Shine on Me
Taito Tikaro & J. Louis Lyrics
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They don't wanna see me shine!
Don't wanna see me shine!
Don't wanna see me fly!
Don't wanna see me ride!
They don't wanna see me shine!
Don't wanna see me shine!
Don't wanna see me fly!
Don't wanna see me ride!
Why they gotta hate? (Hate!)
Steady hatin' mine! (Mine!)
Smilin' in my face, (Face!)
Fakin' on the side.
They don't wanna see me shine.
'Cause they don't wanna, they don't wanna, they don't wanna see me shine!
Why they gotta hate? (Hate!)
Steady hatin' mine! (Mine!)
Smilin' in my face, (Face!)
Fakin' on the side.
They don't wanna see me shine.
'Cause they don't wanna, they don't wanna, they don't wanna see me shine!
As long as I'm alive, no hater gonna never stop my drive!
I did it and make it multiply.
Anything else is suicide.
Enemy of the world ' that's I.
Energy of an eagle.
I see no evil and I hear no lie!
Niggas don't wanna see me fly higher than a rocket ship.
Life is not rocket science.
Every day is documented.
All of my time is occupied.
I'm gonna grind & I'm gonna shine!
Ballin' 'til the end of time.
Hate on me and it's all fine!
You just ain't no friend of mine.
I'm tryin' to focus on bigger and better things.
With so many odds against me, I had to step up my game!
Imagine problems with crooked coppers.
Why they wanna go there?
Try to pop me, lock me, but couldn't knock me off my square.
I'm not surprised, you haters wanted to see Flesh stretched out without one thug,
While I'm steady stressin' out
But we doin' our own thing ' the wrong thing.
You suckas fail every time tryin' to stop my shine!
Why they gotta hate? (Hate!)
Steady hatin' mine! (Mine!)
Smilin' in my face, (Face!)
Fakin' on the side.
They don't wanna see me shine.
'Cause they don't wanna, they don't wanna, they don't wanna see me shine!
Why they gotta hate? (Hate!)
Steady hatin' mine! (Mine!)
Smilin' in my face, (Face!)
Fakin' on the side.
They don't wanna see me shine.
'Cause they don't wanna, they don't wanna, they don't wanna see me shine!
Stay away, fade away, playa hater!
Stay away, fade away, playa hater! (I need you to)
Stay away, fade away, playa hater!
Stay away, fade away, playa hater!
Twenty-four seven grindin'!
Tryin' to get my shine on.
That don't give 'em a reason to hate me, hate me, hate me!
But I know my mind's strong.
None of you suckas can break me! (Ha!)
Nothin' can save ya now!
They caught the Krayzie vapors!
Stay away, fade away, playa hater!
There's really no need to be crowdin' me,
'Cause I can't deal with you haters surroundin' me, houndin' me!
Tryin' to get my paper, hard to keep my faith up.
It's time for me to raise up, and do this sucker shake up.
True T-H-U-G's and we come to kill you, kill you, kill you!
I think they might be scared (might be scared) to let me shine 'cause I'm a righteous playa!
(I'm a righteous, righteous, righteous playa!)
Why they gotta hate? (Hate!)
Steady hatin' mine! (Mine!)
Smilin' in my face, (Face!)
Fakin' on the side.
They don't wanna see me shine.
'Cause they don't wanna, they don't wanna, they don't wanna see me shine!
Why they gotta hate? (Hate!)
Steady hatin' mine! (Mine!)
Smilin' in my face, (Face!)
Fakin' on the side.
They don't wanna see me shine.
'Cause they don't wanna, they don't wanna, they don't wanna see me shine!
See Me!
Stack your paper, they hate my grind.
Catch me!
Push that's why I got my swagga down.
Could never slip in the clip in.
I know they want my life.
Any weakness, not here, you know that Wish gonna ride! (ride)
Hit the streets with that, better love!
Watch out if you kiss and tell.
You know not to show 'em love.
It's just that they talk too much.
They never know who to trust.
And just when you get enough, a target ' you will become.
That's just the (?)
It's the devil's perpetuation!
Tryin' to make my innocence.
