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[Verse 1]
I'm ready to go, I'm ready to go
Can't do it alone, can't do it alone
I'm ready to run through the heat of the sun
Can't do it alone, can't do it alone

I'm ready to fall, so tired of it all
Down deep in a hole, can't do it alone
I'm ready to climb this mountain inside
Impossible heights

[Chorus]
Said you'd always be my white blood
Circulate the right love
Giving me your white blood
I need you right here with me

Said you'd always be my white blood
Elevate my soul above
Giving me your white blood
I need you right here with me

[Verse 2]
I'm ready to go, I’m ready to go
Can't do it alone, can’t do it alone
I’m ready to run through the heat of the sun
Can’t do it alone, can't do it alone

I’m ready to hope, swing me out of the low
Wide awake in the glow, can't do it alone
I’m ready to fly, uncover the light
Impossible heights

[Chorus]

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by Msmaryelizabeth1

10y ago

White blood cells protect your body from harmful viruses and such. So calling someone your white blood is like calling them your protector. Without them, you can't live.

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by Binx75075 4y ago

@Msmaryelizabeth1 awesome interpretation!

by MeneMoone

6y ago

I'm ready to go, I'm ready to go Can't do it alone, can't do it alone I'm ready to run through the heat of the sun Can't do it alone, can't do it alone

I feel like its a song about someone who is, in a way, prepared with their life but like everyone in this world, have someone or something to depend on. Without something to depend on, it feels like you "can't do it alone". To run through the "heat of the sun" is saying that this person is ready to go through the pressure of life and society, but "cant do it alone"

I'm ready to fall, so tired of it all Down deep in a hole, can't do it alone I'm ready to climb this mountain inside Impossible heights

I think that this song is expressing about exhaustion from under the pressure of stress. And like how anyone would want, to run away and hide "down deep in a hole" or climb a mountain from the inside which I feel like is this person's shell they hide behind, again stating that they want the person they depend on there. Impossible heights is something everyone normally feels when it gets too much

white bloods is something in your body that protects you and fights against viruses and other type of harmful bacteria and illnesses. In this song, the "white blood" should be the person this someone is depending on, a person that gives the someone protection, support and fights for them. Wanting this person "circulate the right love" and "elevate my soul above" shows how this song is asking for the love they want from this person, hoping that its the right type of love and it will make them happy

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I'm ready to go, I'm ready to go
Can't do it alone, can't do it alone
I'm ready to run through the heat of the sun
Can't do it alone, can't do it alone
- I feel like its a song about someone who is, in a way, prepared with their life but like everyone in this world, have someone or something to depend on. Without something to depend on, it feels like you "can't do it alone". To run through the "heat of the sun" is saying that this person is ready to go through the pressure of life and society, but "cant do it alone"

I'm ready to fall, so tired of it all
Down deep in a hole, can't do it alone
I'm ready to climb this mountain inside
Impossible heights
- I think that this song is expressing about exhaustion from under the pressure of stress. And like how anyone would want, to run away and hide "down deep in a hole" or climb a mountain from the inside which I feel like is this person's shell they hide behind, again stating that they want the person they depend on there. 
Impossible heights is something everyone normally feels when it gets too much

Said you'd always be my white blood
Circulate the right love
Giving me your white blood
I need you right here with me
Said you'd always be my white blood
Elevate my soul above
Giving me your white blood
I need you right here with me
- white bloods is something in your body that protects you and fights against viruses and other type of harmful bacteria and illnesses. In this song, the "white blood" should be the person this someone is depending on, a person that gives the someone protection, support and fights for them. Wanting this person "circulate the right love" and "elevate my soul above" shows how this song is asking for the love they want from this person, hoping that its the right type of love and it will make them happy

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by Binx75075 4y ago

@MeneMoone Thank you for breaking it down as you did. My best friend\'s family played this at his funeral 5 years ago. For some reason, I never thought to look into the term "white blood" to see what it means. Now I understand why they chose that song. His sister, Mom, & dad were telling him to protect them & to fight off any negativity that they may encounter. I have had this song on repeat for the last hour.

by jannick110

9y ago

A beautiful, sad, hopeful song. Best song on a very good album.

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