Shiny Lyrics - Jemaine Clement

[Verse 1 : Tamatoa] 

Well, Tamatoa hasn't always been this glam 

I was a drab little crab once 

Now I know I can be happy as a clam 

Because I'm beautiful baby 

Did your granny say "listen to your heart" ? 

Be who you are on the inside ? 

I need three words to tear her argument apart 

Your granny lied 

[Hook 1 : Tamatoa] 

I'd rather be shiny 

Like a treasure from a sunken pirate wreck 

Scrub the deck and make it look 

Shiny 

I will 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 

Oh, and here they come, come, come 

To the brightest thing that glitters 

Mmm, fish dinners 

[Break 1 : Tamatoa] 

I just love free food 

And you look like seafood 

[Verse 2 : Tamatoa] 

Well, well, well 

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, man 

Yet I have to give you credit for my start 

And your tattoos on the outside 

For just like you I made myself a work of art 

I'll never hide, I can't, I'm too 

[Hook 2 : Tamatoa] 

Shiny 

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 

My shell's too tough, Maui man 

You could try, try, try 

But you can't expect a demigod 

To beat a decapod (Look it up) 

You will die, die, die 

Now it's time for me to take apart 

Your aching heart 

[Verse 3 : Tamatoa] 

Far from the ones who abandoned you 

Chasing the love of 

These humans who made you feel wanted 

You try to be tough 

But your armour's just not hard enough 

Maui ! 

Now it's time to kick your hiney 

Ever seen someone so 

[Hook 3 : Tamatoa] 

Shiny 

Soak it in cause it's the last you'll ever see 

C'est la vie mon ami, I'm so 

Shiny 

Now I'll eat you so prepare your final plea 

Just for me 

[Outro : Tamatoa] 

You'll never be quite as shiny 

You wish you were nice and shiny