Shake It Out
Amaia Romero Lyrics

Regrets collect like old friends
The singer is describing how regrets from the past seem to stick around and haunt us as if they were old friends.

Here to relive your darkest moments
The singer believes that regrets come back to relive our darkest moments, reminding us of past mistakes and failures.

I can see no way, I can see no way
The singer feels hopeless and unable to see a way out of their situation.

And all of the ghouls come out to play
In times of darkness, it seems like everything negative comes out to play, making it hard to escape negativity.

And every demon wants his pound of flesh
The singer feels like every negative thing from their past wants to extract something from them, whether it be happiness or success.

But I like to keep some things to myself
The singer prefers to keep some things private and not share everything with others.

I like to keep my issues drawn
The singer prefers to keep their problems inside rather than dealing with them head on.

But it's always darkest before the dawn
The singer believes that the darkest moments in life often come before a period of positive change, represented by the dawn.

And I've been a fool and I've been blind
The singer has made mistakes in the past and acknowledges their past blindness.

I can never leave the past behind
The singer feels like they can never truly move on from their past mistakes.

I'm always dragging that horse around
The singer feels like they are constantly burdened by the weight of their past mistakes, like they are dragging around a horse.

Our love is pastured, such a mournful sound
The singer's past love has gone to waste and it brings a sense of sadness.

Tonight I'm gonna bury that horse in the ground
The singer feels like they are finally ready to leave their past mistakes behind and move on.

So I like to keep my issues drawn
Repetition of previous line.

But it's always darkest before the dawn
Repetition of previous line.

Shake it out, shake it out
The singer encourages themselves to shake off their past and start anew.

And it's hard to dance with a devil on your back
It's difficult to move forward when you feel burdened by negative thoughts and emotions.

So shake him off, woah, woah
Repetition of previous line.

And I'm damned if I do
The singer feels like they've been damned no matter what decision they make.

And I'm damned if I don't
Repetition of previous line.

So here's to drinks in the dark
The singer acknowledges the darkness they are in and chooses to cope with it through drinking.

At the end of my road
The singer feels like they have reached the end of their journey.

And I'm ready to suffer
The singer is willing to endure hardship in order to move past their past regrets.

And I'm ready to hope
Despite their past mistakes, the singer is ready to have hope for the future.

It's a shot in the dark
The singer is taking a risk by hoping for the best despite their past.

And right at my throat
The risk feels very personal and scary to the singer.

Because looking for heaven, found the devil in me
The singer went on a journey to find happiness, but they found their own negative thoughts and regrets instead.

Well, what the hell? I'm gonna let it happen to me, yeah
The singer accepts their journey and the fact that they will experience some negativity along the way, but choose to be optimistic and see where it takes them.