Lyrics

Yeah, they said tone it down, you're too much light
Said I’m not the type to ever get it right
Tried to dim me, box me, frame me in
But I broke that glass just to start again

Had doubt in my head like a hurricane
Still showed up in the pouring rain
Didn’t fold, didn’t fake, didn’t run
Let the critics talk, I just kept on

I shine anyway
Even on my darkest days
No matter what they say
I shine anyway

Let the rain come and stay
I was built for these days
I shine anyway
I shine anyway

Look I ain’t perfect, never claimed the crown
But I walk through fire, never backing down
Carried pain like a second skin
But I wear my truth, don’t tuck it in

They don’t know what I fight at night
Still rise with the sun and get it right
Ain’t for the fame or a front-page view
I shine ‘cause that’s what I was made to do

I shine anyway
Even on my darkest days
No matter what they say
I shine anyway

Let the rain come and stay
I was built for these days
I shine anyway
I shine anyway

Don’t need your nod, don’t need your stage
I got a light they can’t take away
Even cracked glass throws back a ray
I shine, yeah, I shine anyway

I shine anyway
Even on my darkest days
No matter what they say
I shine anyway

Let the rain come and stay
I was built for these days
I shine anyway
I shine anyway