"I Lose Control" is an unreleased song by Mariah Carey. Written and recorded by Carey and Narada Michael Walden during the Mariah Carey sessions, the song was ultimately left off the album for unknown reasons. In 1993, R&B singer Penny Ford recorded the song and included it in her eponymous second studio album.
In January 2021, Walden replied to one of Carey's Facebook posts, saying he found the master tapes of Carey's version of the song and asked her to reach out to him.
Lyrics[]
[Verse 1]
Burning fascination streaking over me
I lose all concentration
You're the only thing that I can see
Breathing intoxication
Boy I got this energy
It's crazy, oh
[Pre-Chorus]
My mind won't rest
I get no sleep
My soul's possessed
I'm in so deep
You shake me up
I can't explain it
[Chorus]
I lose control when you're loving me
Is this the way love's supposed to be?
[Verse 2]
Beyond infatuation
No sense of reality
I don't have an explanation for this vulnerability
Deep preoccupation
Maddening intensity
It's crazy, oh
[Pre-Chorus]
My mind won't rest
I get no sleep
My soul's possessed
I'm in so deep
You shake me up
I can't explain it
[Chorus]
I lose control when you're loving me
Is this the way love's supposed to be?
I lose control when you're loving me
Is this the way love's supposed to be?
[Bridge]
I'm taking lead of my senses
I feel completely defenseless
Somehow you're leaving me breathless
And I can't explain the way I feel
I'm in love
[Chorus]
I lose control when you're loving me
Is this the way love's supposed to be?
I lose control when you're loving me
Is this the way love's supposed to be?
I lose control when you're loving me
Is this the way love's supposed to be?