Born to Shine – English Lyrics

• By: TINI
• Album: TINI (Martina Stoessel)

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

(PIANO PLAYING POP SONG)

♪ EVERY DREAM HAS A HEARTBEAT ♪

♪ LISTEN TO IT, LISTEN TO IT ♪

♪ AND IT WON'T LET YOU SLEEP ♪

♪ IT'S WHISPERING, WHISPERING ♪

♪ YOU WAKE, IT'S THE AIR YOU BREATHE ♪

♪ IT'S EVERYTHING, EVERYTHING ♪

♪ YOU KNOW IT'S MEANT TO BE ♪

♪ AND IT'S GONNA SET YOU FREE ♪

♪ THERE'S A LIGHT IN YOUR EYES, AND IT'S MAGIC ♪

♪ EVERYBODY'S GONNA SEE THAT YOU HAVE IT ♪

♪ THERE'S A VOICE SAYING GONNA MAKE IT HAPPEN ♪

♪ CAN'T STOP IT, CAN'T STOP IT ♪

♪ GO, GO, NO, NEVER GIVE UP ♪

♪ AND KNOW, KNOW EVERYTHING THAT YOU TOUCH ♪

♪ WILL COME TO LIFE RIGHT BEFORE YOUR EYES ♪

♪ YOU WERE BORN TO SHINE ♪

♪ BORN TO SING, BORN TO TRY ♪

♪ BORN TO DANCE, BORN TO RISE ♪

♪ BORN TO BE WHO YOU ARE ♪

♪ BORN TO LOVE, YOU WERE BORN TO SHINE ♪

♪ LIKE THE SUN, YOU WILL ALWAYS BE ♪

♪ RISING, RISING ♪

♪ WHEN SOMETHING LOOKS OUT OF REACH ♪

♪ YOU KEEP TRYING, TRYING ♪

♪ YOU GOT A SPIRIT INSIDE OF YOU ♪

♪ IT AIN'T DYING, DYING ♪

♪ IT GOES ON AND ON, KEEPS YOU STRONG ♪

♪ BURNING LIKE THE SUN ♪

♪ THERE'S A LIGHT IN YOUR EYES, AND IT'S MAGIC ♪

♪ EVERYBODY'S GONNA SEE THAT YOU HAVE IT ♪

♪ THERE'S A VOICE SAYING GONNA MAKE IT HAPPEN ♪

♪ CAN'T STOP IT, CAN'T STOP IT ♪

♪ GO, GO, NO, NEVER GIVE UP ♪

♪ AND KNOW, KNOW EVERYTHING THAT YOU TOUCH ♪

♪ WILL COME TO LIFE RIGHT BEFORE YOUR EYES ♪

♪ YOU WERE BORN TO SHINE ♪

♪ BORN TO SING, BORN TO TRY ♪

♪ BORN TO DANCE, BORN TO RISE ♪

♪ BORN TO BE WHO YOU ARE ♪

♪ BORN TO LOVE ♪

♪ BORN TO RUN, BORN TO FLY ♪

♪ BORN TO BE MORE THAN ALIVE ♪

♪ FIND YOUR VOICE, FIND YOUR LIGHT ♪

♪ FIND THAT YOU BORN TO SHINE ♪

♪ THERE'S A LIGHT IN YOUR EYES AND IT'S MAGIC ♪

♪ EVERYBODY'S GONNA SEE THAT YOU HAVE IT ♪

♪ THERE'S A VOICE SAYING GONNA MAKE IT HAPPEN ♪

♪ CAN'T STOP IT, CAN'T STOP IT ♪

♪ GO, GO, NO, NEVER GIVE UP ♪

♪ AND KNOW KNOW EVERYTHING THAT YOU TOUCH ♪

♪ WILL COME TO LIFE RIGHT BEFORE YOUR EYES ♪

♪ YOU WERE BORN TO SHINE ♪

♪ BORN TO SING, BORN TO TRY ♪

♪ BORN TO DANCE, BORN TO RISE ♪

♪ BORN TO BE WHO YOU ARE ♪

♪ BORN TO LOVE ♪

♪ BORN TO SHINE ♪

♪ BORN TO SING, BORN TO TRY ♪

♪ BORN TO DANCE, BORN TO RISE ♪

♪ BORN TO BE WHO YOU ARE ♪

♪ BORN TO LOVE ♪

♪ YOU WERE BORN TO SHINE. ♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
shine /ʃaɪn/ A2	verb - to emit light
born /bɔːrn/ A1	verb - to be brought into existence
sing /sɪŋ/ A1	verb - to produce musical sounds with the voice
try /traɪ/ A1	verb - to attempt to do something
dance /dæns/ A1	verb - to move rhythmically to music
rise /raɪz/ A2	verb - to move upward
love /lʌv/ A1	verb - to have deep affection for
light /laɪt/ A1	noun - brightness from the sun or a flame adjective - not heavy or dark
magic /ˈmædʒɪk/ A2	noun - the power of apparently influencing events by using mysterious or supernatural forces
