Friday, June 1, 2012
it's hard to dance with the devil on your back, so shake him off ...
Regrets collect like old friends
Here to relive your darkest moments
I can see no way, I can see no way
And all of the ghouls come out to play
And every demon wants his pound of flesh
But I like to keep some things to myself
I like to keep my issues drawn,
It's always darkest before the dawn
And I've been a fool and I've been blind
I can never leave the past behind
I can see no way, I can see no way
I'm always dragging that horse around
And our love is pastured, such a mournful sound
Tonight I'm gonna bury that horse in the ground
'Cause I like to keep my issues drawn
It's always darkest before the dawn
Shake it out, shake it out,
Shake it out, shake it out, whoa ...
And it's hard to dance with the devil on your back,
So shake him off
And I am done with my graceless heart
So tonight, I'm gonna cut it out and restart
'Cause I like to keep my issues drawn
It's always darkest before the dawn ...
And given half the chance, would I take any of it back?
It's a fine romance, but it's left me so undone
It's always darkest before the dawn
And I'm damned if I do and I'm damned if I don't
So here's to drinks in the dark, at the end of my rope
And I'm ready to suffer and I'm ready to hope
It's a shot in the dark aimed right at my throat ...
But what the hell, I'm gonna let it happen to me
-from "Shake It Out" by Florence and the Machine