"Not a lot of people left around" -Friends/family/loved ones are and have been passing away. Determined not to lose faith, keep looking up to God for strength. Quit making the lyrics mean what you want them to mean. Explore 3 meanings and explanations or write yours. The high helps them remember the happy memories and deal with the pain of losing someone because they are grieving in constant misery. The majority of people would not understand the last things that I have just said, and not actually heard it. Did she gain 60 pounds for a movie role that went to Mariah Carey? A noun or pronoun is often used between "shake" and "down." You shaking down all right? Before you know it, the kids will be driving their own cars and shaking you down for money on the weekends. In my passion blog I am going to examine different song lyrics from different genres and use them to try and explain the underlying emotion, meaning, and different ways they try to convey these feelings to the audience. He wakes up, takes a run as he might do on any normal day. Who knows now. Song meanings ©2003-2020 lyricinterpretations.com. Graves. Proudly powered by WordPress. brought to you by The loved ones he has already lost. He says not a lot of people left around meaning he has lost people to death, to drugs, or simply lost touch with friends and loved ones. The song transitions and he says he won’t turn back (turn back – no, it’s time for me to let go) he’s choosing to let the past go; he is way down at the lowest point in his life (way down), but he will lay low and recover (had to find a place to lay low); and for a long time his light was hidden under a shade of darkness/addiction/pain (lampshade), but he will turn it around and become a light, tall and shining for all to see (turned around into a light post). I think he's talking about when the zombie apocalypse happens. How he was hurt by something he thought was good (cut by a silver cloud – alluding to a silver lining – possibly drugs) and how he has been in the sea himself with his bittersweet memories (no love between the sheets, taste the blood, broken dreams, lonely times indeed) and fixed his eyes on death as the others have, but he makes the conscious decision that he will not be like those others or his past self and he will look up and live (I’ll keep my eyes fixed on the sun). People walk into the sea is suicide the ultimate in hopelessness walking into the sea so that your life can flash before your eyes. how now's the sing the song it  HARD DAY'S NIGHT? The bouncer is shaking down everyone to make sure no one smuggles booze or drugs into the concert. He doesn't care why, this has propelled him into darkness: I'm like rolling thunder is his metaphor to illustrate this. The first verse brings the idea of some being searched or broken down with no friends or anyone who seems to care. Through Koppelman's firm, Abbott got a solo deal with Columbia Records and the song became a huge hit. It took us a few weeks to shake down after the move, but we're feeling right at home now. I do not wish to impose a religious tone but this song is dealing with death, and with death 99% of the world's population believe in something more. It relates to addiction, but can be applied equally to other difficulties faced in life. Way down had to find a place to lay low,

I don't care how craxy this analysis may sound, I hold steadfastly to it.

Shake me down (mearning extortion, blackmail and a host of other things etc) is almost an instruction, he is telling the world that he does not care what happens to him anymore. Then his wife is walking towards him and whispers "I'll keep my eyes fixed on the sun" you can see before that everybody is letting go of a khom loy (floating lantern).

Towards the end of the video where there was a open field full of people, only one seemed to know the jogger, his wife. He brought them all to his "dream/the otherside" to say good bye one last time. Come on, sugar, let me shake you down I'm gonna take you down to the ground I shake and I shiver when I know you're near Come on, baby, whisper in my ear Come on, sugar, let me shake you down I'm gonna take you down to the ground I shake and I shiver when I know you're near Come on, baby, whisper in … Lonely times indeed With eyes cast down Fixed upon the ground Eyes cast down. I meant to say “there” when it says “thee”…embarrassing typo…, I like the meaning of this song. The lyrics have the ability to touch our hearts and help us express emotions that we might be too afraid to say. This was Abbott's only hit.

If you're trying to shake me down, forget it. He then talks about himself and speaks about his own painful experiences. The newer generations are lost- who is guiding us? Original lyrics of Shake me down song by Cage The Elephant.

I think it's criminal that the IRS gets to shake you down for so much of your hard-earned cash each year. Find more of Cage The Elephant lyrics. There are a lot of meanings that this song can have depending how deep you go into the lyrics, but i feel that the overall meaning that can be seen in all of these responses is to stay hopeful. Is it the Devil, Death or just the inevitable course of life and time loss. The music video is about a man that is dying and his life is passing through his eyes. It's time for the annual shakedown by the IRS again. Mahomes for president! Who is she?

P.S. He says his painful experience in the past caught him by surprise (never saw it coming) and nearly killed him (almost stopped me from belief), but he defiantly, victoriously declares that he’s not afraid to live or of what’s coming (I don’t want to know the future) because no matter what, he won’t be afraid, he’s strong like the rolling thunder in the middle of the storm (I’m like rolling thunder) and he will keep looking up to the sun, even on dark cloudy days when it can’t be seen. As it goes back down to the ground from the sky, there is no one left, meaning he was now ready to let go of the world and you see him laying dead on his bed next to his wife and he can now rest in peace because he knows that they will do okey after his death. The singer of the song then goes on to say how instead of focusing on the negative he will “keep his eyes fixed on the sun” or focusing on what is bright and positive in his life. Makes no difference here so let's be real, Black Madonna my black flower…" It means: Black Madonna is covering who she is. Did the 49ers swing a local California election? It's a beautiful song for sure and video tell's the story well; obviously the lyrics have much greater subtlety and play on words, leaving room for multiple interpretations. In my life I have seen People walk into the sea Just to find memories Plagued by constant misery. Great topic and great post. The cause of his pain and misery and questionable faith. ooooh, Not a lot people left around, ooooh, ooooh, Lampshade turned around into a light post, Not a lot of people left around, ooooh, ooooh. :D, I thought it was about staying sober, the sea reference, the make a move, cloudy day, all refering to staying sober. Not a lot of people left around refers to the man's thought while walking. This group would fall under the category of rock, with people debating what form of rock. "Taste the blood,broken dreams,Lonely times indeed,With eyes cast down,Fixed upon the ground,Eyes cast down" -Reflecting on a dark period of life where he had no faith, no hope, was depressed, struggled to move on. Is it the Devil, Death or just the inevitable course of life and time loss. Theres no love between the sheets means love is lost there was possibly infidelity, between the sheets is a reference to intimate love which is non existent.

I love the meaning behind this song. Bobby Freeman's '50s hit "Do You Want To Dance" was also a Hot 100 hit for Del Shannon, The Beach Boys, The Mamas & the Papas, Bette Midler and the Ramones. "Shake You Down" is a phrase Abbott came up with that he thought expressed the way a man feels when he sees an attractive woman - "Girl, I want to shake you down." Is keeping faith. Then he mentions how hard it is to stay clean but keeps his eyes on the sun. Still have questions? Not a lot of people left around. Ugh I wish that made more sense. "Shake me down" -To shakedown is extortion, blackmail, threat or a thorough search. This choice springs as inexplicably as the opposing feelings and doesn't have to make any more sense than the feelings or consequently the lyrics describing such feelings. Johnny Depp exits 'Fantastic Beasts' franchise, 'I got stretch marks': Bebe Rexha posts unfiltered pic, Legal experts puzzled by Trump's lawsuit strategy.