Cover art for Shake it Off by The Key of Awesome
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Shake it Off Lyrics

[Verse 1]
I make this dumb face (derp)
I got zero shame
I'm dancing like Elaine
Invading people's space (excuse me)
Here comes a fake laugh (huhuhuh)
And now I'm acting black (yo, yo dawg)
I know tons of raps
Like Notorious 2-Pac (I'm strapped)

[Pre-Chorus]
I'm such a doofus
Acting like I'm clueless
But I can be ruthless
If you break my heart
You'll end up in a shitty song

[Chorus]
But I never, ever, ever get pissed or miffed
I just bottle up my rage then write a hit
I treat haters like a fly at a picnic
And I whack 'em off, whack 'em off (ha, ha, ha)
I read every comment and message board
And "swiftkickr" said I wasn't as good as Lorde
Gonna find him and squish his testicles
Turn and cough, turn and cough (ow, ow, ow)
[Verse 2]
I fuck English guys (groovy, baby)
I got hotdog thighs
I always act surprised (I won?)
Life is surprise (Yay me!)
These girls are working hard (yes, we're working hard)
They went to Julliard (maxed out credit cards)
But I dance like a 'tard (that's true)
And I'm a superstar (life's cruel)

[Pre-Chorus]
Now I'll try twerking
But my butt ain't working
It's just some spastic jerking
Let me crawl below
While I peek at your camel toes

[Interlude]
Hey, hey, hey
Just think in the time I spent writing a song about shaking it off
I could have been actually shaking it off
To this sick beat

[Bridge]
This part's designed to be sung in time
By some 12 year old girls in a mall (best friends)
Just turned 24, not a kid anymore
But I act like I'm just like y'all
What is this? I asked for Dijon mustard
[Chorus]
And I'm drivin' you insane-sane-sane-sane-sane
With my infinite refrain-frain-frain-frain-frain-frain
Torturing your brain-brain-brain-brain-brain
(Shut it off! Shut it off!) Ha, ha, ha!
I was hired by the CIA-A-A
Just to write a song to play-play-play-play-play
At Guantanamo Bay-Bay-Bay-Bay-Bay baby
(Make it stop! Make it stop!)

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  1. 26.
    Afraid
  2. 28.
    Anastasia (Missing Lyrics)
  3. 82.
    Timber
  4. 90.
    Shake it Off
  5. 103.
    Hello
  6. 104.
    Sorry
  7. 106.
    History
  8. 108.
    Work
  9. 115.
    Starboy
  10. 121.
    HUMBLE.
  11. 122.
    Malibu
  12. 124.
    Fetish
  13. Through the Grizzly Hills (Missing Lyrics)
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September 16, 2014
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