Shake Me Down by Cage the Elephant, Music Lyrics and Video
Shake Me Down is the first single by American rock band Cage the Elephant, from their second studio, “Thank You, Happy Birthday”, which was released on January 11, 2011.
The single was released on November 22, 2010 and peaked at number 4 on the Billboard Alternative Songs Chart, and number 6 on the Rock Songs chart.
“Shake Me Down” is packed with explosive loud-quiet-loud interludes that showcase Champion’s skills on a set of toy drums that were expertly recorded by Jay Joyce, who also produced Cage the Elephant’s debut. The guitar riff was actually borrowed from a song Tichenor’s dad had written years ago (”I ripped him off,” the bassist jokes), and the bass line was inspired by the Shins.
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Cage the Elephant - Shake Me Down Lyrics
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Shake me down,
Not a lot of people left around,
Who knows now,
Softly laying on the ground, oooh
Not a lot people left around, oooh oooh
In my life, I have seen,
People walk into the sea,
Just to find memories,
Plagued by constant misery,
Their eyes cast down,
Fixed upon the ground,
Their eyes cast down
I’ll keep my eyes fixed on the sun
Shake me down,
Cut my hair on a silver cloud,
Broken sound,
Softly laying on the ground, oooh
Not a lot people left around, oooh oooh
In my past, bittersweet,
There’s no love between the sheets,
Taste the blood, broken dreams,
Lonely times indeed,
With eyes cast down,
Fixed upon the ground,
Eyes cast down
I’ll keep my eyes fixed on the sun
Turn back now its time for me to let go,
Way down had to find a place to lay low,
Lampshade turned around into a light post
Walk around the corner,
Never saw it coming still,
I try to make a move,
It almost stopped me from belief,
I don’t wanna know the future,
But I’m like rolling thunder,
Even on a cloudy day,
Even on a cloudy day,
Even on a cloudy day,
Even on a cloudy day,
Even on a cloudy day,
Even on a cloudy day,
Even on a cloudy day,
I’ll keep my eyes fixed on the..
I’ll keep my eyes fixed on the..
I’ll keep my eyes fixed on the sun
Shake me down,
Not a lot of people left around, oooh, oooh
