To me, "down with the shine" is another way of saying "boo to glitzy, superficial things." If you get caught up in materialism and the superficial beauty of pretty-but-shallow people and objects you'll poison your mind and get taken for a ride that you'll regret. It's a fool's errand, chasing the fountain of youth and never-aging new shiny things. Instead, embrace aging, the timeless things in life, love, and family.
To me, "down with the shine" is another way of saying "boo to glitzy, superficial things." If you get caught up in materialism and the superficial beauty of pretty-but-shallow people and objects you'll poison your mind and get taken for a ride that you'll regret. It's a fool's errand, chasing the fountain of youth and never-aging new shiny things. Instead, embrace aging, the timeless things in life, love, and family.