In regards to the meaning of this song:
Before a live performance on the EP Five Stories Falling, Geoff states “It’s about the last time I went to visit my grandmother in Columbus, and I saw that she was dying and it was the last time I was going to see her. It is about realizing how young you are, but how quickly you can go.”
That’s the thing about Geoff and his sublime poetry, you think it’s about one thing, but really it’s about something entirely different. But the lyrics are still universal and omnipresent, ubiquitous, even. So relatable. That’s one thing I love about this band. I also love their live performances, raw energy and Geoff’s beautiful, imperfectly perfect vocals. His voice soothes my aching soul.
Shine like a star
Like a great ball of fire
Shine with desire
Live like a God
Shine like the sun
Raise your dreams for tomorrow
Beam through the sorrow
Shine like a star
I am your star commander
Reverse the gravity
I raise the golden banner
Proclaim prosperity
You are my stardust children
You are a gift of space
One million, billion, zillion
One entity, one race
A positive vibration
The science in my blood
A fake fur mutilation
Where ashes mix with mud
The mud compressed to diamonds
It's natural, it's queer
The message in the crystal
It's written loud and clear
Shine like a star
Like a great ball of fire
Shine with desire
Live like a God
Shine like the sun
Raise your dreams for tomorrow
Beam through the sorrow
Shine like a star
The planets in procession
Reflect where stars collide
Soldiers of progression
All forces unified
Our legacy bombastic
A certain sacrifice
The universe fantastic
We enter paradise
Energy transmission
Apocalypse, hurray
A brand new world my vision
I mix my blood with clay
The clay compressed to diamonds
It's natural it's queer
The message in the crystal
It's written loud and clear
Shine like a star
Like a great ball of fire
Shine with desire
Live like a God
Shine like the sun
Raise your dreams for tomorrow
Beam through the sorrow
Shine like a star
Shine like a star
Like a great ball of fire
Shine with desire
Live like a God
Shine like a star
Like a great ball of fire
Shine with desire
Live like a God
Shine like the sun
Raise your dreams for tomorrow
Beam through the sorrow
Shine like a star
Shine like a star
Like a great ball of fire
Shine with desire
Live like a God
Like a great ball of fire
Shine with desire
Live like a God
Shine like the sun
Raise your dreams for tomorrow
Beam through the sorrow
Shine like a star
I am your star commander
Reverse the gravity
I raise the golden banner
Proclaim prosperity
You are my stardust children
You are a gift of space
One million, billion, zillion
One entity, one race
A positive vibration
The science in my blood
A fake fur mutilation
Where ashes mix with mud
The mud compressed to diamonds
It's natural, it's queer
The message in the crystal
It's written loud and clear
Shine like a star
Like a great ball of fire
Shine with desire
Live like a God
Shine like the sun
Raise your dreams for tomorrow
Beam through the sorrow
Shine like a star
The planets in procession
Reflect where stars collide
Soldiers of progression
All forces unified
Our legacy bombastic
A certain sacrifice
The universe fantastic
We enter paradise
Energy transmission
Apocalypse, hurray
A brand new world my vision
I mix my blood with clay
The clay compressed to diamonds
It's natural it's queer
The message in the crystal
It's written loud and clear
Shine like a star
Like a great ball of fire
Shine with desire
Live like a God
Shine like the sun
Raise your dreams for tomorrow
Beam through the sorrow
Shine like a star
Shine like a star
Like a great ball of fire
Shine with desire
Live like a God
Shine like a star
Like a great ball of fire
Shine with desire
Live like a God
Shine like the sun
Raise your dreams for tomorrow
Beam through the sorrow
Shine like a star
Shine like a star
Like a great ball of fire
Shine with desire
Live like a God
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Shine Like a Star Lyrics as written by Anders Wilhelm Wollbeck Alexander Bengt Magnus Bard
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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