I think much like another song “Anti-Matter” (that's also on the same album as this song), this one is also is inspired by a horrifying van crash the band experienced on Nov 3, 2022. This, much like the other track, sounds like it's an extension what they shared while huddled in the wreckage, as they helped frontman Garrett Russell stem the bleeding from his head wound while he was under the temporary effects of a concussion. The track speaks of where the mind goes at the most desperate & desolate of times, when it just about slips away to all but disconnect itself, and the aftermath.
Shake it up
Shake it up, girl
Shake it up, bass
Hey
Shake it up
Shake it up
She makes me think of lightning in skies
(Her name) she's sexy
How else is God supposed to write?
(Her name) she's sexy
Move (move), she wants to move (yeah)
But you're hogging her, you're guarding her
She wants to move (she wants to move)
She wants to move (she wants to move, yeah)
But you're hogging her (yeah), you're guarding her (damn)
Mister
Look at your girl, she loves it (look at her)
I can see it in her eyes
She (come here, babe) hopes this lasts forever (uh, uh)
Hey (uh)
Her off-beat dance makes me fantasize
(Her curves) she's sexy
Her ass is a spaceship I want to ride
(Her ass) she's sexy
Move, she wants to move (c'mon)
But you're hogging her (bass), you're guarding her
She wants to move (to move)
She wants to move (oh, no, move)
But you're hogging her (oh, yeah, move), you're guarding her
Beat it
Mister
Look at your girl, she loves it (I know you love it, girl)
I can see it in her eyes, she
Hopes this lasts forever (hey)
Hey
Yeah, this is your part, girl
Uh, this is your part, girl
(Move, she wants to move) c'mon
Ow (move, she wants to move), yeah
Man (and move, she wants to move)
Move, she wants to move
But you're hogging her, you're guarding her
Beat it
Mister
Look at your girl (damn), she loves it (shake it up)
I can see it in her eyes, she
Hopes this lasts forever
Hey, c'mon
Mister
Look at your girl (look at your girl) she loves it (she wants me)
I can see it in her eyes, she (huh)
Hopes this lasts forever, hey
Somebody get us some water in here
It's hot
(Yo, why you, why, why you, why you wit' that fool?)
It's hot y'all, hey
Ha, ha, ha-ha-ha
Ha-ha-ha
Ugh
(I like it when you wet, baby)
Yeah
Shake it up, girl
Shake it up, bass
Hey
Shake it up
Shake it up
She makes me think of lightning in skies
(Her name) she's sexy
How else is God supposed to write?
(Her name) she's sexy
Move (move), she wants to move (yeah)
But you're hogging her, you're guarding her
She wants to move (she wants to move)
She wants to move (she wants to move, yeah)
But you're hogging her (yeah), you're guarding her (damn)
Mister
Look at your girl, she loves it (look at her)
I can see it in her eyes
She (come here, babe) hopes this lasts forever (uh, uh)
Hey (uh)
Her off-beat dance makes me fantasize
(Her curves) she's sexy
Her ass is a spaceship I want to ride
(Her ass) she's sexy
Move, she wants to move (c'mon)
But you're hogging her (bass), you're guarding her
She wants to move (to move)
She wants to move (oh, no, move)
But you're hogging her (oh, yeah, move), you're guarding her
Beat it
Mister
Look at your girl, she loves it (I know you love it, girl)
I can see it in her eyes, she
Hopes this lasts forever (hey)
Hey
Yeah, this is your part, girl
Uh, this is your part, girl
(Move, she wants to move) c'mon
Ow (move, she wants to move), yeah
Man (and move, she wants to move)
Move, she wants to move
But you're hogging her, you're guarding her
Beat it
Mister
Look at your girl (damn), she loves it (shake it up)
I can see it in her eyes, she
Hopes this lasts forever
Hey, c'mon
Mister
Look at your girl (look at your girl) she loves it (she wants me)
I can see it in her eyes, she (huh)
Hopes this lasts forever, hey
Somebody get us some water in here
It's hot
(Yo, why you, why, why you, why you wit' that fool?)
It's hot y'all, hey
Ha, ha, ha-ha-ha
Ha-ha-ha
Ugh
(I like it when you wet, baby)
Yeah
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She Wants to Move Lyrics as written by Pharrell Williams Chad Hugo
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