Shiny Song Lyrics by Jemaine Clement
Well, Tamatoa hasn’t always been this glamI was a drab little crab onceNow I know I can be happy as a clamBecause I’m beautiful, baby
Did your granny say listen to your heartBe who you are on the insideI need three words to tear her argument apartYour granny liedI’d rather be
ShinyLike a treasure from a sunken pirate wreckScrub the deck and make it look
ShinyI will sparkle like a wealthy woman’s neckJust a sec
Don’t you knowFish are dumb, dumb, dumbThey chase anything that glitters (beginners)
Oh, and here they come, come, comeTo the brightest thing that glittersMmm, fish dinners
I just love free food (free food)And you look like seafood (seafood)
Well, well, wellLittle Maui’s having trouble with his lookYou little semi-demi-mini-godOuch! What a terrible performanceGet the hook (get it?)You don’t swing it like you used to, man
Yet I have to give you credit for my startAnd your tattoos on the outsideFor just like you I made myself a work of artI’ll never hide, I can’t, I’m too
ShinyWatch me dazzle like a diamond in the roughStrut my stuff, my stuff is so
ShinySend your armies but they’ll never be enoughMy shell’s too tough
Maui man, you could try, try, tryBut you can’t expect a demi-godTo beat a decapod (look it up)
You will die, die, dieNow it’s time for me to take apartYour aching heart
Far from the ones who abandoned youChasing the love of these humansWho made you feel wantedYou tried to be toughBut your armour’s just not hard enough
MauiNow it’s time to kick yourHineyEver seen someone so
ShinySoak it in ’cause it’s the last you’ll ever seeC’est la vie mon amiI’m so
ShinyNow I’ll eat you, so prepare your final pleaJust for meYou’ll never be quite as shinyYou wish you were nice andShiny