Her debut recording was her 1987 solo single Love is All You Need. Following this, she guested on many other artist's work but managed to release one full length solo LP called Lipslide in 1997. Three years later, an odds and sods 7 track mini-LP called Kelly's Locker (featuring 2 previously unreleased songs) was released in the US. She achieved her most considerable solo UK chart success in 2008 with the Mark Brown feat. Sarah Cracknell collaboration The Journey Continues...".
June 2015 saw the release of her second solo album Red Kite. This was supplemented in October 2016 with an instrumental version of the album, Kites.
Ready Or Not
Sarah Cracknell Lyrics
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Called to your friends.
I haven't seen your smile all week
I know something's wrong.
I went and bought another book,
I'll lend it to you.
Maybe we could get some food,
This is the morning of another day,
And you kiss another dream away,
Ready or not.
You never say the things you should.
You didn't, and you never could,
Like it or not.
They said you're off to fight the cause
In your own time.
You're always trying to change the rules.
I know something's wrong.
I got myself another job
In the same town.
Me and Scott, we got engaged
I don't want to be alone.
This is the morning of another day,
And you kiss another dream away,
Ready or not.
You never say the things you should.
You didn't, and you never could,
Like it or not.
I never meant to hide a thing.
It's too late for me to start promising
Or crying again.
This is the morning of another day,
And you kiss another dream away,
Ready or not
You never say the things you should.
You didn't, and you never could,
Like it or not.
I never meant to hide a thing.
It's too late for me to start promising
Or crying again.
This is the morning of another day,
And you kiss another dream away,
Ready or not
The lyrics in Sarah Cracknell’s song “Ready or Not” tell a story of a person who sees their friend across the street, calls out to them, and realizes that something is wrong. The singer offers to lend their friend a book and get food with them, not wanting them to be alone. The song then transitions into the morning of another day, where the friend kisses another dream away and fails to say the things they should. The friend is said to be fighting for a cause in their own time, always trying to change the rules. The singer then reveals that they’ve gotten engaged and got another job, not wanting to be alone. The song ends with the singer admitting that they never meant to hide anything, but it’s too late to make promises or cry again.
The song’s lyrics imply themes of friendship and loneliness, as the singer offers companionship and expresses fear of being alone. The constant use of the phrase “ready or not” implies the inevitability of change and the need to adapt to it. The line “you never say the things you should” implies a sense of regret and unfulfilled communication. The song's melancholic melody and vocals enhance the feelings of sadness and loneliness in the lyrics.
Line by Line Meaning
Saw you from across the street,
The singer saw the person from a distance and called out to their friends
Called to your friends.
The singer spoke to the person's friends
I haven't seen your smile all week
The singer noticed that the person has been unhappy
I know something's wrong.
The singer is aware that something is troubling the person
I went and bought another book,
The singer purchased a book
I'll lend it to you.
The singer offers to lend the book to the person
Maybe we could get some food,
The singer suggests going out to eat
I don't think you should be alone.
The singer thinks the person shouldn't be alone
This is the morning of another day,
The day has started anew
And you kiss another dream away,
The person is giving up on their aspirations
Ready or not.
The person is accepting change, whether they are prepared or not
You never say the things you should.
The singer acknowledges the person's difficulty with expressing themselves correctly
You didn't, and you never could,
The singer emphasizes that this has been a persistent problem
Like it or not.
The person must face the consequences of their actions whether they like it or not
They said you're off to fight the cause
The person has been tasked with fighting a cause
In your own time.
The person has the opportunity to do so at their own pace
You're always trying to change the rules.
The person has a tendency to challenge the norm
I know something's wrong.
The singer is sure that the person is experiencing something troubling
I got myself another job
The singer has acquired a new job
In the same town.
The singer is still living in the same area
Me and Scott, we got engaged
The singer's partner, Scott, has proposed and they are engaged
I don't want to be alone.
The singer wants to be with someone
I never meant to hide a thing.
The singer didn't intend to keep anything hidden
It's too late for me to start promising
The singer cannot make any new promises now
Or crying again.
The singer cannot cry again over the same thing
This is the morning of another day,
The day starts anew once more
And you kiss another dream away,
The person has given up on yet another aspiration
Ready or not
The person is prepared to move forward, whether they are ready or not
You never say the things you should.
The singer acknowledges the difficulty the person has with expressing themselves accurately
You didn't, and you never could,
The person has always had difficulty with this
Like it or not.
They must face the consequences of their actions, regardless of their personal feelings.
I never meant to hide a thing.
The singer did not intend to keep anything hidden
It's too late for me to start promising
The singer cannot make any new promises now
Or crying again.
The singer cannot cry again over the same thing
This is the morning of another day,
The day starts again
And you kiss another dream away,
The person has given up on yet another aspiration
Ready or not
The person is willing to move forward whether they are prepared or not
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Downtown Music Publishing
Written by: GUY DAVID BATSON, JONATHAN EDWARD MALE, SARAH CRACKNELL
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@jocilvanbarbosa
perfect!! i'm in tears
@foxbasealpha5171
Gorgeous!
@rodrikuro
I love the demo of ready or not. It makes the song more intimate and sad😔
@foxbasealpha5171
@Rodrigo Valenzuela I agree. It's similar to how they performed it when I saw them a million years ago.
@rodrikuro
@Foxbase Alpha oh wow, you’re very lucky! I imagine it was a lovely concert💞. I also uploaded some bonus songs from the Japanese version of Lipslide. Here it is the alternate mix of Taxi https://youtu.be/M29034Byss8
@foxbasealpha5171
@Rodrigo Valenzuela Nice! I love Downtown
@nikolassodiant2595
Magnifique 💛💜🔵💠🔶💠🔲🔳🔘🔘♥⭐🌟🌠
@nicopunani
J aime bien
@witness1ish
Tender