2. Florence + The Machine “Shake It Out”

3. Album: Ceremonials

4. Lyrics “Regrets collect like old friends, Here to relive our darkest moments. I can see no way, I can see no way All of the ghouls come out to play Every demon wants his pound of flesh But I like to keep somethings to myself I like to keep my issues strong It’s always darkest before the dawn.”

5. Lyrics And I’ve been a fool and I’ve been blind I can never leave my past behind I can see no way, I can see no way I’m always dragging that horse around Our love is pastured such mournful sound Tonight I’m gonna bury that horse in the ground So I like to keep my issues strong It’s always darkest before the dawn

6. Lyrics “Shake it out, shake it out, shake it out, shake it out oooo aaa Shake it out, shake it out, shake it out, shake it out, ooo aaa And it’s hard to dance with the devil on your back So shake him off

7. Favorite Line “ ‘Cause I’m done with graceless heart Tonight I’m gonna cut it out and then restart ‘Cause I like to keep my issues strong It’s always darkest before the dawn

8. Meaning behind the song As stated on “Rolling Stone.com”, this song was written because the artist wanted to get the following message across: “I just wanted to shake something out, shake out these regrets, shake out these things that haunt you.”

9. Why it inspires me? Sometimes I get down and haunted by things in my life. Everything does not always go my way and it hurts sometimes. I can’t stay depressed or down. This song inspires me to get up, shake it off, and move on. Go on with my day, week, month, life. It reminds me that everyone suffers a little bit in life, but the people who make it in this world are those that can pick themselves up, dust themselves off and move on.