Regrets collect like old friends
Here to relive your darkest moments
I can see no way, I can see no way
And all of the ghouls come out to play
And every demon wants his pound of flesh
But I like to keep some things to myself
I like to keep my issues drawn
It's always darkest before the dawn
And I've been a fool and I've been blind
I can never leave the past behind
I can see no way, I can see no way
I'm always dragging that horse around
All of these questions
Such a mournful sound
Tonight I'm gonna bury that horse in the ground
So I like to keep my issues drawn
But it's always darkest before the dawn
(Chorus)
Shake it out, shake it out
Shake it out, shake it out
Ooh woaaah
Shake it out, shake it out
Shake it out, shake it out
Ooh woaaah
And it's hard to dance
With a devil on your back
So shake him off, oh woah

I am done with my graceless heart
So tonight I'm gonna cut it out
And then restart
'Cause I like to keep my issues drawn
It's always darkest before the dawn
(Chorus)
And it's hard to dance
With a devil on your back
Given half the chance
Would I take any of it back?
It's a fine romance
But it's left me so undone
It's always darkest before the dawn
Oh woah, oh woah
And I'm damned if I do
And I'm damned if I don't
So here's to drinks in the dark
At the end of my road
And I'm ready to suffer
And I'm ready to hope
It's a shot in the dark
And right at my throat
'Cause looking for heaven
Found a devil in me
Looking for heaven
Found a devil in me
Well, what the hell
I'm gonna let it happen to me