Upon first listening to this song, one first picks out the appealing, dance-worthy depiction of oral sex as quick release. However, the meaning of the song could also be deeper than that. In an interview, the band hinted that it may in fact be a depiction of how musicians are treated by the music in...
[Intro]
Ba-ba-ba-bununup-ba-ba-bununup-ba-ba-bununup-bununup
[Verse 1]
Did I let you down to get that sound
And break my knees to get release
And you needed some just to take you from
And I hit you more - is your face still sore?
[Refrain]
Sorry but I tried
It was never mine
And I can still pretend
I guess it all depends
I'm still a little crazy all the time
But I can try to hide it
That's still mine
[Chorus]
Try a little more, little more, little more
They slap you like a bitch and you take it like a whore
[Post-Chorus]
Ba-ba-ba-bununup-ba-ba-bununup-ba-ba-bununup-bununup-up
Ba-ba-ba-bununup-ba-ba-bununup-ba-ba-bununup-bununup-up
Na-ni-na-ni-na-ni-na-na
Na-ni-na-ni-na-ni-na-na
[Verse 2]
What a cheap perfume, I hate this room
So testify but I still tried
And you need that stamp little handshake tramp
And you hit me more and my face is still sore
[Refrain]
Sorry but I tried (I'm so sorry)
It was never mine
And I can still pretend (I'm so sorry)
I guess it all depends
I'm still a little crazy all the time (I'm so sorry)
But I still try to hide it
That's still mine
[Chorus]
Try a little more, little more, little more
They slap you like a bitch and you take it like a whore
Upside down and around and around
Just another piece 'til you need another sound
[Post-Chorus]
Ba-ba-ba-bununup-ba-ba-bununup-ba-ba-bununup-bununup-up
Ba-ba-ba-bununup-ba-ba-bununup-ba-ba-bununup-bununup-up
Na-ni-na-ni-na-ni-na-na
Na-ni-na-ni-na-ni-na-na
[Bridge]
Phase them out
I know what you scream about
Don't let me down
And the guilt in me is the hurt in you
And the hurt in you is the lost in me
And the lost in me is the need in you
And the need in you is the guilt in me
[Chorus]
Try a little more, little more, little more
They slap you like a bitch and you take it like a whore
Upside down and around and around
Just another piece 'til you need another sound
Try a little more, little more, little more
They slap you like a bitch and you take it like a whore
Upside down and around and around
Just another piece 'til you need another sound
[Post-Chorus]
Ba-ba-ba-bununup-ba-ba-bununup-ba-ba-bununup-bununup-up
Na-ni-na-ni-na-ni-na-na
Na-ni-na-ni-na-ni-na-na
Ba-ba-ba-bununup-ba-ba-bununup-ba-ba-bununup-bununup-up
Na-ni-na-ni-na-ni-na-na
Na-ni-na-ni-na-ni-na-na
Shake Tramp was written by Marianas Trench.
Shake Tramp was produced by Dave Genn.
Marianas Trench released Shake Tramp on Tue Oct 03 2006.