Mariah Carey

Released: June 6, 2000

Songwriter: Mariah Carey Diane Warren

Producer: Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis Mariah Carey

[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 how 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
There's a light in me
That shines brightly
They can try
But they can't take that away from me
From me, no, no, no
They

[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 your pride and just push them aside
See I, 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 the darkness will fade

[Chorus]
'Cause there's
There's a light in me
That shines brightly
Yes, they can try
But they can't take that away from me

[Bridge]
No, oh-oh, they can't take this
Precious love I'll always have inside me
Certainly, the Lord will guide me where I need to go
Oh, oh, they can say
Anything they want to say
Try to bring me down
But I won't face the ground
I will rise steadily sailing out of their reach
Oh, Lord, they do try
Hard to make me feel
That I don't matter at all
But I refuse to fall
Tell me what I believe
Or lose faith in my dreams
'Cause there's a light in me
That shines brightly, yes

[Chorus / Outro]
They can try
But they can't take that away from me
From me, no, no, no
Me

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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