spirit /ˈspɪrɪt/ B1	noun - the part of a person that is not physical and is connected to emotions and character
reach /riːtʃ/ A2	verb - to stretch out an arm or hand to touch or grasp something
burning /ˈbɜːr.nɪŋ/ A2	verb - to be on fire
touch /tʌtʃ/ A1	verb - to put your hand or another part of your body lightly on something or someone
free /friː/ A1	adjective - not limited or restricted
strong /strɒŋ/ A1	adjective - having power or strength

Key Grammar Structures

• ♪ EVERY DREAM HAS A HEARTBEAT ♪

  ➔ Present Simple Tense & Subject-Verb Agreement

  ➔ The "Present Simple Tense" is used here to state a general truth. Note the "s" in "has" because "every dream" is treated as a singular subject, demonstrating "Subject-Verb Agreement".

• ♪ AND IT WON'T LET YOU SLEEP ♪

  ➔ Future Simple (Negative) & Causative Verb 'let'

  ➔ "won't" is the contraction of "will not", indicating the "Future Simple Tense" in its negative form. "let" is a "causative verb" meaning to allow or permit someone to do something. The structure is "let + object + base verb" ("let you sleep").

• ♪ YOU KNOW IT'S MEANT TO BE ♪

  ➔ Passive Infinitive ('meant to be')

  ➔ "meant to be" is a "passive infinitive" construction. It means something is destined or intended to happen, or that it feels right and natural. The structure is "be meant + to + base verb".

• ♪ EVERYBODY'S GONNA SEE THAT YOU HAVE IT ♪

  ➔ 'Going to' Future & Noun Clause

  ➔ "gonna" is an informal contraction of "going to", used to express the "future tense" (plans or predictions). "that you have it" is a "noun clause" functioning as the direct object of "see", providing more information about what "everybody" will see.

• ♪ AND KNOW, KNOW EVERYTHING THAT YOU TOUCH ♪

  ➔ Relative Clause (Adjective Clause)

  ➔ "that you touch" is a "relative clause" (or adjective clause) modifying "everything". It provides essential information about what "everything" refers to. The relative pronoun "that" could also be omitted here because it's the object of the clause.

• ♪ YOU WERE BORN TO SHINE ♪

  ➔ Passive Voice & 'Born to' + Infinitive

  ➔ "were born" is an example of the "passive voice" in the past tense, indicating that the action of being born happened to the subject. The phrase "born to shine" uses "to + infinitive" to express purpose or destiny.

• ♪ WHEN SOMETHING LOOKS OUT OF REACH ♪

  ➔ Conditional Clause (Type 0/1)

  ➔ "When something looks out of reach" is a "conditional clause" (specifically, a zero or first conditional, implying a general truth or a likely future event). It sets a condition for the main clause (implied "you keep trying"). "out of reach" is an idiom meaning difficult or impossible to achieve.

• ♪ YOU KEEP TRYING, TRYING ♪

  ➔ Verb + Gerund

  ➔ The verb "keep" is followed by a "gerund" ("trying") to express the continuation or repetition of an action. This structure emphasizes persistence.