标题：Shooting Star
歌手简介
2007年，一位名叫亚当·杨（Adam Young）的美国大学二年级学生在明尼苏达州  创建了猫头鹰之城乐队，亚当·杨是该乐队的唯一成员，乐队的创作、编曲、作词、混音合成、主唱全由Adam担任。乐队成立不久，便发行了首张EP《Of June》。2008年乐队发行了首张专辑《Maybe I’m Dreaming》。2009年，乐队先后发行了单曲《Hot Air Balloon》、《Strawberry A valanche》，2009年7月14日乐队发行了全新专辑《Ocean Eyes》，其中专辑的主打歌曲《Fireflies》更是一举跃上美国Billboard榜单的冠军宝座和itunes下载排名的冠军位置。猫头鹰之城在发行乐队的第一张专辑以及主要单曲时都是未和唱片公司签约的，直到2009年的早些时候，亚当·杨才同著名的音乐厂牌“Crazed Hits”签约，准备乐队的专辑《Ocean Eyes》。在《Ocean Eyes》之后不断创作出一首首单曲，直到2011年，主唱Adam Young宣布了新专辑《All Things Bright And Beatuiful》的创作的消息。万众期待的《All Things Bright And Beatuiful》终于于2011年6月14日全球发布。2012年4月Adam在OwlCity官网上还有个人推特中透露8月将会推出新专辑《The Midsummer Station》。作为新专辑的预热，2012年5月15日推出了EP《Shooting Star》。
歌曲背景
Owl City第二张EP新作“Shooting Star”，发布于2012年5月15日。这张EP有四首歌曲：”Shooting Star”"Gold”"Dementia”"Take It All Away”， 而这四首歌曲也将收录在 Adam Young的即将面世的专辑《The Midsummer Station》中。
“我觉得作为一个艺术家，你应该绝不回头，拒绝重复。”Adam Young在 Billboard的Gary Graff的采访中如是说。Young目前正在策划进行着将由2012年夏天的新专辑发布，“Shooting Star”只是新专辑发布的预热。Young的这张新EP中的四首歌，是为了确保向公众预测新专辑的风格。尽管Young为了保持新EP的风格，但EP中仍然透露出Young想要创造好声音的努力，“Shooting Star”融入了浓厚的European trance元素，”Dementia”则着重注入摇滚风。[1]
英文歌词
Shooting Star
Owl City
Close your tired eyes, relaxing them.
Count from 1 to 10 and open them.
All these heavy thoughts will
try to weigh you down, but not this time.
Way up in the air, you're finally free,
and you can stay up there, right next to me.
All this gravity
will try to pull you down, but not this time.
When the sun goes down,
and the lights burn out,
Then it's time for you to shine.
Brighter than the shooting star,
so shine no matter where you are.
Fill the darkest night, with a brilliant light,
'cause it's time for you to shine.
Brighter than a shooting star,
so shine no matter where you are, tonight.
Wooh, wooh, wooh.
Brighter than a shooting star,
Shine no matter where you are, tonight.
Gazing through my eyes,
when the fire starts,
And fan the flame so hot,
it melt our hearts.
All the pouring rain,
will try to put it out, but not this time.
Let your colours burn,
and brightly burst, into a million sparks,
but all dispursed and illuminate a world,
That'll try to bring you down,
But not this time.
When the sun goes down,
and the lights burn out,
Then it's time for you to shine.
Brighter than the shooting star,
so shine no matter where you are.
Fill the darkest night, with a brilliant light,
'cause it's time for you to shine.
Brighter than a shooting star,
so shine no matter where you are, tonight.
Wooh, wooh, wooh.
Brighter than a shooting star,
Shine no matter where you are, tonight.
A thousand heartbeats beating time,
and makes this dark planet come alive.
So when the lights flicker out tonight, you gotta shine.
When the sun goes down,
and the lights burn out,
Then it's time for you to shine.
Brighter than the shooting star,
so shine no matter where you are.
Fill the darkest night, with a brilliant light,
'cause it's time for you to shine.
Brighter than a shooting star,
so shine no matter where you are, tonight.
Wooh, wooh, wooh.
Brighter than a shooting star,
Shine no matter where you are, tonight.
参考译文
Shooting Star 流星---- Owl City 
Close your tired eyes, relaxing them. 闭上你疲惫的双眼，让他们放松
Count from 1 to 10 and open them. 从1数到10 睁开双眼
All these heavy thoughts will 
try to weigh you down, but not this time. 所有沉重的想法都要试图压倒你，但不是现在
Way up in the air, you're finally free, 飞向天空你最终得到自由，
and you can stay up there, right next to me. 你在那里然后下一个是我。
All this gravity 
will try to pull you down, but not this time. 所有的重力试图把我拉倒，但是现在不行。
When the sun goes down, 当太阳落下
and the lights burn out, 光已燃尽
Then it's time for you to shine.这是你发光的时候
Brighter than the shooting star,比流星亮
so shine no matter where you are.无论在哪里都发光
Fill the darkest night, with a brilliant light,用光明充满黑暗的夜晚
cause it's time for you to shine.因为该你发光的时间到了
Brighter than a shooting star,比流星更明亮
so shine no matter where you are, tonight.无论在哪里都发光，今晚
Wooh, wooh, wooh.
Brighter than a shooting star,比流星更明亮
Shine no matter where you are, tonight.无论在哪里都发光，今晚
Gazing through my eyes,
when the fire starts,在我眼中,火焰燃烧
And fan the flame so hot,
it melt our hearts.如此炙热，融化了我们的心
All the pouring rain,　
will try to put it out, but not this time.倾盆大雨,试图熄灭火焰,但这次不会
Let your colours burn, 
and brightly burst, into a million sparks,色彩燃烧，绚烂绽放，化作数百万的火花
but all dispursed and illuminate a world,这世上所有的光
That'll try to bring you down,都试图让你黯淡
But not this time.但这次不会
When the sun goes down, 当太阳落下
and the lights burn out,光已燃尽
Then it's time for you to shine.这是你发光的时候
Brighter than the shooting star,比流星亮
so shine no matter where you are.无论在哪里都发光
Fill the darkest night, with a brilliant light,用光明充满黑暗的夜晚
'cause it's time for you to shine.因为该你发光的时间到了
Brighter than a shooting star,比流星亮
so shine no matter where you are, tonight.无论在哪里都发光，今晚
Wooh, wooh, wooh.
Brighter than a shooting star,比流星亮
Shine no matter where you are, tonight.无论在哪里都发光，今晚
A thousand heartbeats beating time,一千个心跳 跳动之际
and makes this dark planet come alive.黑暗的星球降临人世(黑暗的星球得以复苏)
So when the lights flicker out tonight, you gotta shine.当灯火闪烁，今夜，你注定熠熠生辉
When the sun goes down, 当太阳落下
and the lights burn out,光已燃尽
Then it's time for you to shine.这是你发光的时候
Brighter than the shooting star,比流星亮
so shine no matter where you are.无论在哪里都发光
Fill the darkest night, with a brilliant light,用光明充满黑暗的夜晚
'cause it's time for you to shine.因为该你发光的时间到了
Brighter than a shooting star,比流星亮
so shine no matter where you are, tonight.无论在哪里都发光，今晚
Wooh, wooh, wooh.
Brighter than a shooting star,比流星亮
Shine no matter where you are, tonight.无论在哪里都发光，今晚