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Regrets collect like old friends 00:00

Here to relive your darkest moments 00:04

I can see no way, I can see no way 00:08

And all of the ghouls come out to play 00:13

Every demon wants his pound of flesh 00:17

I like to keep some things to myself 00:22

I like to keep my issues drawn 00:26

It's always darkest before the dawn 00:30

And I've been a fool, and I've been blind 00:35

I can never leave the past behind 00:39

I can see no way, I can see no way 00:43

I'm always dragging that horse around 00:49

All of his questions, such a mournful sound 00:53

Tonight, I'm gonna bury that horse in the ground 00:57

'Cause I like to keep my issues drawn 01:02

It's always darkest before the dawn 01:06

Shake it out, shake it out, shake it out, shake it out (oh-woah) 01:10

Shake it out, shake it out, shake it out, shake it out (oh-woah) 01:14

And it's hard to dance with a devil on your back 01:19

So shake it off, oh-woah 01:23

And I am done with my graceless heart 01:29

So, tonight I'm gonna cut it out and then restart 01:33

'Cause I like to keep my issues drawn 01:38

It's always darkest before the dawn 01:43

Shake it out, shake it out, shake it out, shake it out (oh-woah) 01:46

Shake it out, shake it out, shake it out, shake it out (oh-woah) 01:51

And it's hard to dance with a devil on your back 01:56

So shake it off, oh-woah 01:59

And it's hard to dance with a devil on your back 02:05

And given half the chance, would I take any of it back? 02:09

It's a fine romance, but it's left me so undone 02:14

It's always darkest before the dawn 02:19

02:23

And I'm damned if I do, and I'm damned if I don't 02:32

So, here's to drinks in the dark at the end of my road 02:36

And I'm ready to suffer, and I'm ready to hope 02:41

It's a shot in the dark, aimed right at my throat 02:46

'Cause looking for heaven, found a devil in me 02:50

Looking for heaven, found a devil in me 02:55

But what the hell? 02:59

I'm gonna let it happen to me, yeah 03:02

Shake it out, shake it out, shake it out, shake it out (oh-woah) 03:08

Shake it out, shake it out, shake it out, shake it out (oh, what the hell?) 03:13

And it's hard to dance with a devil on your back 03:18

So shake it off, oh-woah 03:21

Shake it out, shake it out, shake it out, shake it out (oh-woah) 03:27

Shake it out, shake it out, shake it out, shake it out (oh-woah) 03:32

And it's hard to dance with a devil on your back 03:36

So shake it off, oh-woah 03:40

Shake it out, shake it out, shake it out, shake it out (oh-woah) 03:45

Shake it out, shake it out, shake it out, shake it out (oh-woah) 03:50

And it's hard to dance with a devil on your back 03:55

So shake him off, oh-woah 03:58

04:03

Shake It Out

Florence + The Machine

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Lyrics:

[English]

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

Every demon wants his pound of flesh

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

All of his questions, 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 (oh-woah)

And it's hard to dance with a devil on your back

So shake it off, oh-woah

And I am done with my graceless heart

So, tonight I'm gonna cut it out and then restart

'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 (oh-woah)

And it's hard to dance with a devil on your back

So shake it off, oh-woah

And it's hard to dance with a devil on your back

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 road

And I'm ready to suffer, and I'm ready to hope

It's a shot in the dark, aimed right at my throat

'Cause looking for heaven, found a devil in me

Looking for heaven, found a devil in me

But what the hell?

I'm gonna let it happen to me, yeah

Shake it out, shake it out, shake it out, shake it out (oh-woah)

Shake it out, shake it out, shake it out, shake it out (oh, what the hell?)

And it's hard to dance with a devil on your back

So shake it off, oh-woah

Shake it out, shake it out, shake it out, shake it out (oh-woah)

And it's hard to dance with a devil on your back

So shake it off, oh-woah

Shake it out, shake it out, shake it out, shake it out (oh-woah)

And it's hard to dance with a devil on your back

So shake him off, oh-woah

...

Vocabulary in this song:

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Vocabulary	Meanings
regret /rɪˈɡrɛt/ B2	noun - a feeling of sadness or disappointment about something that has happened or been done verb - to feel sad or disappointed about something
dark /dɑrk/ A2	adjective - having little or no light
dance /dæns/ A1	verb - to move your body in a way that goes with the music
devil /ˈdɛvəl/ B1	noun - a supernatural being often associated with evil
hope /hoʊp/ A2	noun - a feeling of expectation and desire for a certain thing to happen
ground /ɡraʊnd/ A1	noun - the solid surface of the earth
flesh /flɛʃ/ B2	noun - the soft substance consisting of muscle and fat that is found between the skin and bones
issue /ˈɪʃuː/ B1	noun - an important topic or problem for debate or discussion
shake /ʃeɪk/ A2	verb - to move something quickly up and down or from side to side
fool /fuːl/ B1	noun - a person who acts unwisely or imprudently
chance /tʃæns/ B1	noun - a possibility of something happening
road /roʊd/ A1	noun - a wide way leading from one place to another
heart /hɑrt/ A2	noun - the organ in your chest that sends the blood around your body

Grammar:

Regrets collect like old friends

➔ Simile - 'like' is used to compare two things.

➔ 'like' indicates that one thing resembles or is similar to another.
I can see no way, I can see no way

➔ Modal verb 'can' + base verb 'see' to express ability or possibility.

➔ 'can' expresses ability or potential to perform the action.
It's always darkest before the dawn

➔ Superlative adjective 'darkest' with 'always' to emphasize an ongoing state.

➔ 'darkest' is the superlative form of 'dark', showing the highest degree.
And all of the ghouls come out to play

➔ Phrasal verb 'come out' indicating emergence or appearing.

➔ 'come out' indicates that something appears or becomes visible.
So shake it off, oh-woah

➔ Imperative verb phrase 'shake it off' meaning to dismiss or recover.

➔ 'shake it off' is a command to remove negative feelings or to recover.
And it's hard to dance with a devil on your back

➔ Prepositional phrase 'with a devil on your back' indicating a burden or obstacle.

➔ This phrase signifies having a persistent problem or burden that makes activity difficult.
And given half the chance, would I take any of it back?

➔ Conditional clause 'given half the chance' using 'given' to introduce a hypothetical situation.

➔ 'given' introduces a hypothetical situation or condition.