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Shine
6,180
Pop
Shine was released on September 25, 2007 by Hear Music as a part of the album Shine
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AlbumShine
Release DateSeptember 25, 2007
LabelHear Music
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM84

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Joni Mitchell
Joni Mitchell
Vocals
Brian Blade
Brian Blade
Drums
James Taylor
James Taylor
Guitar
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Joni Mitchell
Joni Mitchell
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Joni Mitchell
Joni Mitchell
Producer
Dan Marnien
Dan Marnien
Engineer
Patrick Milligan
Patrick Milligan
Compilation Producer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Oh, let your little light shine
Let your little light shine
Shine on Vegas and Wall Street
Place your bets
Shine on all the fishermen
With nothing in their nets
[Verse 2]
Shine on rising oceans
And evaporating seas
Shine on our Frankenstein technologies
[Verse 3]
Shine on science
With a tunnel vision, tunnel vision
Shine on fertile farmlands
Buried under subdivisions
[Verse 4]
Oh, let your little light shine
Oh, let your little light shine
Shine on the dazzling darkness
That restores a sun deep sleep
Shine on what we throw away
And what we keep
[Verse 5]
Shine on Reverend Pearson
Who threw away the vain, old garden
And kept Dickens and Rembrandt and Beethoven
And fresh clouds sigh
[Verse 6]
Shine on good earth, good air, good water
And a safe place for kids to play
Shine when bombs exploding
Half a mile away
[Verse 7]
Oh, let your little light shine
Let your little light shine, shine, shine
Shine on worldwide traffic jams
Honking day and night
Shine on another asshole
Passing on the right
[Verse 8]
Shine on all the red light runners
Busy talking on their cellphones
Shine on the Catholic church
And the prisons that it holds
[Verse 9]
Shine on all the churches
They all love less and less
Shine on a hopeful girl
In a dreamy dress
[Verse 10]
Oh, let your little light shine
Shine, shine, shine
Let your little light shine
[Verse 11]
Shine on good humor
Shine on good will
Shine on lousy leadership
Licensed to kill
[Verse 12]
Shine on dying soldiers
And patriotic pain
Shine on mass destruction
In some god's name
[Verse 13]
Shine on the pioneers
Those seekers of mental health
Craving simplicity
They travelled inward
Past themselves
[Outro]
Let their little lights shine
May all their little lights shine
Written by: Joni Mitchell
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