The song lyrics were written by the band Van Halen, as they were asked to write a song for the 1979 movie "Over the Edge" starring Matt Dillon. The movie (and the lyrics, although more obliquely) are about bored, rebellious youth with nothing better to do than get into trouble. If you see the movie, these lyrics will make more sense. It's a great movie if you grew up in the 70s/80s you'll definitely remember some of these characters from your own life. Fun fact, after writing the song, Van Halen decided not to let the movie use it.
Shake it out, shake it out
God, I need another round, another round, another round
Another I could feel it now
I felt the Lord in my father's house
And I can see, I can see
Standing we were seventeen, make it clean
Are you the living ghost of what I need?
Are you gonna get the best of me?
We will see
'Cause I'm done being done with the funerals, at least for now
Are you tired of being alone? Are you tired of being alone?
Shake it out, shake it out
Tired of another and another
Wasn't really what I wanted, so we bled it out
Over the floor of my neighbor's house
And I could see, I could see
God, I've never seen a thing so complete
I am the living ghost of what you need
I am everything eternally, God, just speak
'Cause I'm done being done with the funerals, at least for now
Are you tired of being alone? Are you tired of being alone?
So speak to me
Oh god, you gotta shake it out, shake it out (shake it)
You gotta take it out, take it down (take it out)
I gotta come around, I need it now more than I ever have
Oh god you gotta shake it out, shake it out
You gotta break it down, break it out (break it)
You've gotta come around, I feel it now more than I ever have
I felt the Lord begin
To peel off all my skin
And I felt the weight within
Reveal a bigger mess
That you can't fix
I swear, I swear I'll go
Lead me into my home
Don't stop, don't ever go
I swear you'll never know
You'll never know
Oh god you gotta shake it out, shake it out
You gotta break it down, break it out
God, I need another round, another round, another round
Another I could feel it now
I felt the Lord in my father's house
And I can see, I can see
Standing we were seventeen, make it clean
Are you the living ghost of what I need?
Are you gonna get the best of me?
We will see
'Cause I'm done being done with the funerals, at least for now
Are you tired of being alone? Are you tired of being alone?
Shake it out, shake it out
Tired of another and another
Wasn't really what I wanted, so we bled it out
Over the floor of my neighbor's house
And I could see, I could see
God, I've never seen a thing so complete
I am the living ghost of what you need
I am everything eternally, God, just speak
'Cause I'm done being done with the funerals, at least for now
Are you tired of being alone? Are you tired of being alone?
So speak to me
Oh god, you gotta shake it out, shake it out (shake it)
You gotta take it out, take it down (take it out)
I gotta come around, I need it now more than I ever have
Oh god you gotta shake it out, shake it out
You gotta break it down, break it out (break it)
You've gotta come around, I feel it now more than I ever have
I felt the Lord begin
To peel off all my skin
And I felt the weight within
Reveal a bigger mess
That you can't fix
I swear, I swear I'll go
Lead me into my home
Don't stop, don't ever go
I swear you'll never know
You'll never know
Oh god you gotta shake it out, shake it out
You gotta break it down, break it out
Lyrics submitted by playtek, edited by SoBrokenHearted, DarkReign
Shake It Out Lyrics as written by Andy Hull
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shake it out, shake it out god, I need another and another and another and another I can feel it now I felt the lord in my father's house and I can see, I can see standing, we were seventeen, make it clean are you the living ghost of what I need? are you gonna get the best of me? we will see
'cause I'm done being done with the funerals at least for now are you tired of being alone? are you tired of being alone?
shake it out, shake it out tired of another and another wasn't really what I wanted so we bled it out over the floor of my neighbor's house and I can see, I can see god, I've never seen a thing so complete I am the living ghost of what you need I am everything eternally god just speak
'cause I'm done being done with the funerals at least for now are you tired of being alone? are you tired of being alone?
so speak to me
oh god you gotta shake it out, shake it out you gotta take me out, take me down I gotta come around I need it now more than I ever have oh god you gotta shake it out, shake it out you gotta break me down, break it out you gotta come around I feel it now more than I ever have
I felt the lord begin to peel off all my skin and I felt the way within reveal the bigger mess that you can't fix
I swear, I swear I'll go lead me into my home don't stop, don't ever go I swear you'll never know you'll never know
oh god you gotta shake it out, shake it out you gotta break it down, break it out
I think you have the lyrics right