There's a town by the sea About as distant as a memory I used to breathe the salty air Face the morning down without a care So why, tell me why Should I shine, shine, shine for you? Broken glass, empty heart Feeling like I'm gonna fall apart Still, I dream in flowing lines And watch the night fill up with fireflies So why, tell me why Should I shine, shine, shine for you? I try to compromise But it all flows back to you To you I should've known Hung up the phone But when I tried to leave You tried to bleed me dry Through moonshot eyes I see a different path in front of me So why, tell me why Should I shine, shine, shine for you? You