<div class="text">
  <span>S</span>
  <span>K</span>
  <span>E</span>
  <span>W</span>
  <span></span>
  <span>T</span>
  <span>E</span>
  <span>X</span>
  <span>T</span>
</div>

body {
  background-color: #fb9;
  color: #aaa;
  font-size: 40px;
}

.text {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
  margin-top: 50vh;
  transform: translateY(-50%);
  // margin: 250px auto;
  text-align: center;
  // border: 1px solid #000;
  transition: transform .3s ease-in-out;
  
  &:hover {
    transform: rotateX(35deg), translateY(-50%);   
    span {
      color: #ccc;
      &:nth-child(odd) {
        transform: skewY(15deg);      
        // background-color: #f00;
        // box-shadow: 0 60px 20px rgba(0,0,0,0.1);
      }
      &:nth-child(even) {
        transform: skewY(-15deg);      
        background-color: #f9f9f9;
        color: #a6a6a6;
        // box-shadow: 0 60px 20px rgba(0,0,0,0.1);
      }
    }
  }
  
  > span {
    display: block;
    background-color: #fff;
    width: 120px;
    height: 120px;
    line-height: 120px;
    transition: transform .3s ease-in-out, color .3s ease-in-out, background-color .3s ease-in-out;
    box-shadow: 0 40px 50px rgba(0,0,0,0.1);
    &:first-child {
      border-radius: 5px 0 0 5px;
    }
  }
}

// https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MH7rI6vuasE