Hero - Mariah Carey
Album: Music Box
Genre: Pop
Writers: Mariah Carey
Released: October, 1993
This song is one of the most representative singles from Mariah Carey career. Hero received certified gold by RIANZ, certified platinum by RIAA and ARIA and certified silver by IFOP. Besides that, it won two ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Music Awards, one BMI Pop Award for the songwriter award and one ASCAP Pop Music Award. Hero was originally recorded for a comedy film with the same title, starring by Dustin Hoffman and Geena Davis, but the filmakers didn’t thing this power ballad was a good fit. For that reason, Luther Vandross sang the theme Heart of a Hero. The album, Music Box sold more than 24 million copies worldwide. This album included other remarkable songs like: Dreamlover, Anytime You Need A Friend, Never Forget You and Without You. This year, she has received two new American Music Awards nominations for her last material, E=MC2.
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
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
It’s a long road
When you face your world alone
No one reaches out a hand
For you to hold
You can find love
If you search within yourself
And the emptiness you felt
Will disappear
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
Lord knows
Dreams are hard to follow
But don’t let anyone
Tear them away
Hold on
There will be tomorrow
In time
You’ll find the way
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
That a hero lies in you…
That a hero lies in you…
