[Intro – Confident, layered harmonies] No dimmer switch No hiding light This joy don’t ask It owns the night [Verse 1] I used to shrink to fit the frame Tried to be quiet, played the game But now I blaze without a script I’m too alive to ever slip No more soft to soothe your pride I light the sky — I won’t divide I’m not too much, I’m finally me So step back if you can’t see [Pre-Chorus – Melodic build-up] Call it loud, call it bold This shine’s a truth I had to hold From every “no” I made a throne And now I dance like I’m alone [Chorus – Explosive, chantable] Shine ain’t optional This light was earned Through every fire I never burned They tried to dim Tried to delay But look at me — I blaze anyway Shine ain’t optional I won’t erase What took me years To finally face I don’t shrink, I take up space I shine on purpose — Every place [Verse 2] I’m not the echo, not the shade I’m built from roots that never fade I radiate, don’t need a cue I broke the box — I made it new So if I laugh too loud, that’s grace If I dance wild, I own this space This light don’t dim for doubt or spite It’s made of truth, it cuts the night [Pre-Chorus – Harmony Lift] Told me “humble,” said “stay small” But I was never meant to crawl I shine for those still finding how To take up space and love it loud [Chorus – Repeat with vocal ad libs] Shine ain’t optional Born to beam Turned every scar Into a gleam I didn’t ask I didn’t wait This shine’s a full-on, golden state Shine ain’t optional Glow don’t hide I’m every color They denied I show up big I show up free This shine’s for them — And mostly me 🔥 [Rap Break – 8 Bars of Swagger + Affirmation] I don’t dim, I dial up Glow too loud? Then turn me up Sun in soul, fire in skin This joy don’t fold, this light don’t thin Mirror talk: “We made it, girl” No more fear, I light my world Didn’t wait for their permission I shine like it’s tradition [Final Chorus – All-in Layered Chorus] Shine ain’t optional I light the room Walk in bold Like I’m the bloom Petals fierce And roots run deep I shine with pride That doesn’t sleep Shine ain’t optional Say it twice I glow for joy Not for device I earned this shine It’s raw and real A riot wrapped In every feel [Outro – Ad-lib chant & repeat fadeout] Shine don’t ask. Shine just shows. If you feel it— Let it glow. Let it glow. Let it glow.
