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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Janet Jackson
Vocals
Terry Lewis
All Instruments
Xavier Smith
Drum Programming
Jimmy Jam
All Instruments
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Janet Jackson
Songwriter
Terry Lewis
Songwriter
Rene Elizondo Jr.
Songwriter
James Harris
Songwriter
Jimmy Jam
Vocal Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Janet Jackson
Producer
Terry Lewis
Producer
Steve Hodge
Mixing Engineer
Xavier Smith
Assistant Mixing Engineer
Jimmy Jam
Producer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
How could it be that you knew me?
My deepest fears, my fantasies
Confide in you what no one knows
But it feels so real
One, two, three, four
[Chorus]
(When I close my eyes) I can see your face
(When I lick my lips) I can taste your smile
(When I see your name) My heart starts to race
(If I can't read your thoughts) Then I feel empty
[Chorus]
(When I close my eyes) I feel empty
(When I close my eyes) I feel empty
(When I close my eyes) Whoa, I feel empty
When I close my eyes (One, two, three, four)
[Verse 2]
Is this a new way to love?
Never face to face, is it enough?
Does it really count or am I a fool?
So tell me, please, am I wasting my time? (One, two, three, four)
[PreChorus]
Your phrases, descriptive
And through the textured words
With beauty, you post it
And use such colored verbs
We've never met, ooh (One, two, three, four)
[Chorus]
(When I close my eyes) I can see your face
(When I lick my lips) I can taste your smile
(When I see your name) My heart starts to race
(If I can't read your thoughts) Then I feel empty
[Chorus]
(When I close my eyes) I feel empty
(When I close my eyes) Whoa, I feel empty
(When I close my eyes) My dear
When I close my eyes
[Verse 3]
Rushin' home to turn you on
Sometimes you're there, sometimes you're gone (One, two, three, four)
Wait for hours for your return
So tell me, please, am I wastin' my time?
[PreChorus]
Your phrases, descriptive
And through the textured words
With beauty, you post it (One, two, three, four)
And use such colored verbs
So tell me, you think that maybe we've gone insane
To find a, a lover, and through the words of pain (One, two, three, four)
We've never met, ooh (One, two, one, two, three, four)
[Chorus]
(When I close my eyes) I can see your face
(When I lick my lips) I can taste your smile
(When I see your name) My heart starts to race
(If I can't read your thoughts) Then I feel empty
[Chorus]
I feel empty
Whoa, I feel empty
So empty
One, two, three, four
When I lick my lips (When I close my eyes)
I can taste your smile (When I close my eyes)
My heart starts to race (When I close my eyes)
I can taste your smile (When I close my eyes)
[Bridge]
One, two, three, four
One, two, three, four
[Chorus]
(When I close my eyes) I can see your face
(When I lick my lips) I can taste your smile
(When I see your name) My heart starts to race
(If I can't read your thoughts) Then I feel empty
[Chorus]
(When I close my eyes) I feel empty
(When I close my eyes) I feel empty
[Outro]
When I close my eyes
When I close my eyes
When I close my eyes
When I close my eyes
Four, three, two, one
Damn, disconnected
Written by: James Harris, Janet Jackson, Matthew John Harris, Rene Elizondo Jr., Terry Lewis