Petals Lyrics
Ever been a perfect family
I've always longed for undividedness
And sought stability
But as I grew, that flower changed
She started flailing in the wind
Like golden petals scattering
And I miss you dandelion
And even love you
And I wish there was a way
For me to trust you
But it hurts me every time
I try to touch you
And even love you
So young predictably
I was resigned to spend my life
With a maze of misery
We're bonded through despondency
I stayed so long but finally
I fled to save my sanity
And I miss you little sis and
Little brother
And I hope you realize
l'll always love you
And although you're struggling
You will recover
And I miss you little sis and
Little brother
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 ...
And I missed a lot of life
But l'II recover
Though I know you really like
To see me suffer
Still I wish that you and I'd
Forgive each other
'Cause I miss you, Valentine
And really loved you
I tried so hard
But you drove me away
To preserve my sanity -
Fly...

It's been rumored that the 'dandelion' is Mariah's older sister Alison, who had problems with drug abuse, got pregnant at an early age, etc. "Valentine" was Tommy Mottola's old stage name when he sang (YES, he did. ha ha I have no idea if he was good in any way). The "boy and girl" are harder to figure out.
The song is about the fact that, although Mariah loves these people, the circumstances between them have made things difficult.

I HATE MARIAH CAREY! but i love this song... so sad but so true...

This song I think is about the time in her life when she was all confused about her relationship with everyone. Especially when she was getting divorced to Tommy Mottola. It is really nice but it sounds like she is going to die or something.

I think Mariah wrote this about all the issues in her life, from being a bi-racial child growing up, getting teased, her parents divorcing and her family being split apart...the part about the dandelion, i think that represents her growing up and losing her innocence, like most of us do. The "patriarch" is her marriage to tommy mottola, and i heard that the boy and girl in the song are really tommy's kids that he already had from a previous marriage. So she's saying that she grew close to them and loved them, but she had to leave because she.."fled to save my sanity". The best part in the song is the end.."and i missed alotta life, but i'll recover, though i know you really like to see me suffer, still i wish that you and i could forgive each other, cause i miss you valentine, and really loved you..." I find this song so true and courageous of mariah, she took very personal things from her life and shared it with her fans and the world. I love all her music and find her to be one of the greatest artists ever.

I thought 'Dandelion' was referring to her rocky relationship with her Mother? Are the boy and girl not referring to her brother and sister?
@bluegemstone They\'re her step kids with Tommy.
@bluegemstone They\'re her step kids with Tommy.

The Flower = Dandelion = Mariah's Sister
I'm quite sure of that.

I think that most of the comments above are right, I've read somewhere else that she talks about Tommy Mottola here, his children, and Mariah's sister. This must be the song the most shockingly moving ever for me, because I used to listen to it all the time in such a painful situation that still lingers on. Back in 2000 I was having "true" friends for the first time (a little "sis" and a little "brother"); and then suddenly felt abandoned by them, not only that but betrayed as well...the people I loved the most were somehow the ones that turned the knife inside of me.
"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 ... "
They probably don't even know they hurt me so bad. And then I also cried at the fact that it's been so long since I've been living a life deprived of so much things...I spent so many years doing little more than studying and getting caught up in the worries of becoming a lawyer, that I simply forget to live. And I've got so many regrets about the person I became later, and the people that I lost along the way, probably because of myself... "And I missed a lot of life But l'II recover Though I know you really like To see me suffer Still I wish that you and I'd Forgive each other 'Cause I miss you, Valentine And really loved you..."
Still, the only thing that drives me is the hope that one day I will recover...I will be the unspoiled person that I used to be...but who knows... And how badly I wish I could forgive them, especially the one that mistreated me the most...and how I would like him to see that I always loved him, probably more than anyone else...I need to forgive to move on, and I desperately need to feel at peace with myself for once.
I love Petals - thank you Mariah

the boy and girl are referring to tommy mottola's kids, whom she became really close to them during her marriage to tommy, but couldn't see them anymore after the divorce.

This is such a beautiful and moving song. I think it is about (in order) Being born into a muli-racial family Her sister Creepy Tommy Mottola His Children Her Brother & Sister friends who have deserted her... and creepy Mottola again so yeah, pretty much what everybody else has said. Incredible song though!

Here's the scoop on this song: The flower is Allison (her sister) The patriarch is Tommy, and little sis and little brother are his son and daughter. The people who turned on her are just referring to many ppl, like her friend Jennifer, and yea about breaking away.