[Verse 1]
When I was younger, yesterday (e-ooh-oh-oh-oh)
Things were simple, things were safe (e-ooh-oh-oh-oh)
I never dreamed that I could see
A better life for you and me
Everyone told me to stay

[Verse 2]
I held my breath, I made the leap (e-ooh-oh-oh-oh)
Opened a door I'd never seen (e-ooh-oh-oh-oh)
I took a chance, I made it through
Now everything is coming true
And this is what it’s like to be

[Chorus]
Out of my shell
Just like a pearl
Luminous, rare
Light up the world

Right in the swell
Still the same girl
Making things better, better, better
Light up the world

[Verse 3]
Changing colours, making waves (e-ooh-oh-oh-oh)
Something new in every day (e-ooh-oh-oh-oh)
Wide awake, I live the dream
Beneath the stars, under the sea
And now the current carries me
[Chorus]
Out of my shell
Just like a pearl
Luminous, rare
Light up the world

Right in the swell
Still the same girl
Making things better, better, better
Light up the world

[Bridge]
You know
Make it your own
Come home
Light up the world
And feel the glow

When I was younger, yesterday

[Chorus]
Out of my shell (Out of my shell)
Just like a pearl (Just like a pearl)
Luminous, rare (Luminous, rare)
Light up the world (Light up the world)
Right in the swell (Right in the swell)
Still the same girl (Still the same girl)
Making things better, better, better (Making things better)

Out of my shell (Light up the world)
Just like a pearl
Luminous, rare (Light up the world)
Light up the world

Right in the swell (Light up the world)
Still the same girl
Making things better, better, better (Light up the world)
Light up the world