Headin North: Start of Beach Vacation (for yesterday)

Fio, my host sister, listened to Michael Jackson everyday. Every. Single. Day. Whooo, now THAT's devotion! Before my arrival, though, she did NOT own "Will You Be There", the song from Free Willy. I was quite surprised. Therefore, I made sure to play it on my laptop almost everyday so I could share the joy. Then, at the end of my stay, I burned her a CD with lots of popular songs from today. Track #1, however, was this song. She almost cried, she was so happy.

This song sometimes sounds cheesy to me, depending on my mood. That's sad, actually, because I feel like MJ's being really REAL in this song. He's not holding back any emotion, and he's putting himself out there, asking, "Will you be there (for me)?" Personally, my favorite part of the song is the choir. Gives me chills every time. There's also several, epic key changes.

Here's to my little sister!

Will You Be There

Hold me
like the river Jordan,
and I will then say to thee
you are my friend.

Carry me
like you are my brother,
love me like a mother.
Will you be there?

Weary
tell me will you hold me?
When wrong,
will you scold me?
When lost,
will you find me?

But they told me
a man should be faithful
and walk when not able
and fight till the end,
but I'm only human.

Everyone's taking
control of me.
Seems that the world's
got a role for me.
I'm so confused.
Will you show to me?
You'll be there for me
and care enough to bear me.

(hold me)
show me
(lay your head lowly)
do me
(softly then boldly)
yeah
(carry me there)
I'm only human

(lead me)
hold me
(love me and feed me)
yea-ea-eah
(kiss me and free me)
yeah
(I will feel blessed)
I'm only human

(carry)
carry
(carry me boldly)
carry yeah
(lift me up slowly)
yeah
(carry me there)
I'm only human

(save me)
save meee
(heal me and bathe me)
lift me up, lift me up
(softly you say to me)
(I will be there)
I will be there

(lift me)
do me yea
(lift me up slowly)
(carry me boldly)
yea
(show me you care)show me you care

(hold me)
woah
(lay your head lowly)
get lonely sometimes
(softly then boldly) I get lonely
yeah
(carry me there)
carry me there

(need me)
wooh
(love me and feed me)
lift me up, hold me up
(kiss me and free me) pick me up sometime
oh sometime
(I will feel blessed

[spoken]
In our darkest hour
In my deepest despair
Will you still care?
Will you be there?
In my trials
and my tribulations
through our doubts
and frustrations
in my violence
in my turbulence
through my fear
and my confessions
in my anguish and my pain
through my joy
and my sorrow
in the promise of
another tomorrow
I'll never let you part
for you're always
in my heart.

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