I'm not your nervous feeling
Each time we say goodnight
You picture buildings burning to the ground
From the basement in the street light

I'm not your drinking problem
A hole is in the sky
Its not your heart that you've you been thinking of
Just the feeling like you're going to die

All I have to do is shake, shake
Keep your body still
Keep your body still
Our move is shake, shake, shake
Keep your body still
Keep your body still

I'm not your paranoia
When someone's at the door
There's a fast calling out of a throat of a body rising through the floor

I'm not your fortune teller
I'm not your spirit guide
I'm never like you
Uncomfortable to
This is starting to fuck with my head

All I have to do is shake shake
Keep your body still
Keep your body still
Our move is shake shake
Keep your body still
Keep your body still

Don't you realize you're fine
Or can't you see that you're fine
And you know you're still alive
You know that you're still alive
Why don't you know you're alive
Why don't you know you're alive
Right in the sky

All I have to do is shake, shake
Keep your body still
Keep your body still
Our move is shake, shake
Keep your body still
Keep your body still


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    My Interpretation

    To me this song is about her "true" self. Her best self talking about the person she tends to indulge in. She's telling herself from her best perspective that these things she/he deals with isn't the real you. So don't worry so much. Just shake it off and live life. It's that tug of war between the person you desire to be vs the person you've been.

    She's not those things that she may currently or has dealt with. She's trying to get herself to let go of the old patterns. Let it go and don't have shame about it.

    "Don’t you realize you’re fine Or can’t you see that you’re fine And you know you’re still alive You know that you’re still alive Why don’t you know you’re alive Why don’t you know you’re alive Right in the sky"

    bbyashuon February 24, 2013   Link

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