Mariah Carey is the subject of the latest instalment of Audible’s ‘Words + Music’ series.

The episode, titled ‘Portrait Of A Portrait’, will see the diva open up about her headspace when she was writing Portrait – the final song on her 2018 album, ‘Caution’.

“Where do I go from here? At that point in my life I really did not know the answer to that question,” she says in a preview clip. “It’s not like I had a plan to say, ‘Oh I’m going to do this and then tomorrow it’s going to be this fabulous day and whatever whatever.’

“I genuinely didn’t know the answer to that question, which is what the first line of Portrait is.”

Reciting the lyrics ‘Here beyond the looking glass / Somewhere off the beaten path / Heartache never seems to pass / It just lasts’, she adds: “And that’s exactly what I felt, where I was at that time.”

In a press release, the We Belong Together singer – who is expected to release new music this year – says: “‘Portrait Of A Portrait’ is an in-depth journey into my inner life as a songwriter, and I’m excited to welcome listeners into the Butterfly Lounge for a unique, unfiltered exploration of my creative process and the meaning behind some of the songs closest to my heart.”