Mariah wrote “Fly Like A Bird” with James “Big Jim” Wright for her 2005 album, The Emancipation Of Mimi. “It's very different from most of the album because it's an inspirational song. It kind of talks about what's going on in the world as well,” Mariah said in 2005. “I loved performing that song in the studio because I was very inspired by the lyrics and by the spiritual content of the song. So that's one of my favorites on the album.”
“Fly Like A Bird” was announced as a radio single with a radio-impact date of April 3, 2006. There were also plans for a music video that would be filmed in New York in late March. “We don't have a lot of time to do it,” Mariah told MTV. “It's not a big-budget thing. But it doesn't need to be. It just needs to be about the song, capturing the song and the emotion of it.” The plans were eventually cancelled and the song was never officially released.
Producers Tracy Young, Maurice Joshua and David Harness were commissioned to remix the song, but the remixes remain unreleased.
| Song | Remix | Run time |
|---|---|---|
| Fly Like A Bird | Tracy's Needin' You Remix
Produced by Tracy Young. |
8:35 |
| Fly Like A Bird | Tracy's Needin' You Radio Mix
Produced by Tracy Young. |
3:31 |
| Fly Like A Bird | David Harness Remix
Produced by David Harness. |
7:12 |
| Fly Like A Bird | Maurice Joshua Club Mix
Produced by Maurice Joshua. |
7:25 |
Somehow I know that
There's a place up above
With no more hurt and struggling
Free of all atrocities and suffering
Because I feel the unconditional love
From one who cares enough for me
To erase all my burdens
And let me be free to
Fly like a bird
Take to the sky
I need you now Lord
Carry me high
Don't let the world break me tonight
I need the strength of you by my side
Sometimes this life can be so cold
I pray you'll come and carry me home
Can we recover
Will the world ever be
A place of peace and harmony
With no war and with no brutality
If we loved each other
We would find victory
But in this harsh reality
Sometimes I'm so despondent
That I feel the need to
Fly like a bird
Take to the sky
I need you now Lord
Carry me high
Don't let the world break me tonight
I need the strength of you by my side
Sometimes this life can be so cold
I pray you'll come and carry me home
Keep your head to the sky
With God's love you'll survive
Fly like a bird
Take to the sky
I need you now Lord
Carry me high
Don't let the world break me tonight
I need the strength of you by my side
Sometimes this life can be so cold
I pray you'll come and carry me home
Carry me higher, higher, higher
Carry me higher, higher, higher
Carry me home
Higher Jesus
Carry me higher Lord
Written by M. Carey, J. Wright.
Produced by Mariah Carey and James “Big Jim” Wright.