It's my retaliation, I don't need no ignorance.
I'm standing against this army with Bone Thugs-n-harmony, harmony.
Danger is just a part of me, like it's stuck in my arteries.
These poor playa-haters are the motivators.
But I get my paper, paper.
The same rappers that hated us bought the verses, so we can take from them.
Critics ' we can't escape from them.
Don't you drink too much Hennessey.
Ain't no time for to be slippin', we the world's worst enemy!
Why they gotta hate? (Hate!)
Steady hatin' mine! (Mine!)
Smilin' in my face, (Face!)
Fakin' on the side.
They don't wanna see me shine.
They don't wanna see me shine, they don't wanna see me shine!
Why they gotta hate? (Hate!)
Steady hatin' mine! (Mine!)
Smilin' in my face, (Face!)
Fakin' on the side.
They don't wanna see me shine.
They don't wanna see me shine, they don't wanna see me shine!
So many people said we wouldn't take it, so many people said we couldn't make it!
So I made up my mind!
Made it up with my pride
I just gotta know, I just need to know.
I just gotta know.
I just gotta know.
Why they wanna hate on me?
Why they wanna steal my shine?
Why they wanna hate on me?
Why they wanna steal my shine?
I just gotta know!
I just gotta know!
I just gotta know!
I just gotta know!
See me shine!
See me shine!
Oh see me shine!
Oh see me shine!
Yeah!
They don't wanna see me shine!
They don't wanna see me shine!
Don't wanna see me shine!
Don't wanna see me fly!
Don't wanna see me ride!
They don't wanna see me shine!
Don't wanna see me shine!
Don't wanna see me fly!
Why they gotta hate? (Hate!)
Steady hatin' mine! (Mine!)
Smilin' in my face, (Face!)
Fakin' on the side.
They don't wanna see me shine.
'Cause they don't wanna, they don't wanna, they don't wanna see me shine!
Why they gotta hate? (Hate!)
Steady hatin' mine! (Mine!)
Smilin' in my face, (Face!)
Fakin' on the side.
They don't wanna see me shine.
'Cause they don't wanna, they don't wanna, they don't wanna see me shine!
As long as I'm alive, no hater gonna never stop my drive!
I did it and make it multiply.
Anything else is suicide.
Enemy of the world ' that's I.
Energy of an eagle.
I see no evil and I hear no lie!
Niggas don't wanna see me fly higher than a rocket ship.
Life is not rocket science.
Every day is documented.
All of my time is occupied.
I'm gonna grind & I'm gonna shine!
Ballin' 'til the end of time.
Hate on me and it's all fine!
You just ain't no friend of mine.
I'm tryin' to focus on bigger and better things.
With so many odds against me, I had to step up my game!
Imagine problems with crooked coppers.
Why they wanna go there?
Try to pop me, lock me, but couldn't knock me off my square.
I'm not surprised, you haters wanted to see Flesh stretched out without one thug,
While I'm steady stressin' out
But we doin' our own thing ' the wrong thing.
You suckas fail every time tryin' to stop my shine!
Why they gotta hate? (Hate!)
Steady hatin' mine! (Mine!)
Smilin' in my face, (Face!)
Fakin' on the side.
They don't wanna see me shine.
'Cause they don't wanna, they don't wanna, they don't wanna see me shine!
Why they gotta hate? (Hate!)
Steady hatin' mine! (Mine!)
Smilin' in my face, (Face!)
Fakin' on the side.
They don't wanna see me shine.
'Cause they don't wanna, they don't wanna, they don't wanna see me shine!
Stay away, fade away, playa hater!
Stay away, fade away, playa hater! (I need you to)
Stay away, fade away, playa hater!
Stay away, fade away, playa hater!
Twenty-four seven grindin'!
Tryin' to get my shine on.
That don't give 'em a reason to hate me, hate me, hate me!
But I know my mind's strong.
None of you suckas can break me! (Ha!)
Nothin' can save ya now!
They caught the Krayzie vapors!
Stay away, fade away, playa hater!
There's really no need to be crowdin' me,
'Cause I can't deal with you haters surroundin' me, houndin' me!
Tryin' to get my paper, hard to keep my faith up.
