High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! "Fly Like a Bird" is a song by American singer-songwriter Mariah Carey, first released on April 3, 2006 by Island Records as a promotional single from her tenth studio album, The Emancipation of Mimi (2005). Written and produced by Carey and James "Big Jim" Wright, the song draws influence from Gospel, soul, and R B music genres. Its arrangement is built on piano chords and guitar melodies, and features Carey`s deceased pastor Clarence Keaton, who recites two Biblical verses during the song`s introduction and bridge. Carey described "Fly Like a Bird" as the most personal and religious track from The Emancipation of Mimi, with its lyrics featuring a veritable prayer to God: "Fly like a bird, take to the sky, I need you now Lord, carry me high!".