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Ashanti

Ashanti (born Ashanti Shequoiya Douglas; October 13, 1980) is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress. She rose to fame in the early 2000s. Ashanti is most famous for her eponymous debut album, which featured the hit song "Foolish", and sold over 503,000 copies in its first week of release throughout the U.S. in April 2002. The album set a Soundscan record as the biggest opening week sales for a new female artist, outselling debuts by Alicia Keys and Lauryn Hill. In the same week, she became the first female performer to simultaneously hold the top two places on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart with "Foolish", and "What's Luv?" (with Fat Joe). Ashanti broke records again by having three top ten songs, "Foolish," "What's Luv?" and "Alway… more »


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2008
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They will try to make you feel
That you're not good enough
You feel so incomplete
Don't let them change you
Show this whole world that you were made to

[Chorus]
Shine
They can't shut out your light
No matter how hard they try
They try but they never can win
'Cause they can't stop what's inside
They'll try to take you
Try to break you down
Remember you were born to shine

Don't let them make you think (don't make  you think)
That you're not pretty enough no no no no
You're beauty runs so deep
So deep inside you you know that's the reason why you

[Chorus]

There's a fire inside of you
That they can never ever understand
Take my light and burn strong and bright cause you will

Shine
They can't shut out your light
No matter how hard they try
They try (oh they try) but they never can win
'Cause they can't stop what's inside

They'll try to take you
Try to break you down
Remember you were born to shine [Repeat: x 3]

You're born to shine [Repeat until fade]

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Written by: EDDIE CHACON, JOSH DEUTSCH, RAFAEL A HERNANDEZ

Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Realsongs, Downtown Music Publishing, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.

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