In regards to the meaning of this song:
Before a live performance on the EP Five Stories Falling, Geoff states “It’s about the last time I went to visit my grandmother in Columbus, and I saw that she was dying and it was the last time I was going to see her. It is about realizing how young you are, but how quickly you can go.”
That’s the thing about Geoff and his sublime poetry, you think it’s about one thing, but really it’s about something entirely different. But the lyrics are still universal and omnipresent, ubiquitous, even. So relatable. That’s one thing I love about this band. I also love their live performances, raw energy and Geoff’s beautiful, imperfectly perfect vocals. His voice soothes my aching soul.
Insecure situations
Had me down, so degraded
Felt no pain
Didn't know what I wanted
Coulda had it and lost it all in one day
Gravity without center
Came and pulled me together
Just the same
Saw the gold in the embers
Way before I had ever called your name
I wasn't ready for ya, ready for ya
Then you came in like I adore ya, I adore ya
You caught me comin' off the back of another mistake
That was all I could make in my immature state
I wasn't ready for ya, ready for ya
Then you came in like I adore ya, I adore ya
You caught me comin' off the back of another mistake
That was all I could make in my immature state
I wasn't ready for ya
Ooh, I wasn't ready for ya
You were done with the fake shit
These put-on situations had to change
I'd been high, I'd been wasted
Using like I had nothing left to save
Called me out, you were honest
Must be crazy to want this mess I'd made
I was broken and wildish
Dumb, I was childish
And anything good was too good for me
I wasn't ready for ya, ready for ya
Then you came in like I adore ya, I adore ya
You caught me comin' off the back of another mistake
That was all I could make in my immature state
I wasn't ready for ya, ready for ya
Then you came in like I adore ya, I adore ya
You caught me comin' off the back of another mistake
That was all I could make in my immature state
I wasn't ready for ya
Ooh, I wasn't ready for ya
I was trying too hard (too hard)
Thought I could hold my cards (my cards)
When you threw me off my guard
You took me by surprise (surprise)
And that's when you saved my life (my life)
Now I want you 'til I die
I wasn't ready for ya, ready for ya
Then you came in like I adore ya, I adore ya
You caught me comin' off the back of another mistake
That was all I could make in my immature state
I wasn't ready for ya
I wasn't ready for ya
I wasn't ready for ya
I wasn't ready for ya
Had me down, so degraded
Felt no pain
Didn't know what I wanted
Coulda had it and lost it all in one day
Gravity without center
Came and pulled me together
Just the same
Saw the gold in the embers
Way before I had ever called your name
I wasn't ready for ya, ready for ya
Then you came in like I adore ya, I adore ya
You caught me comin' off the back of another mistake
That was all I could make in my immature state
I wasn't ready for ya, ready for ya
Then you came in like I adore ya, I adore ya
You caught me comin' off the back of another mistake
That was all I could make in my immature state
I wasn't ready for ya
Ooh, I wasn't ready for ya
You were done with the fake shit
These put-on situations had to change
I'd been high, I'd been wasted
Using like I had nothing left to save
Called me out, you were honest
Must be crazy to want this mess I'd made
I was broken and wildish
Dumb, I was childish
And anything good was too good for me
I wasn't ready for ya, ready for ya
Then you came in like I adore ya, I adore ya
You caught me comin' off the back of another mistake
That was all I could make in my immature state
I wasn't ready for ya, ready for ya
Then you came in like I adore ya, I adore ya
You caught me comin' off the back of another mistake
That was all I could make in my immature state
I wasn't ready for ya
Ooh, I wasn't ready for ya
I was trying too hard (too hard)
Thought I could hold my cards (my cards)
When you threw me off my guard
You took me by surprise (surprise)
And that's when you saved my life (my life)
Now I want you 'til I die
I wasn't ready for ya, ready for ya
Then you came in like I adore ya, I adore ya
You caught me comin' off the back of another mistake
That was all I could make in my immature state
I wasn't ready for ya
I wasn't ready for ya
I wasn't ready for ya
I wasn't ready for ya
Lyrics submitted by Mellow_Harsher
Ready For Ya Lyrics as written by Nick Jonas Demi Lovato
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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