Shia LaBeouf

*Not to be confused with Cannibal.*

**Shia LaBeouf** is a single by Rob Cantor, originally released on Rob's SoundCloud in 2012. It is inspired by when Rob's friend started dramatically whispering "Shia LeBeouf". He was also inspired by "nothing but the sheer silliness of imagining Shia LaBeouf, face and clothes smeared with half-dried blood, terrorizing helpless victims in a dark wood."

It quickly went viral after it became popular on Tumblr, and multiple fanmade music videos were created to accompany it.

In October 2014, Rob debuted an elaborate music video for the song, featuring extended lyrics, orchestral accompaniment, dancers, acrobats, 3D masks, and Shia LaBeouf himself. (And Zubin and Bora.) The video exceeded the original song's popularity— it has surpassed 84 million views on YouTube, and won Rob a Webby Award.

## Lyrics

* Lyrics
* Lyrics for "Live" Version

> You’re walking in the woods
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> There’s no one around and your phone is dead
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> Out of the corner of your eye you spot him (Shia Labeouf)
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> He’s following you, about thirty feet back
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> He gets down all fours and breaks into a sprint
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> He’s gaining on you (Shia Labeouf)
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> You’re looking for your car but you’re all turned around
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> He’s almost upon you now and you can see there’s blood on his face
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> My God, there’s blood everywhere!
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> Running for your life (From Shia Labeouf)
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> He’s brandishing a knife (It’s Shia Labeouf)
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> Lurking in the shadows
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> Hollywood superstar Shia Labeouf
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> Living in the woods (Shia Labeouf)
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> Killing for sport (Shia Labeouf)
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> Eating all the bodies
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> Actual cannibal Shia Labeouf
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> Now it’s dark, and you seem to have lost him
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> But you’re hopelessly lost yourself
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> Stranded, with a murderer
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> You creep silently through the underbrush
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> Aha! In the distance!
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> A small cottage with a light on! Hope!
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> You move stealthily toward it
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> But your leg! Ahh! It’s caught in a bear trap!
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> Gnawing off your leg (Quiet, quiet)
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> Limping to the cottage (Quiet, quiet)
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> Now you’re on the doorstep
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> Sitting inside, Shia Labeouf
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> Sharpening an axe (Shia Labeouf)
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> But he doesn’t hear you enter (Shia Labeouf)
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> You’re sneaking up behind him
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> Strangling superstar Shia Labeouf
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> Fighting for your life with Shia Labeouf
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> Wrestling a knife from Shia Labeouf
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> Stab it in his kidney
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> Safe at last from Shia Labeouf
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> You limp into the dark woods, blood oozing from your stump leg
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> But you’ve won. You have beaten Shia Labeouf.
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The version that appears in the "Shia Labeouf Live" video features a slightly altered ending, with additional lyrics afterward.

> …You limp into the dark woods, blood oozing from your stump leg
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> You've beaten Shia Labeouf.
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> Wait! He isn’t dead! Shia surprise!
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> There’s a gun to your head, and death in his eyes
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> But you can do jiu jitsu (You can do it)
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> Bodyslam superstar Shia Labeouf
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> Legendary fight with Shia Labeouf
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> Normal Tuesday night for Shia Labeouf
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> You try to swing an axe at Shia Labeouf
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> But blood is draining fast from your stump leg
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> He’s dodging every swipe, he parries to the left
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> You counter to the right, you catch him in the neck
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> You’re chopping off his head now
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> You have just decapitated Shia Labeouf!
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> His head topples to the floor, expressionless
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> You fall to your knees and catch your breath
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> You’re finally safe from Shia Labeouf.
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