Name: Shine On (Single)
Duration: P00H03M32S
Description: This song was written exclusively for The I Matter Project to support the incredible and artful work that it does with youth and empowerment. For more information, see www.imatterproject.org.

Shine On (Single)

by Alan Semerdjian

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This song was written exclusively for The I Matter Project to support the incredible and artful work that it does with youth and empowerment. For more information, see www.imatterproject.org.

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SHINE ON

I’m original, maybe some laughter
I’m a shoulder, I’m a door
I’m forgiveness, I’m a hospital
I’m all these things and more

So open every window
And announce it to the world
Let your light shine on
Isn’t that what it’s for

Go back to beginnings
When I figured out the song
We were playing and not winning
And there was no such thing as wrong

It was infinity you could see
That the world held so much more
So let your light shine on
Isn’t that what it’s for

It’s a matter of trust, it’s a matter of pride
It’s a matter of fear, staring it clear in the eye
I matter ‘cause of us, I matter ‘cause I cry
I’m gonna let my light shine on and wide
Shine on and wide
Shine on and wide
Shine on and wide

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released September 13, 2018
This song was written by Alan Semerdjian (with lyrical assistance by Rob Goldman) and performed by Alan Semerdjian, Melissa Menake, Philip A. Jimenez, Analia Jimenez, and members of the Finley Middle School and Huntington High School chorus classes. It was recorded, mixed, and mastered at Milk House Studios in Huntington, NY by Philip A. Jimenez.

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Alan Semerdjian New York, New York

Songwriter, poet, and educator Alan Semerdjian has been making and performing music in the NYC/Long Island area and beyond since 1990. His entire annotated musical catalog will be available exclusively here on bandcamp by 2023.

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