1) A Canadi… Read Full Bio ↴There are at least four artists with the name Readymade:
1) A Canadian shoegazer band, featuring members from Pipedream. As of mid-2006, the band has been on hiatus. The line-up: Arch: vocals & guitars, Dr. Roberts: drums, J Gittes: bass, Kevin Hilts: keyboards & synths, dt: guitars. Arch now plays in the Mohawk Lodge.
2) A Chicago hip hop group including Max Gold, Greenthumb, DJ Kollage.
3) German electronic artist Thomas Fehlmann.
4) French minimal/electronica producer Jean-Philippe Verdin. Later added an FC to the name. See Readymade FC.
5) German Brit Pop Band 1998 - 2003 Steffen Hardt (guitar), Chris Adelhütte (bass, keyboards), Udo Masshoff (drums) & Zachary Johnson (vocals, guitar) with three albums: "It Doesn't Make Sense", "Snapshot Poetry" and "The Feeling Modified"
The Way It Has Turned Out
Readymade Lyrics
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Mistakes, chances i never tookAre creeping up to me
right nowThen i wish i could go back in timeAnd rearrange things somehow
I would be an astronaut, a president,
piano-playerIn a rund down hotel barI would be an astronaut,
a president, a pilot-manA poet or a football star
If things hadn't turned out the way
they have to do this dayI would miss the guy at the
I think he was an astronaut,
a president,piano player in a run down hotel bari think
he was an astronaut, a president, a pilot-mana poet or a football star
In The Way It Has Turned Out by Readymade, the singer reflects on their life and the choices they've made, expressing regret for not taking certain chances and contemplating what their life could have been if things had turned out differently. They express a desire to go back in time and rearrange their life, becoming an astronaut, president, piano player, poet, or football star. In the end, they realize they would miss the people they've met along the way, like the guy at the bar, who could have been any of those things themselves.
One interpretation of this song is that it speaks to our universal desire to have control over our lives and to make the most of our opportunities. The singer recognizes that they missed out on certain things, but also acknowledges that the choices they made led them to where they are now, and that there is value in the people and experiences they've had. The song suggests that even if we could go back in time and change things, we might still miss out on something valuable that we didn't expect.
The lyrics are also notable for their ambiguity, as the singer uses language like "I think" and "could have been" to describe the people they meet. This leaves open the possibility that the people they encounter are not really who they seem to be, or that they are projecting their own desires onto them. This further emphasizes the theme of uncertainty and the idea that our lives are shaped as much by chance and circumstance as they are by our choices.
Line by Line Meaning
Mistakes, chances I never took
The missed opportunities and errors from my past are catching up to me.
Are creeping up to me right now
I'm feeling the effects of my previous choices affecting my present.
Then I wish I could go back in time
I regret not taking certain paths in the past and desire the chance to make different choices.
And rearrange things somehow
I want to alter and improve the outcomes of my past decisions.
I would be an astronaut, a president, piano-player
I imagine different careers or roles I could have pursued in life.
In a rundown hotel bar
Even if I had taken a different path in life, I could have still ended up in an undesirable situation.
I would be an astronaut, a president, a pilot-man
I continue to consider different career paths I could have taken.
A poet or a football star
I consider entirely different career paths from before.
If things hadn't turned out the way they have to do this day
I speculate how my life could have turned out differently if I had made alternative choices in the past.
I would miss the guy at the bar
If my life had turned out differently, I wouldn't have met the person I spoke with recently.
That I just talked to yesterday
I recently had a conversation with someone at a bar that I wouldn't want to have missed out on.
I think he was an astronaut, a president, piano player in a run-down hotel bar
I imagine the person I recently talked with could have had a different interesting and varied life experience, spanning different potential occupations.
I think he was an astronaut, a president, a pilot-man, a poet or a football star
I further ponder the different careers the person I recently talked with could have pursued.
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