Ok guys and gals.. here's the deal,

After a lot of prayer and discussion, we have decided to call it quits. This band started as 5 friends who wanted to make music with a purpose, and with the loss of Ryan, we all feel like it would just be wierd to try and do it without him. We are all still great friends and will continue to be. There is no bad blood between us.

We want to thank all of you guys who came out to shows, bought merch, said kind words, kept us in your prayers, and genuinly had a good time listening to our tunes. We love you all soooo much.

We have one more show together before we part ways. We hope everyone will come out to the Champ for the big Halloween bash. Were gonna look hott..fer sure.

Make sure to keep a look out for all of the guys in other musical projects in the future.

 

We love you and will never forget this journey!

heart-TSD

Ok, so here's the deal. We regret to inform you that Ryan has decided to part ways with the SHAKEDOWN. God is working in all of us, and he feels that God is leading him down another path. The band will never be the same with out him; he was a huge part of this band, but we love him and we respect his decision. We have a few shows left this summer with Ryan, but we hope that you will come out to the Champion Ship for the Halloween bash. Were gonna give Ryan a great farewell dressed as the Backstreet Boys.

So.... This leaves us with a bit of a issue. Nate, Rick, Ian, and I have decided to continue along with theSHAKEDOWN with out Ryan. We will be taking the fall and most of the winter off to look for a new singer and keys player. We are going to toally re-invent ourselves and we hope that you will all support us and continue to leaves us comments and come to shows. We love you guys so much. We appreciate your love and payers. You make this all worth working for.

If you are interested in auditioning for the band, please message us. We will be holding try outs sometime soon after Halloween. Thanks sooo much!

God bless,

Dave

 

We are eager to play as many shows as possible, and we need your help!

If you know of any venues in your area that regularly host live bands, message us the name of the venue.

If you know of or belong to a church near that you that would be capable of hosting a live band for concert or during regular youth group time or whatever, message us the name of the church and a contact email if you have one.

Hope to meet and hang out with more of ya'll this summer and this coming fall.

God Bless
theSHAKEDOWN

In Absence
I've found that I'm unfit to control the work of my own hands.
I can't bear the idea that I've squandered every second chance.
But I thought you'd like to know that someday
I will find a way to revive these failing lungs before every breath has left
I will find a way to a new life, a new day.
I've long since run out of fingers to record each time
I've seen you, when I've seen you, I've done no more than push you away.
I'm not blind still I can't see the reason for this path I tread.
I don't have much strength left. How long will I search? Please tell me.
How long, how long…
In your absence I found truth. I met every lie I told.

Tornare in Patria
On my knees I found myself, as Silence grasped the room
and as i cried for your hand in mine, my heart was silent too
so i stood and turned my back, on everything on you
and the silence followed tirelessly, and sight was all i knew.
And i walked to the water, and i looked in.
And I saw, saw my face, saw my life, saw my sin.
I saw what truth my eyes could know, met every lie i told
came face to face with shameless traits and habits that i hold
i'm a shadow bound to nothing, i'm a wisp of breath in cold
and so i shift and slowly wander, i am lost among the fold.
and i saw my face, i saw my life
and i said "my god, for this, why would you sacrifice
your son?" and he said, "my son, i loved you before the world began
and i've seen your heart, and i know you're mind, and i loved you all the more.
so come to me, come to me come to me...etc...

