Shaken

about indulging into conformity. attempting to give it up by waiting it out. talks about the peer pressure and being changed by something some outside force.

i have no idea what this song is about, but i love it.

I think it's about smoking.

Running in circles Chasing pain Of yesterday Shaken...fearful Because I've come Back for what is trouble Running in circles maybe in his head, wanting to quit or wanting to cure yesterday's pain (nicotine withdrawals) Shaken because he's getting stuck into an unhealthy and dangerous addiction.

I will wait it out I will not be shaken Facing the symptoms, rejecting peer pressure or urge.

Strange calls to meet those Who feel and know How to give up The stage lights And heroes Seeking help despite the very tempting and glamorous habit.

Razor pain Rubbed it all away, love Pain of fighting it and this might be a stretch - but rubbing it away as in maybe taking meds or doing other things to suppress it.

Didn’t notice it right away Didn’t notice it until it was too late Didn't notice he was addicted until he faced the pain

I’m gonna change my desire For your all consuming fire People are just consuming something harmful, and he's going to have to learn to desire the opposite

Didn’t wanna cry out at night Didn’t wanna stop at mid flight He didn't want to have already made the mistake and feel the guilt, and he didn't want to have to stop when the addiction has already began.

I didn't plan for the fall When I was running from it all... He didn't plan to get addicted because he had already been trying to get away from smoking. It's like the one time he tries it he gets sucked in, falls.

Have I no evil Citizen Cain Slowed-- my desperate running This also might be a stretch, but "Have I No Evil" seems sarcastic, kinda mocking the fact that he's fully responsible and it's no-one else's fault. Citizen Cain was a movie about a man who "started at the top and worked his way to the bottom" and it's set up so in the beginning he is dead and it goes through his life and the shame from his friends and family for his downfall... His desperate running, his evasion from the habit is greatly slowed by this addiction.

this song reminds me of a boy who dumped me for the color of my skin. SUCKS!

but I love this song A LOT!

has anyone ever seen citizen cane? it's amazing.

lloorren - you were MOSTLY right - if you replace cigarettes with drugs (coke most likely, given the razor reference)

Well not that none of you could be right, but i think these guys' lyrics are a bit more deep than others give them credit for. i can see this being about standing for what you believe in and waiting out the storm that others create around you..to me that would be my faith, the part about all consuming fire just makes me thing God and the rest of that part is like how sometimes you don't realize and don't want to acknowledge His presence in your life but BAM you fall and you realize He's got you anyway. so yep, thats my two cents, about a year late i see but oh well!

maybe its about getting over a drug problem, i don't really know. I WILL NOT BE SHAKEN!!! hehehe