Shake Shake Shake

from Not Dead Yet by Rae Spoon

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about

There was a period during my treatment when I was shaking uncontrollably. No test at the hospital could find the cause. I now know, it’s something my body does when I have been pushed beyond my mental capacity. I had been forced to endure treatments in a way that broke me psychologically that could have been avoided. I was also being misgendered unapologetically. Cancer is often framed as a battle between a person and their illness. I find this analogy unhelpful because it puts responsibility for health and survival on the person who is sick. This song is a series of questions that challenge those narratives.

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V1: If this is a battle why am I
the only one in the room?
You tell me to fight for my life
there nothing I can do (besides)

Chorus: Shake shake shake, shake, shake shake
Shake shake shake, shake, shake shake
Shake shake shake, shake, shake shake
Shake shake shake, shake, shake shake

V2: Do I have beg a million times
to be called what I am?
Do you ever wonder why I can’t be here
unless I take an Ativan (or I’ll just)

Chorus

V3: You can tell me what you heard cures cancer
and how I might have made myself sick.
and If I die, did I lose my battle?
Love me while I’m here you hypocrites.

Chorus

I can feel the lights. I can hear the stage.
I’ve been everywhere. I want to do it all again.
The people that I love each hold a string
I want to see my whole family

I can hear the highway. I can see the way.
Everywhere I’ve been. I want to do it all again
I can feel the lights. I can hear the stage.
I want to see my whole family

Conc:
Love me while I’m here you hypocrite.
Love me while I’m here you hypocrite.
Love me while I’m here you hypocrite.
Love me while I’m here you hypocrite.

credits

from Not Dead Yet, released November 8, 2023
Rae Spoon - Vocals, Synths, Drum Programming
Laurie Anne Torres - Synths
Evelyn Charlotte Joe - Electric Bass, Bass Arrangement
Sarah Rossy - Vocals, Vocal Arrangements, Piano
Sorrel Mommi - Violin
Gem Hall - Harp

Cover Photo by Wynne Neilly

All Songs Written and Produced by Rae Spoon ©2023 SOCAN
Bass, Synths, Keys, Vocals, Guitars recorded by Rae Spoon at Biome Studio
Vocals and Rhodes at Chex Ballsy recorded by Isabelle Banos in Montreal
Harp, Violin, Guitar and Vocals recorded by Grace Chiang at Echoplant in Vancouver
Piano, Vocals, Guitar and Organ recorded by Ky Brooke at Hotel 2 Tango in Montreal
Mixed by Branwen Munn
Mastered at CPS Mastering by Elisa Pangsaeng

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Rae Spoon is a musician, songwriter, producer, multi-instrumentalist, and author. Rae has been nominated for two Polaris Music Prizes, a Lambda Literary Award, and a Western Canadian Music Award. They have toured internationally (Canada, Europe, the USA, Australia, China). Rae is a non-binary, trans artist who lives with multiple disabilities. ... more

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