Owl City - Shine Your Way Lyrics Meaning

This was my favorite song when I was little. I can't believe I almost forgot this song existed. The song is from owl city and yuna, and is called shine your way. It was written for the movie the croods in 2018.

To me this song kinda represents people, and the difficulties people face. People seem to always think they’re on their own. But they are not. There may be good, and there’s bad in this world too. But no matter how bad things can get, things can always get better. If you let them.

Let the feeling inside you, Call it what you will, intuition, gut feeling, 6th sense, and let it guide you.
Any time, anywhere, turn around and I’ll be there, there are always going to be people that love you and you can depend on. Even if you don’t know it yet.

All of your tears will dry faster in the sun, you will feel so much better if you let people that love you help you. Because you aren’t in this alone.

The moment you find your sun, and let other people that care about you in. All of your tears will dry faster.
This is something my mom says, “When your brain is feeling broken and/or wants to self-destruct, find another brain to take care of you.”

Even when you feel down right hopeless, and feel like you want to die. And you don’t feel like you can shine your way anymore. In your darkest times even when you feel no one is there for you. There will always be someone that cares about you, and will share their light, to help you shine, shine, shine, shine your way. And you may not go where to go, but find someone you can depend on and loves you very much. And if you can’t find them, they’ll find you. All of our tears will dry faster in the sun, shine your way.