Mini-critique 337

Paroles :

A broken man without a home

Desperate and so alone

A victim of society

No one really wants to see

Some of us don't even wonder

Some of us don't even care

Couldn't we just help each other

Isn't there enough to share

There's got to be a way

To connect this world today

Come together to relieve the pain

There's got to be a way

There's got to be a way

To unite this human race

And together we'll bring on a change

In another land they still believe

Color grants supremacy

I don't understand how there can be

Regulated bigotry

Some of us don't even wonder

Some of us don't even care

Couldn't we accept each other

Can't we make ourselves aware

There's got to be a way

To connect this world today

Come together to relieve the pain

There's got to be a way

To unite this human race

And together we'll bring on a change

And maybe then the future will be a time

Without war, destitution and sorrow

And hungry children won't have to die

If we work together today, we'll save tomorrow

Yeah, hey

Oh yes

Come on, come on

Ho

Some of us don't even wonder

Some of us don't even care

Couldn't we just love each other

Isn't there enough to share

There's got to be a way

To connect this world today

Come together to relieve the pain

There's got to be a way

To unite this human race

And together we'll bring on a change

There's got to be a way

To connect this world today

There's got to be, there's got to be, there's got to

Got to, got to be

There's got to be a way

To unite this human race

And together we'll bring on a change

Critique :

Ce titre est sorti en tant que quatrième single de Mariah au Royaume-Uni, tandis que le reste du monde a eu droit à "I Don’t Wanna Cry" début 1991. Arrivé environ un an après l’album dont il était extrait, il n’a fait qu’une brève apparition dans le top 75, faute de promotion. La chanson a été produite par Ric Wake, Narada Michael Walden et Shep Pettibone. Mariah avait insisté pour coproduire le titre, mais sa maison de disques le lui a refusé.

Suite à la mort de George Floyd, Mariah Carey a publié une vidéo sur Twitter où elle chante quelques vers de "There’s Got To Be A Way", accompagnée du message suivant :

J’ai écrit cette chanson pour mon premier album. Aujourd’hui encore, je cherche des réponses. Il faut que ça change. On ne peut pas rester silencieux.

C’est la première fois que Mariah Carey interprète ne serait-ce qu’un extrait de cette chanson, près de 30 ans après sa sortie.