Mariah Carey · Charmbracelet
Through The Rain - Mariah Carey
Lyrics by:Mariah Carey
Composed by:Mariah Carey/Lionel Cole
When you get caught
In the rain
With no where to run
When you're distraught
And in pain
Without anyone
When you keep crying
Out to be saved
But nobody comes
And you feel so far away
That you just can't
Find your way home
You can get there alone
It's okay
What you say is
I can make it through the rain
I can stand up once again
On my own and I know
That I'm strong enough to mend
And every time I feel afraid
I hold tighter to my faith
And I live one more day
And I make it through the rain
And if you keep falling down
Don't you dare give in
You will arise safe and sound
So keep pressing on steadfastly
And you'll find what
You need to prevail
What you say is
I can make it through the rain
I can stand up once again
On my own and I know
That I'm strong enough to mend
And every time I feel afraid
I hold tighter to my faith
And I live one more day
And I make it through the rain
And when the rain blows
As shadows grow close
Don't be afraid
There's nothing you can't face
And should they tell you
You'll never pull through
Don't hesitate
Stand tall and say
I can make it through the rain
I can stand up once again
On my own and I know
That I'm strong enough to mend
And every time I feel afraid
I hold tighter to my faith
And I live one more day
And I make it through the rain
I can make it through the rain
And stand up once again
And I'll live one more day
And I can make it through the rain
OH Yes you can
You will make it through the rain
在2000年接受Billbaord十年艺人奖以及世界音乐奖的千禧最畅销女艺人奖之后,Carey与哥伦比亚唱片分道扬镳,并与维京唱片签下了1亿美金的唱片合约。2001年,媒体报道Mariah正经历着精神和身体上的崩溃,此时她与Luis Miguel的恋爱关系也宣布结束。在一个采访中,她说道:“我当时在与一群 不了解我的人共事、并且我连私人助理都没有。我整天接受采访,一天只能睡两个小时。”Carey开始在自己的官网上贴出一些消极的消息,并在宣传节目中大失常态。 2001年7月19日的TRL节目上,Carey作为特别嘉宾登场。 Mariah推出一辆冰淇淋车,穿着一件巨大的男款T-Shirt,并当众脱掉这件T -Shirt露出里面的背心。这次出镜引起了媒体的注意。一天之后,Carey在官网上传了一段音频:“我试图理解人生,我觉得我现在的状态不适合做音乐。我所需要的只是休息、我只想好好睡一觉,没有人来 打扰我。我只想做自己,这是我当前最该做的……我只想再说一句,我真的 一点都不关心自己。”在这些事件过后Berger评论说:此时“她已经完全疲惫了,自己完全不知道在想些什么”。 7月26日,Carey因极度疲惫、身体和 精神崩溃入院。媒体大肆报道,传言在前一晚Carey打算自杀,而Patricia不得已呼叫了急救。在公众八卦此事的时候,Berger表示Carey只是因为低落而摔碎了几个盘子,不小心划伤了手脚。Carey接受了医生两周的治疗,这期间她从公众眼中消失。随后媒体大肆渲染,同时电影Glitter和原声带遭受滑铁卢。 电影和原声带在商业上和评论上均被批评。Glitter成为Carey当时销量最低的专辑。负面报道接踵而至,维京唱片以5000万美金的价钱解除了合约。很快,Carey飞往卡普里,并停留了五个月,并在期间开始为新专辑创作素材,灵感来源于这一年的各种低谷。Carey随后表示在维京唱片的日子“压力很大……我因为钱而做了一个错误的决定,我不会再犯同样的错误。我上了一课。”很快,Carey与Island唱片签下2400万美金的,并开创了自己的厂牌MonarC。而在那一年,Carey的父亲因癌症离世。 在经历了这些低谷和波澜之后,Carey创作出了《Through the Rain》,这也许不仅是普普通通的写歌唱歌,更像是在鼓励自己,也激励他人。