Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Tamatoa hasn't always been this glam
I was a drab little crab once
Now I know I can be happy as a clown
Because I'm beautiful, baby
Oh, did your daddy say to listen to your heart
Be who you are on the inside
I need three words to tear his argument apart
Your daddy lied
[Verse 2]
I'd rather be shiny
Like a treasure from a sunken pirate wreck
Scrub the deck and make it look shiny
And it'll sparkle like a wealthy woman's neck
Just a sec', don't you know
Fish are dumb, dumb, dumb
They chase anything that glitters, beginners
Here they come, come, come
To the brightest thing that glitters, my dinners
You're far too hasty, and you look tasty
[Verse 3]
Wow little Maui's having trouble with his look
You little semi demi mini god
Ouch what a terrible performance get the hook, get it
You don't swing it like you used to Mau
Yet I have to give you credit for my start
Your tattoos on the outside
But just like you I made myself a work of art
I'll never hide I can't I'm too
[Verse 4]
Shiny
I'm the sunrise on the surface of the sea
Look at me, see I'm so shiny
The monsters see my work and flee
C'est la vie
Don't you know
I will shine, shine, shine like a rainbow after showers
Your powers
Will be mine, mine, mine
They'll be mourning me for hours
Bring flowers
[Verse 5]
Call me selfish (Selfish)
Call me shell fish (Shell fish)
Far from the Gods who abandoned you
Chasing the love of these humans
Who made you feel wanted it's never enough
Love yourself
Get your armor up
They can't see your heart is a vacancy
So, why not be shiny
[Verse 6]
Watch me dazzle like a diamond in the rough
Strut my stuff, my stuff is so shiny
Send your armies but they'll never be enough
Shells are tough
Now and then
You could try, try, try
But I hate negotiations
Conservations
You will die, die, die
Never test a big crustacean's
Impatience
Unless you have something shiny
Unless you have something shiny
Written by: Lin-Manuel Miranda, Mark Mancina