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“Dear God, I was terribly lost, when the galaxies crossed and the sun went dark"

This article is about the song "Shooting Star". You may be looking for the EP, Shooting Star (EP).

"Shooting Star" is the second track of Owl City's fourth studio album, The Midsummer Station. It was released on May 15, 2012, through Universal Republic Records. It is also the lead single of the Shooting Star EP.

An acoustic version of "Shooting Star" was featured on The Midsummer Station - Acoustic EP, released on July 30, 2013.

Music video[]

On October 25, 2012, Owl City posted the official music video for "Shooting Star" on his YouTube channel. In the video, Young plays an electric piano under the streetlights. People running and emitting light from their chests were also shown, then they slowly assemble to run in unison in one direction.

Trivia[]

  • This song was intended to be the lead single of The Midsummer Station, but due to the success of Carly Rae Jepsen's "Call Me Maybe", "Good Time" was chosen instead.
  • This song was featured on the soundtrack for the film Escape from Planet Earth.

Lyrics[]

[Intro]
Close your tired eyes, relax and then
Count from 1 to 10 and open them
All these heavy thoughts will try to weigh you down, but not this time

[Verse 1]
Way up in the air, you're finally free
And you can stay up there right next to me
All this gravity will try to pull you down, but not this time

[Chorus]
When the sun goes down and the lights burn out
Then it's time for you to shine
Brighter than a shooting star, so shine no matter where you are
Fill the darkest night with a brilliant light
'Cause it's time for you to shine
Brighter than a shooting star, so shine no matter where you are tonight
Whoa, whoa, whoa
Brighter than a shooting star
Shine no matter where you are tonight

[Verse 2]
Gaze into my eyes when the fire starts
And fan the flame so hot it melts our hearts
Oh, the pouring rain, we'll try to put it out, but not this time
Let your colors burn and brightly burst
Into a million sparks that all disperse
And illuminate a world that'll try to bring you down, but not this time

[Chorus]
When the sun goes down and the lights burn out
Then it's time for you to shine
Brighter than a shooting star, so shine no matter where you are
Fill the darkest night with a brilliant light
'Cause it's time for you to shine
Brighter than a shooting star, so shine no matter where you are tonight
Whoa, whoa, whoa
Brighter than a shooting star
Shine no matter where you are tonight

[Bridge]
A thousand heartbeats beat in time
And makes this dark planet come alive
So when the lights flicker out tonight, you gotta shine

[Chorus]
When the sun goes down and the lights burn out
Then it's time for you to shine
Brighter than a shooting star, so shine no matter where you are
Fill the darkest night with a brilliant light
'Cause it's time for you to shine
Brighter than a shooting star, so shine no matter where you are tonight
Whoa, whoa, whoa
Brighter than a shooting star
Shine no matter where you are tonight

Songs from The Midsummer Station
Dreams and DisastersShooting StarGoldDementiaI'm Coming After YouSpeed of LoveGood TimeEmbersSilhouetteMetropolisTake It All AwayBombshell BlondeTop of the WorldHey AnnaI Hope You Think of Me
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