Shake
Shook Twins Lyrics

A man of solid oak and his fine new bride
A couple who were strong and grounded decided to start a life together.

Found themselves a farm by the river side.
They settled near a river to grow their crops.

Everything has changed yeah it's all come undone
Despite their initial stability, their situation has drastically changed.

All they have now are their hand and the light from the sun.
Their possessions have been taken away, leaving them with only nature's resources.

The wind it came for days and days
A destructive force came for an extended period of time.

And the earth did try to shake away our kind.
Natural disasters caused destruction and threatened human existence.

But they held on tight and a few survived
Despite the odds, some people were resilient and managed to make it through.

And they light their fires on the cold, cold, cold, cold night.
Survivors had to adapt to their new situations and find ways to keep warm.

But the earth is still tryin to shake em down
Although they've survived so far, they're still at risk of being destroyed by nature.

Honey you go build a bonfire and I'll can the farm
They're focused on immediate survival tactics.

We could live this way for a long long long long time
They have to rely on basic living techniques to survive.

Or till the earth stops tryin to shake us down
Their ultimate hope is for nature to spare them and stop trying to destroy them.

Then a man that came from oil and with no knowledge
An outsider with no understanding of their way of life showed up.

Of how to grow the things that we need to live
He lacked the knowledge needed to survive in their environment.

Crept up the river bank from the other side
He came from outside their community and was possibly motivated to steal.

Stole everything they've grown by the dim moonlight.
He took everything they had worked hard to build and grow under the cover of darkness.

When morning came the bride she wept
The couple was devastated by the loss of their crops.

The man faced the empty farm and spat on theft.
The husband was angry and unyielding in the face of theft.

He said boy you better run cause the earth decides
He warns the thief that nature decides who survives and who doesn't.

And people made of greed no they don't survive.
Those who prioritize greed over community and cooperation don't last long in their world.

What are you gonna do when the truth time comes
The song poses a question about how we'll handle the consequences of our actions.

And you can not hide all the things that you have done.
There will be a time when our actions are exposed and we can't escape responsibility.

What are you gonna say when they ask you why
We'll have to answer for our choices and actions.

you chose to live this way in your short short time
Why did we choose to live the way we did when time is brief and uncertain?

Earth is gonna shake, yeah the earth is gonna shake
Natural disasters and events will continue to happen.

The earth is gonna shake you down.
We'll have to face the consequences of our actions and nature's power.