Shine Lyrics - W.a.r. (we Are Renegades) - Pharoahe Monch

In my heart and in my mind 

I'm gon' win and you'll come 

You tell me to wait, give me a sign 

And I'm gon' shine, I'm gon' shine 

I'm gon' shine, I'm gon' shine 

I'm gon' shine, I'm gon' shine 

I'm gon' shine, I'm gon' shine 

I'm gon' shine, I'm gon' shine 

Look, man, do not get my block pissed, we'll blast your brain 

Two hundred-thousand dollar whips and chains 

Crooked cops, crips, crack, cocaine 

Tupac, Chris, I'm still feelin' the pain 

Seven year old girl shot and slain 

What does it all mean, we're goin' insane? 

In this struggle, stress, mayhem and panic 

Where I'm from, we do not eat organic 

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Talk about it 

You see my mama cannot afford Whole Foods 

She break fast with a prayer, call it soul food 

Where I come from, let it breath 

Where I come from no one runs when funds run low in lump sums 

We choose the dum-dum, dum bullets, dun dun 

We livin' humdrum in the slums where scum conceal stun guns 

The word's mum for fun, son 

Conundrums ain't pretty 

In this cesspool called New York Shitty 

I call it that 'cause it smells like shit 

Walk around hunched-back or you might get hit 

I knew a nigger sold crack to his moms 

The same mother fucker sold crack to his kids 

Lookin' like 300 comin' back from his bid 

Like, "Pharoahe, let's get this money for real" 

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In my heart and in my mind 

I'm gon' win and you'll come 

You tell me to wait, give me a sign 

And I'm gon' shine, I'm gon' shine 

I'm gon' shine, I'm gon' shine 

I'm gon' shine, I'm gon' shine 

I'm gon' shine, I'm gon' shine 

I'm gon' shine, I'm gon' shine 

He said, "Pharoahe, let's get this money up, what the fuck? 

What you need me to holler at Steve Rifkind? 

Let him escape from New York like Snake Plissken? 

I told you from the gate that you needed more marketing 

And these major labels is not listenin'" 

Stood in a B-boy stance, teeth glistenin' 

From the gold in his mouth, summer breeze was whistling 

I contemplated my retort, eyes fixed in 

On a crucifix around his neck, I guess he was Christian 

Just then the police siren, it pitched into the sound 

Track to the hood so I spoke with conviction 

Spoke as if I was 6'10", thick skin 

Put a little bass in my voice like pitch bend 

'Cause where I come from, where I come from 

We all come from sky, moon, stars, the earth and sun 

Multiple skin tones, the blood is one 

The pen is the ammo to my automatic, I bring to fruition 

What I write to get me out of the slums 

And I'mma shine, shine, shine, shine 

Shine like the sun, the world is mine 

Each line is speech designed to transcend time 

And reach the unborn and transform your mind 

And I'mma shine, shine 

In my heart and in my mind 

I'm gon' win and you'll come 

You tell me to wait, give me a sign 

And I'm gon' shine, I'm gon' shine 

I'm gon' shine, I'm gon' shine 

I'm gon' shine, I'm gon' shine 

I'm gon' shine, I'm gon' shine 

I'm gon' shine, I'm gon' shine 

Now, New York, if you're in the house 

If you're turnin' it out without a doubt 

You know what I'm talkin' about 

Just scream and shout and everybody say 

Shine, shine, shine, shine, shine, shine 

Now Detroit with the funky beats 

Gettin' wild on the street, see the mark of the beast 

Say fuck the police, what up, X? 

Shine, shine, shine, shine, shine, shine 

Chi-town, with the funky sound 

Soul by the pound just get on down 

What the fuck do you want? What the fuck do you want? 

Say shine shine, shine, shine, shine, shine, shine 

West coast, side with the most 

Holdin' your toast, brag and boast 

What [Incomprehensible], what the hoe? 

Everybody heard, shine, shine, shine, shine, shine, shine 

Uh, uh, dirty, uh, uh, dirty 

Uh, uh, dirty, uh, uh, dirty 

Uh, uh, dirty, uh, uh, dirty 

Uh, uh, uh, I say, shine, shine, shine, shine, shine, shine