Keep It Up
Soul Asylum · Grave Dancer's Union [1992]
I'm down here waiting on a shattered heart
I'm gonna put it back together if it tears me apart
If I can keep it up.. If I can keep it up
I been complaining like a broken record
Gonna get what I want, if it takes forever
If I can keep it up... If I can keep it up
Though the rain weighs down your wings
Still the caged bird's got to sing
Singing "Na na na na na na na na na"
I know it seem funny, try to understand
It's just that things don't always go the way you plan
Still you keep it up... Still you keep it up
Nothing in the world's gonna keep me down
I'm just a holding out, and just a hanging around
Trying to keep it up.. Just to keep it up
Though the rain weighs down your wings
Still the caged bird's got to sing
Singing "Na na na na na na na na na"
Keep it up.... Keep it up
A seven forty-seven's gonna take us away
Take us up to heaven, gonna be okay
If we can keep it up.. If we can keep it up
Though the rain weighs down your wings...
I'm gonna put it back together if it tears me apart
If I can keep it up.. If I can keep it up
I been complaining like a broken record
Gonna get what I want, if it takes forever
If I can keep it up... If I can keep it up
Though the rain weighs down your wings
Still the caged bird's got to sing
Singing "Na na na na na na na na na"
I know it seem funny, try to understand
It's just that things don't always go the way you plan
Still you keep it up... Still you keep it up
Nothing in the world's gonna keep me down
I'm just a holding out, and just a hanging around
Trying to keep it up.. Just to keep it up
Though the rain weighs down your wings
Still the caged bird's got to sing
Singing "Na na na na na na na na na"
Keep it up.... Keep it up
A seven forty-seven's gonna take us away
Take us up to heaven, gonna be okay
If we can keep it up.. If we can keep it up
Though the rain weighs down your wings...
Keep It Up - Soul Asylum
Released on the 1992 album Grave Dancer's Union, "Keep It Up" stands as a defining track in Soul Asylum's evolution from punk rock to alternative metal. The song features the band's signature blend of aggressive guitar riffs, driving basslines, and frontman Keith Murray's distinctive, gravelly vocals. It captures the high-energy, anthemic style that would characterize their later work, particularly on the 1994 Runaway Train album. As a staple of their discography, the recording exemplifies the raw power and melodic intensity that made the group a prominent force in the early 1990s American metal scene.