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Shine Lyrics
(Shine)
(Shine)
(Don't, dont, don't, don't you do it)
(Don't, don't, don't, don't you do it)
You say that you never had a mum and nobody needs you
So cry, so cry
You believe that life goes by just to deceive you
Buy your time, buy your time
You're getting old
And the longer you take, the slower your pain will grow
It will grow, it will grow
You can close your eyes
And hope for when you open them you've got a brand new life
Do you find, you can't hide
You can give your life, you can lose your soul
You can bang your head or you can drown in a hole
Nothing lasts forever, but you can try
Look around you
Everyone you see, everyone you know is going to
Shine
Shine
Shine
Grow up and make the best of what you've got
Of what you've got (of what you've got), of what you've got
The days are going by and you're sitting on your arse and you're wondering why
Why, why
You can give your life or you can lose your soul
You can bang your head or you can drown in a hole
Nothing lasts forever, but you can try
Look around you
Everyone you see, everyone you know is going to
Shine
You can bang your head or you can drown in a hole
Nothing lasts forever, but you can try
Well, look around you
Everyone you see, everyone you know is going to
(Shine)
<i>You say that you never had a mum and nobody needs you
So cry, so cry, so cry
You believe that life goes by just to decieve you
By your time, well by your time
You're getting old
And the longer you take the slower your pain will grow
It'll grow, it'll grow
You can close your eyes
And hope for when you open them you've got a brand new life</i>
You can give your life or you can lose your soul
You can bang your head or you can drown in a hole
Nothing lasts forever, but you can try
Look around you
Everyone you see, everyone you know is going to
Shine
(Don't, don't, don't, don't you do it)
(Don't, don't, don't, don't you do it)
You can bang you head or you can drown in a hole
Nothing lasts forever, but you can try
Look around you
Everyone you see, everyone you know is going to
Shine
(Don't, don't, don't, don't you do it)
(Don't, don't, don't, don't you do it)
Shine (don't, don't, don't, don't you do it)
(One day, one day) Shine
(Shine)
(Don't, dont, don't, don't you do it)
(Don't, don't, don't, don't you do it)
So cry, so cry
You believe that life goes by just to deceive you
Buy your time, buy your time
You're getting old
And the longer you take, the slower your pain will grow
It will grow, it will grow
You can close your eyes
And hope for when you open them you've got a brand new life
Do you find, you can't hide
You can bang your head or you can drown in a hole
Nothing lasts forever, but you can try
Look around you
Everyone you see, everyone you know is going to
Shine
Shine
Of what you've got (of what you've got), of what you've got
The days are going by and you're sitting on your arse and you're wondering why
Why, why
You can bang your head or you can drown in a hole
Nothing lasts forever, but you can try
Look around you
Everyone you see, everyone you know is going to
Shine
Nothing lasts forever, but you can try
Well, look around you
Everyone you see, everyone you know is going to
(Shine)
So cry, so cry, so cry
You believe that life goes by just to decieve you
By your time, well by your time
You're getting old
And the longer you take the slower your pain will grow
It'll grow, it'll grow
You can close your eyes
And hope for when you open them you've got a brand new life</i>
You can bang your head or you can drown in a hole
Nothing lasts forever, but you can try
Look around you
Everyone you see, everyone you know is going to
Shine
(Don't, don't, don't, don't you do it)
Nothing lasts forever, but you can try
Look around you
Everyone you see, everyone you know is going to
Shine
(Don't, don't, don't, don't you do it)
Shine (don't, don't, don't, don't you do it)
(One day, one day) Shine
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This is dedicated to one of her close friends from school who suicided about 5 years ago
It's a very uplifting song which has a sad story behind it. Yes, it's about her friend who committed suicide because she didn't she was pretty enough although she really was, according to Vanessa in interviews. I wouldn't listen to this song when I want something melancholy; it's more of an inspirational song.
are you a fan of Vanessa by any chance? or just of this song?
Did you know that this song was originally going to be called "Die" but Vanessa's label thought it was too depressing a title, so they forced her to change the name of the song to "Shine" - and then it went and landed in the Australia top forty! Clever marketing ^^
That aside, it's a beautiful song.
i love this song... very uplifting yet great strong message for someone she loved.
Had this song on the playlist, and thought it worked better to replace "shine" with "die". So looked up the meaning - and bang that's what it originally was.
Can understand that feel-good songs sell. But change back those lyrics and it is so real a song:
You can bang your head Or you can drown in a hole Nothing lasts forever But you can try Well look around you Everyone you see Everyone you know Is going to die!
Sit through the fear, face the reality, and it is so beautifully freeing. All the daily worries disappear as trivial, imaginary nonsense in the bigger perspective of life and death. Beautiful song. Touching. Uplifting.