Lyrics to
Let It Shine

This version of Let It Shine was released by Santana in 1976.

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Clap your hands, make a smile
Let me know you hear me
Stay a while, play with me
Long as you are near me
Way to go, straight I know
Love to hear your laughter
Without a care you are there
Together ever after
Me and you comin’ through
It’s what we got together
Lay it down, make it work
No matter what the weather
We got lot’s of soul, lots of love
Without a thought of givin’ unselfishly
You and me all the love we’re given

See the light
Let it shi-i-i-ine
Let it shine
Down on me
Feeling good
Knew I wou–ould
Ever since
You set me free

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About Lyrics and Let It Shine by Santana

When you decide to study the lyrics to Let It Shine, you're looking at the words, verses and background chorus from the 1976 song by Santana. Some of the lyrics to Let It Shine have clear meanings and some contain metaphorical references. Like most songs, only Santana and their collaborators know the full story behind any of the their songs.

You can understand the lyrics to Let It Shine if you take apart the structure of the words. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to Let It Shine" means the words set to the music of Let It Shine, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Santana. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to Let It Shine and the lyrics to Let It Shine are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Santana who came here looking just for the lyrics to Let It Shine, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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