Ready, Able Lyrics

Lyric discussion by torchie 

Cover art for Ready, Able lyrics by Grizzly Bear

This is song MEANINGS, right?

This song seems to me to be pretty clearly about guilt and cheating on someone you truly love.

The lines that make this the most clear:

"And when I shuffled on back home I made sure all my tracks in the snow were gone"

"I want you to know what I did, I did"

The lines: I’m gonna take a stab at this Surely we’ll be alright Make a decision with a kiss Maybe I have frostbite

seem to suggest the decision to TELL the loved one about what was done, to come clean. And, perhaps the ultimate meaning behind this song, the question of whether you have it in you to go through with it, to mend what's been broken:

"Hope I’m ready, able to make my own good home"

I think you hit the nail on the head torchie. He/she knows that their lover must know the truth of what happened, but if he/she goes through with it then he/she is prepared to be alone.

Torchie,

Great analysis, i agree totally. Even the music video supports your ideas. Something else i want t point out is how you actually analyze the song MEANING and not just figure out what the lyrics are!!

-Ken