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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Mariah Carey
Background Vocals
Mike Scott
Guitar
Shockley
Drums
James "Big Jim" Wright
Keyboards
Elsa Nilsson
Violin
Brenda Mickens
Violin
David Mickens
Violin
Thomas Kornacker
Violin
John Kennedy
Violin
Jimmy Jam
Performer
Michal Sobieski
Violin
Elizabeth Sobieski
Violin
Terry Lewis
Performer
James Riccardo
Violin
Alice Preves
Viola
Tamas Strasser
Viola
Joshua Koestenbaum
Cello
Daryl Skobba
Cello
Xavier Smith
Programming
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Mariah Carey
Songwriter
Diane Warren
Songwriter
James "Big Jim" Wright
Arranger
Lee Blaske
Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Mariah Carey
Producer
Jimmy Jam
Producer
Terry Lewis
Producer
Dana Jon Chappelle
Engineer
Alessandro Benedetti
Assistant Engineer
Manuel Forolfi
Assistant Engineer
Elliot Blakey
Assistant Engineer
David Ashton
Assistant Engineer
Steve Hodge
Mixing Engineer
Brad Yost
Mixing Engineer
Xavier Smith
Mixing Engineer
Lyrics
Hmmmm
Hmmmm
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
'Cause there, there's a light in me (Haaah)
That shines brightly (Haaah)
They can try but they can't take that away from me (haaah)
From me
Hmmmm
Nanadadadadada
They-ee
Oh, they, they can do
Anything they want to you
If you let them in
But they wont 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 cannot possess
So I wont be afraid and the darkness will fade
'Cause there, there's a light in me
That shines brightly, yes
They can try but they can't take that away from me
No (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
Oh, they can say anything they want to say (hmm hmm)
Try to bring me down
But I wont 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 falter in what I believe or lose faith in my dreams
'Cause there's a light in me
That shines brightly, yes
They can try but they can't take that away from me
Writer(s): Diane Eve Warren, Mariah Carey
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