[Verse 1]
Coffee stain on a crumpled shirt
Running late
Running on empty
Caught my face in the bathroom glass
Thought
"Who is this
Pretending?"
Your note stuck on the fridge door
Crooked heart and a broken star
"Don't forget how you got this far"
But I still doubt it
Every hour
[Pre-Chorus]
Tell me
What if I burn out?
What if I fade in the crowd?
You said
"You were never just background"
[Chorus]
Shine on
Even when your hands still shake
Shine on
Even when the nights won't break
You don't see it but you're blazing through the dark
Cracked and tired
You are still a stubborn spark
Shine on
Shine on
(yeah, shine on)
[Verse 2]
Missed calls from my better friends
I keep saying
"I'll change
I swear"
Scrolling lives I will never live
Till the screen glow is all I wear
But I hear you in my headphones
Laughing loud through the static air
"You're allowed to be wrecked and real
Just don't vanish
Don't disappear"
[Pre-Chorus]
Tell me
What if I let go?
What if I lose what I know?
You said
"You're a wildfire
Not smoke"
[Chorus]
Shine on
Even when your voice runs raw
Shine on
Even when the crowd falls off
You don't feel it but you're carving through the dark
Bruised and breathing
You're a battered little star
Shine on
Shine on
(come on, shine)
[Bridge]
You traced constellations
On my shaking hands
Said
"Every line is proof
You still withstand"
If I forget that light
Screaming in my bones
Say it back to me
Till it feels like home (hey!)
[Chorus]
Shine on
Even when your hands still shake
Shine on
Even when the nights won't break
You don't see it but you're blazing through the dark
Cracked and tired
You are still a stubborn spark
Shine on
Shine on
Shine on
Shine on