I don't think her songs are lousy. Plus you contradicted
yourself in your post. 
Mariah writes her own song relating to a specific phase in her
life. I think that's the closest contact you can get to an artist
from just her words and expressions through the songs.
Pardon me but i'm always fascinated by artistes who write their own
songs. Not saying that the rest ain't good but i think you can
express better in a song you know why you wrote it for.
And if i can relate to the expression, i get the goosebumps.
