Mariah Carey – After Tonight

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I look at you looking at me
Feels like a feeling meant to be
And as your body moves with mine
It's like I'm lifted out of time

And time again
Patiently I've waited
For this moment to arrive

After tonight
Will you remember
How sweet and tenderly
You reached for me
And pulled me closer
After you go
Will you return to love me
After tonight begins to fade

I feel your touch caressing me
This feeling's all I'll ever need
With every kiss from your sweet lips
It's like I'm drifting out of time

Alone will tell
If you feel the way I feel
When I look in your eyes

After tonight
Will you remember
How sweet and tenderly
You reached for me
And pulled-me closer
After you go
Will you return to love me
After the night becomes the day

Time
And time and time again
So patiently I've waited
For this moment to arrive

After tonight
Will you remember
How sweet and tenderly
You reached for me
And pulled me closer
After you go
Baby will you return to love me
After the night becomes the day
After tonight begins to fade

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Lyrics submitted by Ice

Track duration: 04:15

"After Tonight" as written by Mariah Carey, Diane Eve Warren, David W. Foster

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, RealSongs

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    General Comment:This is so sweet, makes me drift.
    basically it is giving it to him
    then she wonders if he will come
    back & it wont b a one night stand.
    EPIC
    Flag Anabelly8on August 02, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:I think this song is the second part of a trilogy. Mariah tells a story between three songs on three completely different albums. First, MY ALL (from BUTTERFLY) describes how much she needs and wants to be with a past love. AFTER TONIGHT (from RAINBOW) describes getting her wish and hoping that when the sunrises, he'll still want to be with her and that it wasn't a one-night stand. Finally, I ONLY WANTED (from CHARMBRACELET) describes how the man left her and abandoned her.

    Mariah has never mentioned that these three songs go together, but I think it's perfect. They all have that same sense of longing and yearning with the spanish-influenced melody and guitar. Absolutely brilliant and gorgeous.
    Flag gottawannamottaon June 24, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:love this song so much love this part
    I look at you looking at me
    Feels like a feeling meant to be
    And as your body moves with mine
    It's iike I'm lifted out of time
    Flag madeline19on April 05, 2006   Link
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    General Comment:I agree with miss opinion. It's something awesome to give in to temptation, when you know it's not completely right...but I know the feeling of thinking: was it a one-night thing, doesn't he care at all about me?...will he remember?...And it's so hurting to realise that what you feared was what ends up hapenning, with the void that it means and the undenieable fact that you've been...used.
    Flag Gabigson August 12, 2005   Link
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    General Comment:Giving into someone and your own temptations can be a great feeling, but this song shows the fear you can have if that person never comes back to love you again/if they just used you for one night.
    Flag miss_opinion101on June 23, 2003   Link
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    General Comment:I think this song is her getting back with a lover, and the feelings that she is going thru, and her not being sure that he will be there tomorrow when the sunrises.
    Flag LuvDanceron June 16, 2003   Link
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    General Comment:OMG! I absolutely LOVE this song!!!! Mariah is absolutely awesome!
    Flag ~*Rocker_Chick*~on September 21, 2002   Link
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    General Comment:This song is so romantic! I think it means that her and her guy are stuck in a moment and she hopes that after the moment is over, he will come back to love her!
    Flag EmOTiONs327on August 18, 2002   Link

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