Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Hey now, we still take the same old picture
Smiling on the outside, cracked a little bitter
Say we're solid like a rock, oh but rocks don't bend
Maybe we've been faking since the very end
Everybody claps along, don't nobody ask
If the love we're selling is a plastic mask
[Chorus]
Shake it, shake it, even if it's breaking
Nobody wants to see the real thing shaking
Clap your hands if you don't believe it's over
Dance right through it like you're four-leaf-clover
Hey, hey, tell me why the happy songs
Play the loudest when the love's been gone
[Verse 2]
She says forever like she's reading lines
Practiced in the mirror one too many times
I keep saying "we're alright" to fill the air
Nobody taught us how to just repair
Funny how the room lights up when we pretend
Funny how pretending's how we spend
[Chorus]
Shake it, shake it, even if it's breaking
Nobody wants to see the real thing shaking
Clap your hands if you don't believe it's over
Dance right through it like you're four-leaf-clover
Hey, hey, tell me why the happy songs
Play the loudest when the love's been gone
[Bridge]
One, two, three, tell me is it real
Or just a rhythm covering how we feel
Alright, alright, keep the beat alive
Even broken hearts know how to jive
[Chorus]
Shake it, shake it, even if it's breaking
Nobody wants to see the real thing shaking
Clap your hands if you don't believe it's over
Dance right through it like you're four-leaf-clover
Hey, hey, tell me why the happy songs
Play the loudest when the love's been gone
