Whitney Houston ft. Mariah Carey - When You Believe - a song sung by two irreplaceable female artists.

Whitney Houston ft. Mariah Carey - When You Believe

Now this song can be discussed for a lifetime and it was when it forst came out in 1998 along with the movie The Prince Of  Egypt which was indeed a heart-melting animation that had us all filled with tears. The song was awarded with the Academy Award for Best Original Song on March 21st 1999, but sadly it reached only number 15 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart as I would say that it deserved at least the top 10 spot. Anyway the song has a magical melody and a lot of other charts did actually manage to notice it and it did reach the top 10 spots all across Europe. The X-Factor winner Leon Jackson did a cover of the song in 2007 and his version also managed to become quite successful, but unlike the original it was for a brief moment and only limited to UK and Ireland.

Lyrics

[Whitney]:

Many nights we prayed
With no proof anyone could hear
In our hearts a hopeful a song
We barely understood
Now we are not afraid
Although we know there’s much to fear
We were moving mountains
Long before we knew we could

There can be miracles
When you believe
Though hope is frail
It’s hard to kill
Who knows what miracles
You can achieve
When you believe
Somehow you will
You will when you believe

[Mariah]:

In this time of fear
When prayer so often proves in vain
Hope seems like the summer bird
Too swiftly flown away
Yet now I’m standing here
My heart’s so full, I can’t explain
Seeking faith and speakin’ words
I never thought I’d say

There can be miracles
When you believe (Whitney: When you believe)
Though hope is frail
It’s hard to kill (Whitney: Mmmmmhhh)

[Whitney and Mariah]:
Who knows what miracles

[Mariah]:
You can achieve (Whitney: You can achieve)
When you believe
Somehow you will

[Whitney and Mariah]:
You will when you believe

They don't always happen when you ask
And it’s easy to give in to your fear
But when you’re blinded by your faith
Can't see your way clear through the rain
A small but still resilient voice
Says hope is very near

There can be miracles (Miracles)
When you believe
Though hope is frail
It’s hard to kill
Who knows what miracles
You can achieve
When you believe somehow you will
Somehow you will
You will when you believe
When you believe