Manchester Orchestra - Shake It Out Lyrics

its about a drunken fight

I feel as though it has more to do with the fact that he almost feels like he isn't quite good enough inside. The bridge, "I felt the Lord begin...that you can't fix," seems like he found God again, but when he went to him, he felt ashamed by what he had done in the past, and who he was inside. He felt as though nothing could fix him, even God.

i think the song is about how he ordered food at taco bell and they totally f***ed up his order !

i think a lot of people made decent points here.. but i honeslty felt more like the song was talking about over coming an addiction and that feeling of emptiness/loneliness and how he is now trying to find his way back to god. rather then losing touch with god like some suggested. but thats just my take on it.

Yeah, I don't know if this song is about drugs exactly. Drugs may be included, but being raised in a christian environment, just like the lead singer, I can say this song has a lot to do with failed christian rules and beliefs.
Where the song gets slow, the lyrics are "I felt the Lord begin, to peel off all my skin"
This may in fact be a reference to the C.S. Lewis book voyage of the dawn treader, where the character Eustace is turned into a dragon via his greed, and needs to have Aslan peel off his dragon skin, layer by layer. The following lyrics "I felt the weight within, reveal a bigger mess, than you can't fix." ... might be the lead singer's expression that he needs something more than traditional cutesy christian "moralistic" lessons and behavior to fix the mess that prevents him from really connecting with God and others.

Great song, kick-ass band. Sounds to me like its about losing faith in god because he lost someone important and turned to drugs to deal with it..

awesome song im just starting to get into them they kick butt. but the song is about drugs Heroin to exact. The one lyric tells you they bleed it out and another he talks about peeling off his skin. any thats knows heroin knows what thats like. No matter what its about the song rocks and u can relate to it however you wish thats the great thing about music

this song actually revealed god to me in a different way i didnt know what to expect, but the bridge is really biblical

this song is amazing. i agree with evryone who has in some way complimented them. great job guys. keep up the good work. :D

This band is incredible. Just discovered them the other day. I like the way their music is unpredictable in a predictable age. Keep rockin guys.

this song is without a doubt about questioning his religion, but knowing a god is there. he uses drugs so that he can understand the misery he's going through, being alone. it even says, "so we brought it out on the floor of my neighbor's house." you can't argue it doesn't include drugs, because it obviously does. the song meaning just focuses on the character's faith.

IF YOU WANT A SONG ABOUT DRUGS LISTEN TO "I'VE GOT FRIENDS", HOPE THEY COME BACK TO U.K SOON :)

I Think this is just about , Getting closer to god thats it . & I think you guys are all dumb , for thinking its about drugs

I completely agree. It's about using to get closer to God. Break the lyrics down line by line.

don't think it is about drugs, lol anyways good song.................................

I'm thinking this song is about using drugs to get closer to god
I think you all are missing the point.

Amazing song!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

i think this is an amazing confession of a man's struggle with spirituality, as many of andy hull's songs are. it really speaks to you, man