome. Perhaps, this is the final hurdle for this couple to clear before being reunited.
by Jay M ankus
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