Cage The Elephant - Shake Me Down

Song: Shake Me Down
Artist: Cage The Elephant
Album: Thank You Happy Birthday

Cage The Elephant is an American rock band from Kentucky.

Shake Me Down is the first single off Cage The Elephant's second album which was released January 11, 2011. I think the song Shake Me Down is about someone who has regrets about their life and can't fix them and also can't let them go. About someone who is dwelling on the past and that makes their present unhappy. I think the song is from the point of view of someone who has seen this person's mistakes and doesn't want to do the same thing. The music video for the song shows a man reliving his childhood memories with members of the band playing in his memories. The man is presumably reliving these memories as he dies. I really like lead singer Matthew Shultz voice. Sometimes (especially on this song) I think that Cage The Elephant sound like they were influenced by Kings Of Leon and Nirvana. I really enjoy listening to this song.

"Shake Me Down"

Shake me down,
Not a lot of people left around,
Who knows now,
Softly laying on the ground, ooooh
Not a lot people left around, ooooh. ooooh

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, ooooh
Not a lot people left around, ooooh, ooooh

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, ooooh, ooooh

Cage The Elephant - Shake Me Down - Youtube (Music Video)