It's time for me to raise up, and do this sucker shake up.
True T-H-U-G's and we come to kill you, kill you, kill you!
I think they might be scared (might be scared) to let me shine 'cause I'm a righteous playa!
(I'm a righteous, righteous, righteous playa!)
Why they gotta hate? (Hate!)
Steady hatin' mine! (Mine!)
Smilin' in my face, (Face!)
Fakin' on the side.
They don't wanna see me shine.
'Cause they don't wanna, they don't wanna, they don't wanna see me shine!
Why they gotta hate? (Hate!)
Steady hatin' mine! (Mine!)
Smilin' in my face, (Face!)
Fakin' on the side.
They don't wanna see me shine.
'Cause they don't wanna, they don't wanna, they don't wanna see me shine!
See Me!
Stack your paper, they hate my grind.
Catch me!
Push that's why I got my swagga down.
Could never slip in the clip in.
I know they want my life.
Any weakness, not here, you know that Wish gonna ride! (ride)
Hit the streets with that, better love!
Watch out if you kiss and tell.
You know not to show 'em love.
It's just that they talk too much.
They never know who to trust.
And just when you get enough, a target ' you will become.
That's just the (?)
It's the devil's perpetuation!
Tryin' to make my innocence.
It's my retaliation, I don't need no ignorance.
I'm standing against this army with Bone Thugs-n-harmony, harmony.
Danger is just a part of me, like it's stuck in my arteries.
These poor playa-haters are the motivators.
But I get my paper, paper.
The same rappers that hated us bought the verses, so we can take from them.
Critics ' we can't escape from them.
Don't you drink too much Hennessey.
Ain't no time for to be slippin', we the world's worst enemy!
Why they gotta hate? (Hate!)
Steady hatin' mine! (Mine!)
Smilin' in my face, (Face!)
Fakin' on the side.
They don't wanna see me shine.
They don't wanna see me shine, they don't wanna see me shine!
Why they gotta hate? (Hate!)
Steady hatin' mine! (Mine!)
Smilin' in my face, (Face!)
Fakin' on the side.
They don't wanna see me shine.
They don't wanna see me shine, they don't wanna see me shine!
So many people said we wouldn't take it, so many people said we couldn't make it!
So I made up my mind!
Made it up with my pride
I just gotta know, I just need to know.
I just gotta know.
I just gotta know.
Why they wanna hate on me?
Why they wanna steal my shine?
Why they wanna hate on me?
Why they wanna steal my shine?
I just gotta know!
I just gotta know!
I just gotta know!
I just gotta know!
See me shine!
See me shine!
Oh see me shine!
Oh see me shine!
Yeah!
They don't wanna see me shine!
They don't wanna see me shine!
The lyrics to Taito Tikaro and J. Louis and Ferran feat. Clarence's song "Shine on Me" are about the animosity and jealousy that the singer is facing from those around him, who do not want to see him succeed or reach his goals. The repeated lyrics of "they don't wanna see me shine, they don't wanna see me fly, they don't wanna see me ride" assert that these people want to hold him back, while the singer tries to remain focused on his success and not let the negativity bring him down. The lyrics also touch on themes of perseverance, determination, and the importance of surrounding oneself with positive influences, as the singer knows that he can't let the haters and doubters hold him back.
The lyrics to "Shine on Me" are also filled with slang and colloquialisms that reflect the cultural and social context of the song. The use of terms like "playa hater," "T-H-U-G's," and "swagga" allude to the hip hop culture that is often associated with these types of songs. Furthermore, the lyrics are also marked by repetitions, which give the song a certain rhythm and make it catchy and memorable.
Lyrics © CHESTER JENNINGS DBA LYFE IN MUSIC, Universal Music Publishing Group, MYGUYMARSMUSIC, Songtrust Ave, Peermusic Publishing, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: LAMAR EDWARDS, CHRISTOPHER STEVEN BROWN, LARRANCE DOPSON, ANTHONY HENDERSON, STANLEY HOWSE, STEVEN HOWSE, JOHNATHON JENNINGS, BRYON MCCANE, CHARLES SCRUGGS
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