"Featuring no lead vocalist (all four members sing), YBF embrace all things experimental and complex within the parameters of their piano-tinged, time signature-obliterating rock."
-Alternative Press
Your Best Friend is breaking up. The band will play their last two shows July 15th and 16th, 2011.
I'm Ready
Your Best Friend Lyrics
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Pain is filling up my heart...
We've got to get off this merry-go-round,
And finish this at the (start)...
Start over baby, I don't mean to sound crazy,
But the only way that we can stay...
Is trusting you and trusting me,
For you and me,
To finally be...
Happy again...
Our ocean's waves crash to the shore,
But you can rest assure...
That there's no doubt they'll be back for more,
I want you back...
Here in my arms, free from harm,
I'll be everything you need...
And I deserve the chance for you to remember me,
Remember who I am...
I'm ready...
The opening lines of "I'm Ready" present a scene of the heartbroken protagonist gazing out of a rainy window, filled with pain. The first few lines are imbued with melancholy and despair, setting the tone for the rest of the song. The lines ‘We've got to get off this merry-go-round / And finish this at the start’ seem to suggest a desire to start over, to return to the beginning and try again, to end the cycle of pain and move towards progress. He then sings about the need for brutal honesty, trust, and openness as the only way for them to be happy again.
The second verse is a plea to the lover, with the singer describing how he will provide a place where they can be together and free from harm. He pleads for her to remember who he is, to see him as he truly is, and not just as a memory from the past. The chorus - "I'm ready..." - is the singer's declaration of readiness to face whatever pain and healing is necessary for them to move forward. It represents the newfound determination he has to try and make things right.
In summary, the song "I'm Ready" is an emotional plea from someone who has been hurt and is ready to start over. It's a call for honesty, trust, and a chance to heal and rebuild the relationship from the start.
Line by Line Meaning
The rain slides down my window(pane),
I feel sad and the rain pouring down my window feels like my tears coming down my cheeks.
Pain is filling up my heart...
I feel a lot of pain in my heart because of what's going on between us.
We've got to get off this merry-go-round,
We need to stop going around in circles and deal with our issues once and for all.
And finish this at the (start)...
We need to go back to the beginning and start over.
Start over baby, I don't mean to sound crazy,
Let's start fresh, although it may sound crazy.
But the only way that we can stay...
Starting over is the only way we can save our relationship.
Is trusting you and trusting me,
We need to trust each other completely for things to work out.
And breathing brutal honesty...
We have to be completely honest, no matter how harsh the truth is.
For you and me,
Our relationship.
To finally be...
To finally be happy together again.
Happy again...
To finally find happiness in our relationship again.
Our ocean's waves crash to the shore,
Like the waves of the ocean, our relationship has its highs and lows.
But you can rest assure...
You can be confident that our love will persevere.
That there's no doubt they'll be back for more,
Like the waves always come back to the shore, our love will always come back.
I want you bace,
I want you back in my life.
Here in my arms, free from harm,
I will hold you in my arms and protect you from any harm.
I'll be everything you need...
I'll be there for you, no matter what you need.
And I deserve the chance for you to remember me,
I think I deserve another chance for you to remember the man you fell in love with.
Remember who I am...
Remember the good times we had and who I used to be.
I'm ready...
I'm ready to start over and make things right between us.
Contributed by Hudson I. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Brice Widau
wow...