It's when an artist or band is trying to make their song just a little bit longer, but have no additional lyrics. So they sing the chorus another time or two in a higher octave.
REM is notorious for doing this.
REM is notorious for doing this.
You can tell John ran out of lyrics, cuz he hit the truckers gear shift like he was headed east on the 10.
by Agencylament December 14, 2020
Get the truckers gear shiftmug. A coworker who you friend during the lunch shift because both of your real friends normally work dinner. When dinner shift arrives, you go your separate ways and do not acknowledge each other.
by Lunchann November 25, 2017
Get the Lunch Shift Friendmug. Riding motorcycles or quads around completely wasted. term comes from a brand of riding gear called Shift.
by Papacav May 14, 2010
Get the shift-facedmug. (Verb) The unethical act of your Precinct's Captain or Lieutenant (in some cases Sergeant), assigning a shift to you with no prior notice or attempts to inform you.
The Soft Shift is typically accompanied by a firm, "come on (your name)... I know you saw it on your schedule... and now I don't have any other Officers to get it covered..."
by Salty_LEO_1984 July 25, 2019
Get the The Soft Shiftmug. A housecoat worn by women in South Philly like a smock to cover their clothes underneath. Or just in place of clothes period. Also an appropriate garment to wear when food shopping or even a wake, or funeral (under a raincoat)
by Rickymak September 20, 2021
Get the Shiftmug. by JumpInAWoodchipper October 17, 2015
Get the Bat Shiftmug. shifting; a practice in which you move your subconscious onto another parallel reality. It is as if your soul — but you're technically still there — carries itself into another person in your 'desired reality'. the practice had been around long, even connected to religion.
there is no proof of this being real — however, many have claimed to do this practice. there are CIA documents regarding shifting, even.
and for you anti-shifters who cannot tell the difference between 'lucid dreaming' and 'shifting', lucid dreaming is just being aware you are in a dream and being able to control that dream. and for shifting, it is changing your entire mindset to move your subconscious into another reality, and it is way more realistic and vivid.
there is no proof of this being real — however, many have claimed to do this practice. there are CIA documents regarding shifting, even.
and for you anti-shifters who cannot tell the difference between 'lucid dreaming' and 'shifting', lucid dreaming is just being aware you are in a dream and being able to control that dream. and for shifting, it is changing your entire mindset to move your subconscious into another reality, and it is way more realistic and vivid.
shifter: i'm gonna shift to .. !
anti-shifter: you can't shift, that's just lucid dreaming you idiot.
shifter: shove a stick up your ass, clearly you cannot tell the difference between lucid dreaming and shifting. get your facts.
anti-shifter: you can't shift, that's just lucid dreaming you idiot.
shifter: shove a stick up your ass, clearly you cannot tell the difference between lucid dreaming and shifting. get your facts.
by barkingcats July 17, 2023
Get the shiftingmug.