Earthquake★
★Family Force 5 Lyrics

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Get down!

I saw shawty dancin' on the floor
I'm kind of nervous to approach her though
She's so stylish like a supermodel
Should I meet her (yes I think you oughta)

The needle dropped

My track was hot
We began to rock
Our eyes were locked

I love your song
Yeah girl sing along
She said dj's make my heartache
I said baby watch the place shake like an earthquake

Drop that 8o8
The wall's begin to shake
It's to much for the club to take
It's shakin' like an earthquake
Devastation from the sounds I'm makin'
And there's no escaping from the bass
It's shakin' like an earthquake

10.0 on the richter scale
It's shakin' like an earthquake
Move your tail
Bout that time my people all were quakin'
Another 10.0 was in the makin'

Like a natural disaster
Run for the pasture
Cause the bass will flow
Take you out like El nino

It's rumbling, crumbling, all the way down
It's tumbling, fumbling, you love that sound
Can you turn up the bass?
Sorry girl I can't hear in this place
I have a request that I'd like to make!
Well, what you wanna hear girl? shake like an earthquake?

Drop that 8o8
The wall's begin to shake
It's to much for the club to take
It's shakin' like an earthquake
Devastation from the sounds I'm makin'
And there's no escaping from the bass
It's shakin' like an earthquake

Drop that 8o8
The wall's begin to shake
It's to much for the club to take
It's shakin' like an earthquake
Devastation from the sounds I'm makin'
And there's no escaping from the bass
It's shakin' like an earthquake

10.0 on the richter scale
It's shakin' like an earthquake
Move your tail

Ready?! OK!

Boom boom, you broke it down, you broke it down, now build it up,
Build it up, build it up

Boom boom, you broke it down, you broke it down, now shake it up,
Shake it up, shake it up

Boom boom, you broke it down, you broke it down, now break it up,
Break it up, break it up, woo!

Drop that 8o8
The wall's begin to shake
It's to much for the club to take
It's shakin' like an earthquake
Devastation from the sounds I'm makin'
And there's no escaping from the bass
It's shakin' like an earthquake

Shake it on down
Shake it on down
Shake it on down

Move yourself when you hear that sound

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to "Earthquake" by Family Force 5 are about a guy who is attracted to a girl dancing on the floor, but he's nervous to approach her. However, when the DJ's track drops, they start to dance, and their eyes lock. The girl tells him that the DJ's music makes her heartache, and the guy responds by telling her to watch the place shake like an earthquake with the music.

As the song progresses, the bass increases, and the lyrics suggest that the music is so intense that it causes the walls to shake and the club-goers to move their tails. The bass is compared to a natural disaster, with a 10.0 on the Richter scale.

The lyrics suggest that the music is so powerful that there's no escaping it, and it's something that people can't resist dancing to. The song's chorus is catchy and has a strong beat that is sure to make you want to dance.

Overall, the lyrics to "Earthquake" are about the power of music and how it can move people to dance and have fun, even to the point of being compared to a natural disaster.

Line by Line Meaning

Get down!
Encouragement to start dancing

I saw shawty dancin' on the floor
The singer noticed an attractive person dancing

I'm kind of nervous to approach her though
The singer lacks confidence in introducing themselves

She's so stylish like a supermodel
The person the artist is interested in looks fashionable

Should I meet her (yes I think you oughta)
The artist debates whether to talk to the person, and decides they should

The needle dropped
The music starts playing

My track was hot
The singer's music was well-received

We began to rock
The artist and the person they approached started dancing together

Our eyes were locked
The artist and the person they approached were focused on each other

I love your song
The artist enjoys the song playing

Yeah girl sing along
The singer encourages the person they're with to sing along

She said dj's make my heartache
The person the artist is with says they have a soft spot for DJs

I said baby watch the place shake like an earthquake
The singer boasts about the power of the music to make people dance

Drop that 8o8
Instructions for the DJ to play bass-heavy music

The wall's begin to shake
The music is so loud that it's causing the walls to vibrate

It's too much for the club to take
The music is too loud/energetic for the venue

It's shaking like an earthquake
The music is so powerful that it's causing the ground to shake

Devastation from the sounds I'm making
The singer claims that their music is causing chaos in the venue

And there's no escaping from the bass
The bass in the music is inescapable

10.0 on the richter scale
Hyperbolic comparison to an extremely powerful earthquake

Move your tail
Instructions to start dancing

Bout that time my people all were quakin'
The artist and those around them were dancing so hard that it felt like an earthquake

Another 10.0 was in the makin'
The music was going to get even more intense

Like a natural disaster
Comparison of the impact of the music to a force of nature

Run for the pasture
Instructions to run away from the music/venue

Cause the bass will flow
The bass in the music will be prominent

Take you out like El nino
Comparison to the strength of the natural disaster El Nino

It's rumbling, crumbling, all the way down
The music is causing chaos throughout the venue

It's tumbling, fumbling, you love that sound
Despite the chaos, people are still enjoying the music

Can you turn up the bass?
Request for the DJ to increase the bass level in the music

Sorry girl I can't hear in this place
The singer can't hear the request due to the loud music

I have a request that I'd like to make!
The artist has a request they want to make

Well, what you wanna hear girl? shake like an earthquake?
The artist suggests playing the same song again, as it was a hit before

Ready?! OK!
Exclamation to signal a new part of the song or the continuation of the current section

Boom boom, you broke it down, you broke it down, now build it up
Instructions to dance using certain movements or steps

Boom boom, you broke it down, you broke it down, now shake it up
Instructions to dance using certain movements or steps

Boom boom, you broke it down, you broke it down, now break it up
Instructions to dance using certain movements or steps

Drop that 8o8
Instructions for the DJ to play bass-heavy music

Shake it on down
Instructions to continue dancing

Move yourself when you hear that sound
Encouragement to start dancing when the music starts playing

Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: ANDREW SCOTT, JACOB JACKSON OLDS, ROBERT JOSHUA OLDS, SOLOMON JEROME OLDS

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