Mariah Carey took a moment to give an emotional speech at the 2022 Global Citizen Festival in New York City on Saturday, honoring the heroes and families of the victims of 9/11 during her live performance.“I was honored to have played a little, teeny part in the aftermath of that day as my song ‘Hero’ became one of the ‘unofficial anthems,‘” Mariah explained to the audience, referring to the impact of her song.She went on to admit that she has “a hard time acknowledging my own stuff, but whatever. It comforted us in our collective loss and our recovery.”Mariah also said that she found a special message in the song.