[Verse 1]
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

[Chorus]
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
I just love free food (Free food)
And you look like seafood (Seafood)

[Verse 2]
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
[Chorus]
I'm too 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

[Bridge]
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 armor's just not hard enough

[Pre-Chorus]
Maui! Now it's time to kick your hiney
Ever seen someone so

[Chorus]
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 eat you, so prepare your final plea
Just for me
[Outro]
You'll never be quite as shiny
You wish you were nice and shiny