Album: Wake Up! (2010)
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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
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