Truth be Told
I see things now, clearer than I ever have, you never left, in fact you followed as i ran
You were always there, never an absence, no. You were always there....
The longest time, i felt that i was held from you, to bridge the gap was something up to me to do. I must...
Stop waiting for the heavens to open, stop waiting for the curtain tear
cause that barrier is torn, and in from the morning the light shines through, i see you there
(refrain of some of the second movement lyrics)
The years have gone by, confined you to the sky, and bought my own lie, my own lie,
now the time has finally come, for this prodigal son to come home (to meet his father to meet his savior to meet his love)

Nothing ruins the taste of peanut butter like unrequited love
Stories, tell me your stories, tell me your tales. Be graphic, please leave nothing out, not a single detail
Regrets and long hidden secrets, I wait for them all, cause these ears have heard no wrongs, these eyes have seen no flaw
And I know, each day is up hill, and i know, you've been climbing so long, and i know, there's nothing i can say...
Sing louder, sing me your song, just belt ever note, let go of the hopeless and mournful tunes, and mend what was broken so long ago
And i'll hold you tighter and tighter and say it'll pass, there's only one thing eternal, and He wont let this last.
Maybe your strength will see you through, maybe your hope for tomorrow will be the thing to deliver you
but if nothing else succeeds you can have my love, I pray that is enough.
I will share your sorrows, I will take on every one, and when your burdens grow, I will hold you closer still
You're on fire, burning for the world to see, you're on fire, you never needed me.
I can help you stand, I can be your hand to hold.
I can do much more, I can be your warmth in cold.
And the day you say you hate me, I will love you all the more.

As of tonight
Sight: the one thing that survived this wretched overhaul
I see my movements but I fear I've somehow lost control.
Lie and tell me I'm alright please say I have a soul
A thriving conscious and a mind of my own, a mind of my own.
Wait for silence to overtake the thunderous disdain
I swear this terror's not of me, so let me be, just leave me
Fate will not let me escape this debt that I must pay
I'm shackled, bound to a weight immense, to weight unseen.
So take this life from me
Breath in me and make me clean
(After all I've done) this feels so right.
This life is mine as of tonight.
I stay low, hide myself so you won't know every word spelled out on my face
In time I'm sure you'd recognize, the emptiness of my gaze.
Take it all away, all I've worked so hard to keep.
Take it all away, place it far out of my reach.

Piercing the porcelain
Thank you sir what a wonderful gift I've
Received from you on this special day, oh I
Wish I could stay but the road keeps and I
Must get going swear I'll be back soon.
Run for the car and I'm on my own and I
Get on the highway and I make good time oh I'm
Going straight to freedom to ecstasy and I
Lighten my pockets I join the party.
Everyone is prodigal son
(They take what they've been given and they throw it away)
And they never think twice until the light of dawn
(Then they go home and pretend everything's okay)
People drop like flies but the drinks keep coming and my
Mind tries to see through the haze, oh I
Empty myself so I can talk to empty girls and I
Try to remember where I was today
I had walked out the door with keys in hand and I
Had the intention of feeling better but I
Ended up belly up on someone else's rug
My body fighting to make it to the next day
Maybe this party is over
Maybe I could go back home, the welcome
Should be so warm so inviting and this
Could be the last time that I
(arrive at the door on my knees)

Lincoln Vs. Booth: Round One
He's a fool. He's a lover. He is just like ever other
Fatal man with the plan to find a girl and get down.
You're a tool you're a pawn. You're forever hangin on
Every word of this world. You never thought to think for yourself.
We're just, we're just, we're just…
We're just slaves. Slaves to our own ways.
Slaves to money. Slaves to drugs. Slaves to sex. Slaves to love
She is foul. She's the queen of everything obscene.
Thinks she's tough, one finger up, and cursin every other beat.
She's a freak. She's a slut. She's only fifteen but
All the guys shoot her eyes and she gives it up at ever chance.
I'm vile. I'm a perv. But I don't get what I deserve
I'm forgiven I'm free. Why don't you all, why don't you just free yourselves?
(Look out, look out, look outside of yourself)

