“So many I considered, closest to me,
turned on a dime and sold me out dutifully,
although that knife was chipping away at me,
they turned their eyes away and went home to sleep.”

—  Mariah Carey

"Petals", Rainbow, 1999
Lyrics

Adopted from Wikiquote. Last update June 3, 2021. History

Help us to complete the source, original and additional information

Do you have more details about the quote "So many I considered, closest to me, turned on a dime and sold me out dutifully, although that knife was chipping awa…" by Mariah Carey?
Mariah Carey photo
Mariah Carey 16
American singer-songwriter 1970

Related quotes

“For a moment hope, bright and cruel as a knife, presented itself to me. It took every ounce of strength I had to turn away.”

Sarah Zettel (1966) American writer

Source: Bitter Angels (2009), Chapter 7 (p. 97)

Mike Oldfield photo

“When Woman comes at me
do I let her take the bridle,
or turn away the head?”

John Carder Bush (1944) British artist; brother of Kate Bush

Control: A translation (1974)

Jodi Picoult photo
Pete Yorn photo

“Hey
don't lock and turn away, lose your life today and follow me into the alleyway.”

Pete Yorn (1974) American musician

Song lyrics

Maya Angelou photo
Stephen King photo
Jeanette Winterson photo

“My heart returns to me what I turn away. I am my own master but not always master of myself.”

Jeanette Winterson (1959) English writer

The Powerbook (2000)

Martin Luther photo

“To turn one's eyes away from Jesus means to turn them to the Law.”

Martin Luther (1483–1546) seminal figure in Protestant Reformation

Source: Commentary on the Epistle to the Galatians (1535), Chapter 2

Related topics