Shake It Out

[Verse I:] Regrets collect like old friends Here to relive your darkest moments I can see no way, I can see no way And all of the ghouls come out to play And every demon wants his pound of flesh But I like to keep some things to myself I like to keep my issues drawn It's always darkest before the dawn And I've been fool and I've been blind I can never leave the past behind I can see no way, I can see no way I'm always dragging that horse around All of his questions, such a mournful sound Tonight I'm gonna bury that horse in the ground Cause I like to keep my issues drawn It's always darkest before the dawn [Chorus:] Shake it out, shake it out Shake it out, shake it out, oh whoa Shake it out, shake it out Shake it out, shake it out, oh whoa And it's hard to dance with a devil on your back So shake him off, oh whoa [Verse II:] And I am done with my graceless heart So tonight I'm gonna cut it out and then restart Cause I like to keep my issues drawn It's always darkest before the dawn Shake it out, shake it out [Chorus] [Verse III:] And it's hard to dance with the devil on your back And given half the chance, would I take any of it back It's a fine romance but it's left me so undone It's always darkest before the dawn And I'm damned if I do and I'm damned if I don't So here's to drinks in the dark, at the end of my rope And I'm ready to suffer and I'm ready to hope It's a shot in the dark aimed right at my throat Cause looking for heaven, for the devil in me Looking for heaven, for the devil in me But what the hell, I'm gonna let it happen to me, yeah [Chorus][x2]