Let It Shine Page #5

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I'm blinded by ya shine

You're kinda like the sun

'Cause the world revolves around you

till my day's done

I tried to say something

But you had me speechless

I had to hit the booth to tell my secrets

See, I could spit a line

But it's more than my words

How can I describe

what an angel deserves?

You're the passion in my life

You're the secret I can't hide

There will come a day

I can't wait to say you belong to me

Girl, and if I let you know tonight

It will be all right, {bet

You don't know it yet,

but, baby, you belong to me

Wow. That's the most beautiful song

I've ever heard.

Yo, I think she's falling for me.

You really are amazing.

You mean me. Nice job, son.

Kris, I'm coming in to see you.

Yo, switch spots. Quick.

- There you are.

- I'm all yours.

Ready to go again? Oh, hey, Roxie!

Hey, Cyrus.

I didn't know you were there.

Story of my life. Let's go again.

Precious Lord

Come on, take my hand

Oh, lead, lead me on

Lead me...

Hey, sorry I'm late. Sorry.

Thanks, Ma. Thanks, Ma. I got it.

Oh.

Honey, I was just teaching them

Precious Lord.

Got it.

Okay, well, then,

here you go. Just carry on.

Thank you.

Hey, Cyrus, a few of us were

talking earlier and, you know,

we were wondering,

could we spice up the song a bit

like when we did with Joyful Noise?

That's not possible.

Just gonna stick to the basics.

Let's take it from the top.

Hey! What are you doing?

Just doing some different things

with this new track.

It's a duet for you and Kris.

Did Kris ask you to do that?

Did he ask me to do what?

Cyrus is working on a duet.

Is that what you wanted?

Yeah. For sure. So let's hear it.

So it starts off with you,

strong and soulful,

and then the staccato of Kris' rhyme

will come in hard with the counterpoint.

Now I'll drop out the hi-hat,

bring up the harmonies...

It'll be just like The Beatles'

All You Need Is Love.

Yeah, man. See,

that's what I told you to do yesterday.

And it's about time he got it right.

That track is hot! Nice work.

And I love The Beatles.

Oh, me, too.

Yeah, that's my favorite group.

Really? What's your favorite album?

You know, the Greatest Hits.

You are too cute.

Well, I was thinking for this track,

the two of you actually

have a conversation.

Like, talk back and forth

throughout the song.

I'm telling you,

once we're done with that track,

- it's going to be beautiful.

- I feel you, man.

Hey, team, I like what I'm hearing.

Conrad, great work on the board.

CY"- Is!

And my future star, Truth.

I think we're going to update

your wardrobe a little bit.

Okay, go with me,

Justin Timberlake meets Usher

with just a dash of will.i.am.

Cool, I'm down with that.

Great, 'cause I got big plans.

For real? Talk to me.

I just got off the phone

with The Rap Grand Slam people,

and they're looking for a headline act.

What?

Yes! I can't believe this.

I mean, that's cool,

I'm the headline at Grand Slam.

A, don't touch me.

B, what, are you insane?

No, Roxie's gonna be the headline act.

Not you.

Oh.

What? The Grand Slam wants me?

That's right.

You seem surprised.

Well, you know, they usually go

for more traditional soul vocalists.

She means real singers.

No, I mean real old-school singers,

not new, hot and flashy singers

such as yourself.

Well, I made a few phone calls,

stroked a few egos

and I convinced them that Roxie, here,

is going to help boost their ticket sales.

I don't know, Lyla.

I mean, The Grand Slam audience

isn't very forgiving.

They don't care how many CDs

you've sold, you just better be good.

Yeah. And you will be.

Yo, yo, yo!

Yo! What's up?

We gettin' busy or what, yo?

You know it!

Okay. Okay, who are you guys?

Oh, these are the dancers for my video.

Dancers?

Oh, you came to work?

Levi, I should've called.

Yeah, you should have.

I had a full house last night.

Sorry. I forgot and I fell asleep.

Just in a really weird zone.

- Weird zone, huh?

- Yeah.

Is this about that girl, Roxie?

No. No. I mean,

why would you say that?

Just look at you,

your shoulders are all slumped,

you're lookin' all lost and pitiful.

That girl's got your nose wide open.

Is it that obvious?

Yes, it is. Yes, it is.

Did you tell her the truth?

That you're Truth?

Not exactly.

What does that mean?

Well, Kris is into her and he asked me

if I would help him hook up with her.

So, for now, Roxie is going to

think that Kris is Truth.

What? Man, that is just dumb! No.

Listen, now you tell Kris

that you were feelin' her first

and he needs to back on up!

I can't do that.

I mean, me and Kris been homies

since we were, like, five years old.

I don't wanna be a hater.

All right, Cyrus, there's nothing wrong

with you tryin' to be

a good friend to Kris.

But if you use that

as an excuse to not man-up

because you're afraid

you might get rejected?

Okay, I can understand that, too.

But you can't live like that forever.

Ah, yeah, I thought so.

You won't tell your daddy you work here

because he won't approve.

You freeze up

when Bling gets in your face

and it's time for you

to get up on that stage.

And then you get tongue-tied when

it comes to telling Roxie how you feel.

A girl like Roxie

would never go for a guy like me.

I mean, look at me and look at Kris.

He's cool, good-looking,

got that swagger.

And I'm like wallpaper in a hoody.

Kris is a perfect match for Roxie.

Hey, that's not true.

You just got to speak up for yourself

and be who you really are.

Who am I really?

You're Truth!

Oh.

Yeah. And Truth is a bad cat!

He is?

Yeah! Truth won

the Atlanta Records rap contest.

He got skills. He's smooth.

He got that sound.

And you know what?

That's you.

I guess that is me.

Yeah, but Roxie wouldn't know it.

I mean, how can you or Kris

even call yourselves "Truth"

when y'all both

are just living one big lie?

I guess that's a valid question.

Look, I gotta go.

You need to figure out what it is you

want and then do somethin' about it.

Lock up when you leave.

They say I'm young

But my purpose

is the inspiration of a nation

Innovation, till I change

the talk into a conversation

I'm like a doctor

and my patients are anxiously waiting

Healing all the hating

That faking and the paper chasin'

It's hard to live up to

these expectations that I'm facin'

And gain the admiration

of an older generation

That's why I'm pacin' back and forth

Contemplating, meditating

How to use what I've been taught

as a positive force

- Oh, this is who I am

- It's all me, ya 'H

I wish you'd understand

I've been freed, ya 'Il

It's time to set me free

My guardian angel

- No, no matter what I do

- They try and stop me

- I'm still a part of you

- But they can't stop me

I hope you'll always be

My guardian angel

S'up, Atlanta? It's ya boy, Truth.

I wanna be the greatest in the world

Not for the money

or the fame or the girls

Not for the car keys or the jet skis

Or the vacations in the West Indies

But simply 'cause I love it

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