I wrote the song as a love letter to my younger self and everything “me now” would tell “me then.” (You are beautiful, you are strong. Hold your head up and honey let your hair down sometimes). I want this song to be an anthem for not just millennial women like myself, but ladies everywhere. Life’s...
Lyrics:
Not going to that party because she’s afraid to be seen
By all the girls who think they’re smarter with waists a little smaller
She was only sixteen
And she'd give anything just to feel like she’s beautiful too
But she just couldn’t trust she was more than enough
Girl I’ve got something to tell you
Hold your head up, honey let your hair down
Don’t you cover up
Who you trying to impress now
Cause one day when you grow up
You’ll find that all your scars they make you beautiful
And from within is how you really shine
Driving off to college dreaming up who she could be
Left that girl back in thе city, fears behind her fading quickly
Shе was only eighteen
But she’d still give anything just to feel like she’s beautiful too
She just needed to trust she was more than enough
Here’s what they won’t tell you
Hold your head up, honey let your hair down
Don’t you cover up
Who you trying to impress now
Cause one day when you grow up
You’ll find that all your scars they make you beautiful
And from within is how you really
Shine
Even when you feel you’re broken
Shine
Even when it’s hard to hold onto the better parts of you
Yeah...
Hold your head up, honey let your hair down
Don’t you cover up
Who you trying to impress now
Cause one day when you grow up
You’ll find that all your scars they make you beautiful
And from within is how you really
Shine
Even when you feel you’re broken
Shine
You can come to me with arms wide open
Shine Shine Shine Shine
Cause from within is how you really shine
Shine was written by Heather Youmans.
Shine was produced by Dan Sadin.
Heather Youmans released Shine on Sat Sep 26 2020.