Cage The Elephant - Shake Me Down | Live @ JBTV

Alternative rock giants, Cage The Elephant, performed a great live version of their hit single "Shake Me Down" from their 2011 album called Thank You, Happy Birthday [Jive Records] at JBTV studios. The song's lyrics and raw emotion ended up being the inspiration for a music video which earned them a best rock video nomination at the MTV Video Music Awards. Cage The Elephant formed in 2006 in Bowling Green, Kentucky. The quintet found mainstream success in 2009 following the release of their debut self-titled album the year prior. The single that was most responsible for this was "Ain't No Rest For the Wicked," a song that earned them an appearance on The Late Show with David Letterman. Later that year they played at Chicago's Lollapalooza and at San Francisco's Outside Lands.

Lyrics:

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

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