The He-Man Womun Haters
I've seen the happy couples always holding hands
And I've heard the little diddy bout Jack and Diane
I've been told by many people how love's "just so grand".
And how you fall in it so blissfully, feel's like you'll never land
Well I know the end to every fairy tale and Disney flick
But despite the smooth sailing I'm left feeling rather sick
Sickened by the memory of affairs long dead which
Left me burnt out. I'm a candle, out of wax and out of wick
Like it or not, this is it. It's all we've got.
(There must be something else)
Take it or go. This is all you'll ever know.
(Some hope beyond ourselves)
Like it or not this is it. It's all we've got.
(I won't settle for this mockery of soul)
Take it or go. This is all you'll ever know.
Love can be a weapon of disastrous variety
It passes flesh and bone, seeps into every vein and artery
And as I watch this epidemic conquer our society
I realize, to my surprise, it's already inside of me
I'm typical. It's so simple, among these sullen days
To find a couple million guys and girl who've fallen by the way-
Side of (love, love) none can find that they crave
We die for (love, love) This is no way to behave…
We all wanna fall in love. We all want our hearts to race
We want it here. We want it now, but loves not something we create
Love is pure, love is blind, love is worth all that we've got.
Love is yours, love is mind, above all else, love is God.
(God is love)

Goonies Never Say Die
Time, oh time…it escapes me. I've squandered this great supply.
Choices and chances have led to this moment, and it looks to me like, there's just no going back.
And it's not that my life's been in vain.
But it never should have turned out this way.
Now the forecast brings fire instead of rain.
I'm not ready, ready to face this fact, that every breath I take could be my last.
I'm not ready, ready to face this truth, that the second hand moves me closer to.
I'd give all that I have for more time
Too many things yet to make right
It's much too soon. I haven't lived. I must not die
Because I've wasted too many days, on building myself creating a life
That I knew would fade away. Where have all the days gone? Where have all the days gone?
Well I'll tell you where they went. They were stolen away, by that self-indulging force we call our will
We spent them all on separate but similar diversions. We knew that we were living, we never asked why
We studied for years 'til we had solved this equation, made life so clean and simple, black and white.
But we were wrong, we were wrong our minds don't define the truth.
What bit of wisdom saves the man facing death? What bit of wisdom saves the man facing death?
These days are just an overture, of life and death to come
All things amount to nothing, before the rising sun.
(As the sand sifts away, I prepare for the day)
I will stand here in silent grace (then the sun erupts to relieve the night)
Until the moment I see your face (and the storm withdraws in the morning light)
Bending my will against the sands, binding those ever shifting hands
I meet no gain, the minutes fade and I remain.
In your absence this single truth was clear: I've wasted every given year.
I have no name, known by my shame. So I remain.
(As the sand sifts away, I prepare for the day)
I've heard that Freedom isn't far. It's know to weave among the stars
Just beyond your gaze, so hold your faith, freedom remains.
Our weary hearts will meet their rest. An end will come, all for the best.
I'm not afraid, I seek your face, for this alone I will remain.
And the one thing I have is time.

The Constant
I look up at the storm as it absorbs the cries
And the clouds fill up with the wonder-whys
The waves renew their rushing with every season
Frightened people on the shore still searching for the reason why
And the moon and the stars try to shine the light
But the darkening clouds shroud the beacon in night.
And nothing at all could calm the fear
That there's nothing coming after the time that they spend here.
Should they savor each moment, or lay down and die?
As the storm persists, every pair of lips reads "why"
One by one every person decides
That the sun won't return and they're better off inside
They refuse to contain with their hopes for light
They embrace the storm, give up the fight.
And the winds of the sea try to tell the way
But the raging thunder drowns out all they say
And nothing at all could change the minds
Of millions of people who've given up on life
They've forgotten that the sun still shines for them
As the storm persists, they swear they'll never believe again.
Then the sun erupts to relieve the night
And the storm withdraws in the morning light.
Alone in the streets standing weak but tall
Is a rain-soaked girl, who's braved it all
The trees lean down and whisper to the girl
That faith like hers could move the world
And nothing at all could steal her smile
As she realizes the night had been worthwhile
And she cries out a message as she runs down the street
She said, "The suns always there. Only, sometimes it's hard to see."