Shake Off the Blues

Verse 1

If not for laziness,
the one I love so dearly,
I treat her soft, I hold her close,
I keep her safe and near me...
If not for laziness,
I cherish and adore,
I’d have to face the weight of life
and carry something more.
Then I would sink,
then I would slowly wander
from useless days to worn-out ways,
to all the same old corners.
No passion burning in the night,
no stars that dare to shine,
no joy of making something new,
no madness, yours or mine.
No highs, no disappointments,
no reason to forget —
just one more gray and drifting year,
and years I haven’t met.

Chorus

Oh God, take this curse away,
throw your cloak around me.
Hide me somewhere, save my soul,
before the emptiness surrounds me.
Lend me your shoulder,
I need to rise!
To hell with everyone,
to hell with dreams tonight!
I’m gonna get back on my feet,
wake up and face the sun —
shake off the blues,
and finally… get drunk!

Verse 2

Unforgettable dreams,
those visions born in springtime nights…
I’d kneel before the morning,
beg it not to turn on the lights.
They’re little thieves of happiness,
they weave desire and play,
they catch a single ray of sun
and make it want to stay.
They prick your heart — just barely,
so gently you don’t know…
but that is all they need to do.
They know exactly where to go.
Then suddenly a fountain bursts,
a spray of sparkling fire —
it hits you hard, you’re drunk with it,
your feet forget their wire.
You cannot walk, you cannot speak,
your thoughts have disappeared.
That mighty storm inside your head
has simply… disappeared.
You yawn, you stare,
you overthink,
you fuss around — and then…
You're on the edge,
you've taken the fall.
You're in it now —
no turning back at all.

Chorus

Oh God, take this curse away,
throw your cloak around me.
Hide me somewhere, save my soul,
before the emptiness surrounds me.
Lend me your shoulder,
I need to rise!
To hell with everyone,
to hell with dreams tonight!
I’m gonna get back on my feet,
wake up and face the sun —
shake off the blues,
and finally… get drunk!

Outro / Bridge

I don't want this.
It's so boring.
Nothing means a thing.
I don't want this.
It's so empty.
Wake me from this dream.
Shake off the blues.
Shake off the blues.
Come on — get up!
The morning's waiting.
Shake off the blues!

L.S.