Released: April 10, 2020

Songwriter: Walter Afanasieff Mariah Carey

[Intro]
Hey everyone...
I'm just doing my best to try and celebrate with you this Easter this Holy Week
Quite the unique time in history, a time that doesn't allow us to be together in person and to be festive and worship with one another. But I'm grateful that so many of us are staying home, staying safe and in doing so, keeping each other safe. We're united in this effort and in this moment
I want to take this time to acknowledge and honor the sacrifices and couragе of those who work every day taking carе of their communities in this time of need and uncertainty
The heroes who are making our daily lives possible. Let’s continue to support them and each other
This is Hero...

[Verse 1]
There's a hero
If you look inside your heart
You don't have to be afraid
Of what you are
There's an answer
If you reach into your soul
And the sorrow that you know
Will melt away

[Chorus]
And then a hero comes along
With the strength to carry on
And you cast your fears aside
And you know you can survive
So when you feel like hope is gone
Look inside you and be strong
And you'll finally see the truth
That a hero lies in you

[Verse 2]
It's a long road
When you face the world alone
And no one reaches out a hand
For you to hold
But you can find love
If you search within yourself
And then the emptiness you felt
Will disappear

[Chorus]
And then a hero comes along
With the strength to carry on
And you cast your fears aside
And you know you can survive
So when you feel like hope is gone
Look inside you and be strong
And you'll finally see the truth
That a hero lies
A hero lies, a hero lies, a hero...

[Outro]
That a hero lies in you
That a hero lies in you
Thank you so much... love you...

Mariah Carey

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.