Newsboys - Shine
from the album "Going Public"
from the album "Wow 1996"
from the album "Power Jams" (sequential mix)
Dull as dirt
You can't assert the kind of light
That might persuade
A strict dictator to retire
Fire the army
Tear the poor origami
The truth is in
The proof is when
You hear you heart
Start asking, "What's my motivation"
And try as you may, there isn't a way
To explain the kind of change
That would make and Eskimo renounce fur
That would make vegetarian barbecue hamster
Unless you can trace this about-face
To a certain sign
Shine
Make 'em wonder what you've got
Make 'em wish that they were not
On the outside looking board
Shine
Let it shine before all men
Let 'em see good works, and then
Let 'em glorify the Lord
Out of the shaker and onto the plate
It isn't Karma
It sure ain't fate
That would make a Deadhead sell his van
That would make a schizophrenic turn in his crayons
Opera freaks
And science seeks a rationale
That shall excuse
This strange behavior
When you let it shine
You will inspire
The kind of entire turnaround
That would make a bouncer take ballet
(Even bouncers who aren't...happy)
But out of the glare
With nowhere to turn
You ain't gonna learn it on "What's my line"
Shine
Make 'em wonder what you've got
Make 'em wish that they were not
On the outside looking board
Shine
Let it shine before all men
Let 'em see good works, and then
Let 'em glorify the Lord
Shine
Make 'em wonder what you've got
Make 'em wish that they were not
On the outside looking board
Shine
Let it shine before all men
Let 'em see good works, and then
Let 'em glorify the Lord
Shine
Make 'em wonder what you've got
Make 'em wish that they were not
On the outside looking board
Shine
Let it shine before all men
Let 'em see good works, and then
Let 'em glorify the Lord
Shine
Make 'em wonder what you've got
Make 'em wish that they were not
On the outside looking board
Shine
Let it shine before all men
Let 'em see good works, and then
Let 'em glorify the Lord
Shine