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[John Legend]
They wait to plead their case unknown cast aside
I love to see their face can we spare the lie?
Are we afraid to see them prisoners of history
These beautiful minds trapped inside
bring them back to life
Let ‘em shine let ‘em shine on
Let ‘em shine let ‘em shine on

Ooooooohhhhhhhhhh
Aowwwww

So dark when I see sparks if we don’t snuff ‘em out
We’ve gotta let ‘em flame let ‘em speak their name
Let ‘em reach up to the clouds
Can’t eat if we don’t feed ‘em
can’t read if we don’t teach ‘em
There’s no light if we just hide ‘em
Don’t just let ‘em die
Let ‘em shine (yeah yeah yeah) let ‘em shine on
Let ‘em shine (yeah yeah yeah) let ‘em shine on
Oh let ‘em shine on (yeah yeah yeah) let ‘em shine on
Let ‘em shine on (yeah yeah yeah) let ‘em shine on

Ohhhhh sparks flicker in the distance
Lonely out in space
They sing out but we’re not listening
Cause we don’t see their face
We can’t let ‘em die we can’t make ‘em hide
All the little miracles that live inside
Let ‘em shine ohhhhhhhhhhhhhh

Let ‘em shine (yeah yeah yeah) let ‘em shine on
Let ‘em live (yeah yeah yeah) let ‘em shine on
Let ‘em be loved (yeah yeah yeah) let ‘em shine on
Let ‘em growwww (yeah yeah yeah) let ‘em shine on
C’mon let ‘em love (yeah yeah yeah) hey
C’mon let ‘em love (yeah yeah yeah) hey hey hey yeah
C’mon let ‘em love (yeah yeah yeah) YEAH-HA-HEAH
C’mon YEAH-HA-HEAH-HA-HEAHH

Hold ‘em close let ‘em know
That they’ll get through the night
Ordinary people could be a hero
Don’t put out the light!

Let ‘em shine let ‘em shine on [2X]
Yeah
Yeayyyyeahhh
Let ‘em shine on