[Intro] I used to love the planets, now I resent that bitch One little shake and nothing exists Shake, shake Turn it over Shake, shake Start me over [Verse 1] When I was a kid, I used to love the planets Now I’m thirty-six, and I resent that bitch Swear to God I used to be a better kid Now I’m a phony, pathetic pessimist Yeah, a phony, call me a fake I don’t want your fame, no fame for me Blow my whole world up, let it detonate Just a little shaking and there it is Stupid, dusty, rusty, petty thing It comes to me when the levee breaks First the heartache, then the headaches Stomach pains, another stomach ache Feel the panic, the anxiety The hives, the crying Heart palpitations, can’t stop shaking At least in my dreams, I don’t feel that way [Pre-Chorus] I wish it could be different, I know I’d sell my soul to have some self-control One twist, I’m back to the beginning again Back to the beginning again [Chorus] You think you’re permanent? Babe, you’re dust One hard shake And you’re gone with us Shake it, shake it Watch it disappear Six months drawing Gone in a second here You think you’re permanent? Look what you made One little movement And the whole thing fades I don’t wanna sketch it Don’t wanna sketch it Don’t wanna sketch it again Shake, shake Back to the blank again [Verse 2] Spent six months tryna draw you in House on the hill, let the picture begin Cars in the driveway, kids in the hall A dog by the doorway, we could’ve had it all Do you have a pen and paper handy? When was the last time you had your hands free? Funny how possession looks so pretty Till the picture starts looking too much like me You had the nerve to say I’m easily erased Say I’m drawing a blank I say it’s easy to make A masterpiece in an hour One day they’ll put me in a museum Don’t wanna be what they pay to see They’ll stand around the glass and wonder What the hell happened to the girl underneath? [Pre-Chorus] A girl can pretend, I can pretend That it won’t end, that it won’t end I can hold the picture perfectly still Till somebody shakes it again [Chorus] You think you’re permanent? Babe, you’re dust One hard shake And you’re gone with us Shake it, shake it Watch it disappear Six months drawing Gone in a second here You think you’re permanent? Look what you made One little movement And the whole thing fades I don’t wanna sketch it Don’t wanna sketch it Don’t wanna sketch it again Shake, shake Back to the blank again [Post-Chorus] Shake, shake Half a face Shake, shake Gone without a trace Shake, shake Who was that? Shake, shake Can’t get it back [Verse 3] I lost a friend, now I don’t know where Don’t even know if I really care I had a name, but I let it go Did I erase what I never know? I swear it was him, but I never call Looked in his eyes and I lost it all I can pretend, I can pretend You were the one I couldn’t forget Heart in the dark, shake, shake Half of a face, shake, shake I never knew, shake, shake Was it you? Was it you? You’re stuck in my head, can’t draw you out Start with an outline, then black it out Can’t run, can’t hide from it My identity, I’m tryna sketch One more time, another attempt Spent two months tryna draw you in Like I never existed A figment of your imagination A black silhouette in my room An illustration waiting for doom Doomsday soon, it was planned Don’t make me shake it again [Bridge] In the moment when you least expect it Something grabs you, rattles you Baby, I regret to inform you This is your end, I bet Lost control, the flames get hotter Sorry, honey, that was me Tell me how you ended up With no one else to tell And no matter how permanent You think you are You ain’t You think you’re special? You tryna leave an impression? What’s a masterpiece worth If I can erase it in a second? [Breakdown] Do I exist If nobody remembers? Was I alive Or just another picture? Start with an outline Draw me a face Give me a name Then shake it away [Final Chorus] You think you’re permanent? Babe, you’re dust One hard shake And you’re gone with us Shake it, shake it Watch it disappear Years of drawing Gone in a second here You think you’re permanent? Look what you made One little movement And the whole thing fades I don’t wanna sketch it Don’t wanna sketch it Don’t wanna sketch it again Shake, shake Back to the blank again [Final Post-Chorus] Back to the blank again Back to the blank again Six months, six years Doesn’t matter in the end Back to the blank again Back to the blank again I finally found myself Then I shook myself away [Outro] Like some ethereal playground For little lost girls I’m just a child With a dream that seems impossible I used to love the planets Now I resent that bitch One little shake Nothing exists
