Left Me Shook (But That's Good)
Alex Wilson
Description
A cathartic indie-pop anthem about embracing unexpected change and finding liberation in chaos. 'Left Me Shook (But That's Good)' captures the exhilarating feeling of having your carefully constructed world turned upside down by a sudden, transformative connection. Alex Wilson's vulnerable vocals and driving instrumentation perfectly blend intimacy and anthemic energy, creating a song that's both deeply personal and universally relatable. It's a celebration of vulnerability, resilience, and the liberating power of letting go.
Lyrics
[Intro] [Solo Piano, Simple Chords - C, G, Am, F. Lightly reverbed] (Whisper-sung) Last time I saw you, you smiled like a question mark. Now I’m left with the answer. Yeah. [Verse 1] Woke up on the floor with a notebook bruise, Trying to trace the exit signs you used. I was fine-print, bold-lined, kept my life on a track, Then you showed up like a hammer, I won’t take it back. Every boundary line wore a suit and tie, You ripped the zipper off and threw it to the sky. My phone was on silent, my door was locked— I guess I didn’t know what I needed till it knocked. [Pre-Chorus] [Drums enter softly - brush snare, melodic bass line climb. Synth pad underneath] The rules are still stacked in the drawer, I confess, But honestly, baby, I love the mess. If the price of perfect is quiet and slow, Then I’d rather trade it for the way this feels to know— [Chorus] [Full Band Enters, Anthemic. Drums kick in hard. Distorted Guitar] Yeah, you left me shook (Shook!), but that's good (That's good!). Ripped the steady right out of the neighborhood. I was running on empty, running on low— Now I’m running on you and I don’t wanna slow. My hands still shake from the truth we took, Yeah, you left me shook, but that's good. (That’s gold!) [Post-Chorus] [Octave Synth Riff - Saw Wave, Clap on 2 & 4] Shook—but good. (Hey!) Shook—but good. (I needed that.) [Verse 2] Friends said, “Babe, you look tired,” I said, “Babe, I’m alive.” A little vertigo's the price when you learn how to fly. I used to chase quiet like it was a win, Now I let the chaos know where to begin. I found my fire in your rearview mirror view, The kind of truth I can spend the next year chasing after you. I’m picking up the pieces, and I love the sound, The best part of breaking is what I finally found. [Pre-Chorus] The rules are still stacked in the drawer, I confess, But honestly, baby, I love the mess. If the price of perfect is quiet and slow, Then I’d rather trade it for the way this feels to know— [Chorus] [Anthemic, layered vocals. Vocal harmonies on 'shook' and 'good'] Yeah, you left me shook (Shook!), but that's good (That's good!). Ripped the steady right out of the neighborhood. I was running on empty, running on low— Now I’m running on you and I don’t wanna slow. My hands still shake from the truth we took, Yeah, you left me shook, but that's good. (That’s gold!) [Bridge] [Strip down to bass, piano, and syncopated clap. Finger-snaps on the off-beats too] The fear of falling's just the fear of flying, And I'm done with the safe, I'm done with the lying. If you think I'm mad, then you read the signs wrong, I'm just writing the words to your favorite song. I'll take the chaos, the late-night calls— I'll take the crash if it means I learned to fall. Oh-oh-oh, I learned to fall. [Final Chorus] [Key Lift to D Major, Massive Drums/Synth/Guitars. All instruments go up in volume.] Yeah, you left me shook (OH, YEAH!), but that's good (IT'S GOOD!). Ripped the steady right out of the neighborhood. I was running on empty, running on low— Now I’m running on you and I don’t wanna slow. My hands still shake from the truth we took, Yeah, you left me shook, but that's good. (We're good!) [Outro] [Drop - Synth Arp/Kick/Vocal Chop. Arpeggiated synth line plays the D major chord.] Shook—but good. Shook—but good. (Piano resolves to D major.) (Softly) Yeah, that’s good.