Shai (also spelt Sai, occasionally Shay, and in Greek, Psais) was the deification of the concept of fate in Egyptian mythology. As a concept, with no particular reason for associating one gender over another, Shai was sometimes considered female, rather than the more usual understanding of being male, in which circumstance Shai was referred to as Shait (simply the feminine form of the name). His name reflects his function, as it means (that which is) ordained.
As the god of fate, it was said that he determined the span of each man's life, and was present at the judgement of the soul of the deceased in duat. In consequence, he was sometimes identified as the husband of Mesenet, goddess of birth, or, in later years, of Renenutet, who assigned the Ren, and had become considered goddess of fortune. Because of the power associated in the concept, Akhenaten, in introducing monotheism, said that Shai was an attribute of Aten, whereas Ramses II claimed to be lord of Shai (i.e. lord of fate).
Shai (Hebrew: ש"י, an acronym for Sherut Yediot (Hebrew: שירות ידיעות), lit. Information Service), established in 1940, was the intelligence and counter-espionage arm of the Haganah and the forebear of the Military Intelligence Directorate in Mandate Palestine.
During World War II the British Special Operations Executive supplied the Haganah with weapons, training and funding, and the Haganah provided linguistic experts and operatives. The British provided commando training for special operations to both Shai operatives and FOSH veterans through a training school designated ME 102, which was set up by MI4.
Following the defeat of Nazi Germany, "... until 1948 the SHAI's primary objectives included the promoting of an independent Israeli state; infiltrating British mandate offices in order to inform the Jewish and Zionist leadership of British attitudes and proposed actions; collecting political information that could be used as propaganda; penetrating Arab and anti-Zionist factions in Palestine and abroad; and providing security for the arms-smuggling and illegal immigration programmes of the Haganah."
Shai is an American early 1990s vocal R&B/soul quartet. Their biggest hit was "If I Ever Fall in Love," which reached #2 on the Billboard Hot 100.
"If I Ever Fall in Love" was released as the first single from the debut album of the same title, and peaked at #2 in the U.S. The next two releases from the double-platinum album, "Comforter" and "Baby I'm Yours," each peaked #10. The group's next album release was Right Back At Cha, a remix album of sorts that largely consisted of new versions of their previous hits, with a couple of new songs as well. A completely reworked version of their previous hit "Baby I'm Yours," simply titled "Yours," was released as a single, and peaked at #63
Shai returned in 1994 with "The Place Where You Belong," from the Beverly Hills Cop III soundtrack. It was the group's final Top 40 single. In late 1995, their follow-up album Blackface was released (#42 Pop, #15 R&B). It featured their final R&B Top 20 single "Come With Me" (#43 Pop). The group's last chart appearance was the follow-up single, 1996's #89 single "I Don't Wanna Be Alone" (the remix of which featured Jay-Z).
Look in my eyes
There's a genuine attraction
Your love has taken over me
And I'm so surprised
How I'm controlling my intentions
'Cause in my heart
I know you're not ready
Ooh baby
I'm living off a fantasy
Dreaming of how it will be
Oooh the touchin' the kissin'
Is what you been missin'
'Cause if I had my way
You'd be lyin' here next to me
I'm waitin' for the day
That you will stay all night
Baby I'm waitin' for the day
You say the timing's right
I don't need no explanation, girl
I know just how you feel
The love is real
Your love is real
(I'm waiting, I'm waiting
I'm waiting, I'm waiting for the day)
Girl I can't lie
There's nothing I want more than
To feel your body close to mine
But I'm gonna try
To understand what you're feeling
I won't let you put your heart on the line
Baby be mine
But I have not forgotten
I sincerely made a promise to you
Things come in time
So patiently awaiting
For the moment when you say I do (ooooh)
I'm waitin' for the day
That you will stay all night
Baby I'm waitin' for the day
You say the timin's right
I don't need no explanation, girl
I know just how you feel
The love is real
The love is real
(repeat 1X)
D'Vine talk to 'em man
[rap]
Yo I'm so excited
'Cause I know I'm in love
And it's this special kinda feelin'
I just can't get enough of
I really tried to fight it
Didn't think I would fall
But let me tell ya 'bout this lady
So yo check it out y'all
I really think she's the one for me
The type of girl that makes me wanna
Give up other people's property
I really really like the way that I feel and
The way that I feel for you is for real (yeh)
All I wanna do is be good to you
And give you all the love I wanna give to you
I hope you realize that this feelin' is right
And I'll be waitin' for the day
When you will spend the night
(I'm waiting, I'm waiting
I'm waiting, I'm waiting for the day)
(repeat x3)