Can’t Take That Away (Mariah’s Theme) [Live at VH1 Divas 2000]

[Spoken Intro] I wrote this song for everybody going through any type of adversity Any sort of struggle, any kind of pain This is for you Mmm, mmm, mmm-mmm, mmm Oh, oh, ooh-woah [Verse 1] They, 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, 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 There's a light in me That shines brightly They can try But they can't take that away from me [Post-Chorus] No, no, no, no, no, no, no They [Verse 2] Oh, they They can do anything they want to you If you let thеm in, but they won't ever win If you cling to your pridе 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 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 They can't take this Precious love I'll always have inside me Certainly (Certainly the Lord) The Lord will guide me (He will guide me where I need to go) Where I need to go [Verse 3] Oh-oh, oh-oh, oh, oh, woah, oh-oh, oh, they can say Say anything they want, want to say Try to break 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 falter in what I believe Or lose faith in my dreams [Chorus] 'Cause there's (There's) a light in me (A light) That shines brightly, yes They can try But they can't take that away from me [Post-Chorus] Not from me Never gonna take it They ain't never gonna take it away Mm-hmm