Mariah Carey

Released: May 23, 2000

Songwriter: Diane Warren Mariah Carey

Producer: David Morales

[Verse 1]
They can say anything they want to say
Try to bring me down
But I will not allow
Anyone to succeed
Hanging clouds over me
And they can try hard to make me feel
That I don't matter at all
But I refuse to falter
In what I believe
Or lose faith in my dreams

[Chorus]
'Cause there's a light in me
That shines brightly
They can try
But they can't take that away from me (They can't take this)
From me

[Verse 2]
Oh they, they can do anything they want to you
If you let them in
But they won't ever win
If you cling to you pride
And just push them aside
See
I have learned there's an inner peace I own
Something in my soul
That they can not possess
So I won't be afraid
And darkness will fade

[Chorus]
'Cause there's light in me
That shines brightly
They can try
But they can't take that away from me
They can't take it
'Cause there's light in me
That shines brightly
They can try
But they can't take that away from me

[Bridge]
No
They can't take this
Precious love
I'll always have inside me
Certainly the Lord will guide me
Where I need to go

[Verse 3]
They can say anything they want to say
Try to break me down
But I won't face the ground
I will rise steadily
Sailing out of their reach

[Verse 4]
Oh Lord
They do try hard to make me feel
That I don't matter at all
But I refuse to falter
In what I believe
Or lose faith in my dreams

[Chorus]
'Cause there's a light in me
That shines brightly
Yes, they can try
In what I believe
Or lose faith in my dreams
'Cause there's a light in me
That shines brightly
But they can't take that away from me
In what I believe
Or lose faith in my dreams
'Cause there's a light in me
That shines brightly

Mariah Carey (born March 27, 1970) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, actress, and philanthropist.

Under the guidance of Columbia Records executive Tommy Mottola, Carey released her self-titled debut studio album Mariah Carey in 1990; it went multi-platinum and spawned four consecutive number one singles on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart.

Following her marriage to Mottola in 1993 and success with hit records “Emotions” (1991), “Music Box” (1993), and “Merry Christmas” (1994), Carey was established as Columbia’s highest-selling act. Daydream (1995) made music history when its second single “One Sweet Day”, a duet with Boyz II Men, spent a record sixteen weeks on top of the Billboard Hot 100, and remains the longest-running number-one song in U.S. chart history, along with Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee’s “Despacito.” During the recording of the album, Carey began to deviate from her R&B and pop beginnings and slowly traversed into hip hop. This musical change became evident with the release of Butterfly (1997), at which time Carey had separated from Mottola.

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