Lyrics: I’m not ready

Behind the Song “I’m not ready”

The first song I completed

“I’m not ready” is the first song I completed, ever. Surprisingly, it was in January 2019. Of course, I had written a lot of lyrics before that, but I never finished them. As far back as I can remember, I’ve always had melodies and lyrics in my head – however, I never made a significant effort to complete them. I think it’s a combination of many factors, especially the lack of tools to do so and the fear of taking it seriously.

Writing songs is therapeutic

This song was completed because I needed it. That’s often how my song lyrics come about. I have a feeling that I can’t express or find it difficult to explain to myself. That’s when I turn to music. There, I don’t always have to say how I feel – I can show it (or play it) instead. I’ll talk more about that another time.

Behind: I’m not ready

Two verses / Two periods

This song was written during two different periods I went through some time ago. You know when you do your best to make a relationship work, but despite that, you feel everything falling apart? The first period was about how it feels to be on the other side of that relationship. Living with constant guilt that the other person’s efforts simply aren’t enough – it sucks. That’s what the first verse of the song “I’m not ready” is about.

In the second verse, I write about how sometimes you may wonder if it’s just bad timing. The relationship may not work simply because it’s not the right time or stage in life. This is from the second period, where I met someone who was great – but not for me, at least not at that time. It’s also a really crappy feeling to carry.

To try to be a little less vague, we can summarize period one as dealing with a longer relationship that has stopped working. Period two is about a completely new relationship that was doomed to fail even before it started.

Chorus / Message

So, what’s the common thread? Why did it become one song instead of two, you may wonder. In the chorus, I write about how I’m not ready to let someone in and the anxiety of not having told everything from the beginning. Finally, it’s also about the other person in the relationship not being ready for this either.

If I were to sum up the song in one sentence, it would be: “When you meet someone who’s a little too good, a little too soon after coming out of a relationship.” But that’s not the whole truth.

The song is about a feeling, rather than a situation. Because that guilt, that pit in the stomach, felt the same in both situations, in my opinion. It’s terrible to hurt someone else, it’s terrible to know that the other person is doing their best, but you can’t continue anyway. Ugh.

“I’m not ready to let someone in, again.” Every time I sing that chorus, I relive exactly what I felt back then, which is difficult but also beautiful in a way. It reminds me to think before jumping into something new. At least, that’s what I imagine.

I will include the lyrics for the song, as well as a link to it if you want to listen. Please leave a comment if you enjoy this type of post!

Thank you for listening, thank you for reading, and thank you for being here!

Lyrics: I’m not ready

Verse

Maybe it is not by choice, Maybe you try all you can

I’m just left feeling awful for thinking that it is not enough

You say I mean the world to you, and I tell you the same thing back 

Maybe it is time for us to really open up to 

Chorus 

Everything that I should’ve said to you from the start 

I’m not ready, I’m not ready to let someone in, again

You’re far from ready yourself, can you see what I mean? 

Verse

Maybe it is not our time, maybe we should try another way 

Cuz today, I can say, that the highway we’re on, 

won’t get us anywhere far away from here, 

but I’m on my way, yeah I’m on my, on my way 

Chorus 

Everything that I should’ve said to you from the start 

I’m not ready, I’m not ready to let someone in, again

You’re far from ready yourself, can you see what I mean? 

Bridge

Oooo 

Chorus 

Everything that I should’ve said to you from the start 

I’m not ready, I’m not ready to let someone in, again

You’re far from ready yourself, can you see what I mean?