Lyric

I hit the pavement with a thunderous stride

City humming low like it’s on my side

Neon drops falling from the restless sky

Every little pulse saying “multiply.”

People on the corner say “slow that fire,”

But they can’t rewrite what my bones desire

Got a soul that rumbles when the night gets loud

I was born to stand out, not blend in the crowd

I shine, when the beat gets tight

Cutting through the neon night

I shine, like a spark in flight

Turning every shadow bright

I shine, let the groove unfold

Lift me where the air is gold

I shine, never doing what I’m told

Rhythm burning in my soul

Mama said, “baby, let your heartbeat lead

Give a little kindness where the people bleed,”

So I learned compassion with a funky sway

Helping tired hearts find another day

Some will try to freeze you when your light runs hot

Some will try to shape you into what you’re not

But a fire-born spirit never bends or breaks

Turn the pain to groove — that’s how freedom wakes

I shine, when the beat gets tight

Cutting through the neon night

I shine, like a spark in flight

Turning every shadow bright

I shine, let the groove unfold

Lift me where the air is gold

I shine, never doing what I’m told

Rhythm burning in my soul

No storm can drown the sound I keep

No chain can hold the roots so deep

I rise from ashes, bold and free

Calling back my energy

I shine, got no fear to cry

Tears turn into lullabies

I shine, sending hope on high

Tell the lonely “we can fly.”

I shine, where the broken heal

Turning sorrow into steel

I shine, let the heavens feel

Every truth my heart reveals

I shine, in the pulse of night

Wrap me in the rhythm’s light

I shine, set the world alight

Strength is born when I ignite