Shake Down Hold Up – English Lyrics

• By: Duplex Heart, Neeta

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the rhythmic world of 'Shake Down Hold Up' to improve your English listening skills. The catchy melodies and modern phrasing make it a perfect track for picking up contemporary conversational nuances and musical vocabulary.

[English]

until it breaks

you can't be thinking you ain't got what

it takes

this time you better drink your cups

hold up

you don't feel alive when

so

hold up

hold up

hold up

hey

we're on a wire until it breaks

we can't be sick and we got what it

takes

this time we better drink our cup

don't count all day we gotta hurry up

hold up

hold up

hold

hold up

up hold up

you

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
breaks /breɪks/ A1	verb - To separate into pieces as a result of a blow, shock, or strain.
thinking /ˈθɪŋkɪŋ/ A1	verb - To have a particular opinion, belief, or idea about someone or something.
takes /teɪks/ A1	verb - To require a particular amount of time or effort.
drink /drɪŋk/ A1	verb - To take a liquid into the mouth and swallow it.
cups /kʌps/ A1	noun - A small bowl-shaped container for drinking from.
alive /əˈlaɪv/ A2	adjective - Living, not dead.
wire /ˈwaɪər/ B1	noun - A thin, flexible thread of metal.
sick /sɪk/ A1	adjective - Affected by physical or mental illness.
count /kaʊnt/ A1	verb - To say numbers in order.
hurry /ˈhʌri/ A2	verb - To move or act with great speed.