Jack's Mannequin – I'm Ready

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  My Interpretation:i say its about him wanting to commit suicide after a terrible breakup. i mean think about it folks. he says im ready to drop.

  Flag willowhazel210on September 30, 2011   Link

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  General Comment:i know that this song isn's about his battle with cancer, because it was written before all that happened but it can sure be applied to that whole situation he went through. kind of ironic

  Flag RicoMacPhistoon September 27, 2011   Link

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  General Comment:i know that this song isn's about his battle with cancer, because it was written before all that happened but it can sure be applied to that whole situation he went through. kind of ironic

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  My Interpretation:I completely agree with all of the ideas about this song being about ending a relationship. But for me, personally, i think it could also be about the start of a relationship, from a friendship. Or rather the narrator finally deciding that it is time to tell his close friend that he loves them, and wants to be with them.
  
  
  "Well, I'm ready to drop...
  Well, I'm ready, I'm ready so don't stop
  Well keep pushing, I'm ready to fall"
  
  
  For me, this particular section of the song says that the narrator's friend has already made it clear that they love him, and even though deep down he loves the person back, he has never been able to admit it or has previously been confused about how he feels. But now, he is "ready" to tell them.
  
  
  "As I'm finding the words..
  You're getting away..."
  
  I think this lyric shows that the narrator is aware that his friend won't wait around for him forever, whilst he is "finding the words" to tell them how he feels.
  
  
  I think that the part of the song where the singer is talking shows that he is sick and tired of being in the same routine, and feels empty. This is because he is supressing feelings towards his friend. The line "my life has become a boring pop song and everyone's singing along" could suggest that all of his other friends believe he is in love with this person, and the only person who can't see this clearly is him - and all of his friends are "singing along" to his life. I think this lyric symbolises a turning point in his life, where he finally works out how he feels, and decides to tell his friend.
  
  

  Flag starsfromtheveluxon June 05, 2010   Link

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  General Comment:Has anyone else considered that this song may be about suicide? the way i interpreted it, it's all about a guy whose last remaining connection to reality is this relationship he's in. when the other person ends it, he has nothing left to live for; he doesn't think the endless mundaneness of everyday life is worth it anymore. he's "ready" for it all to be over.
  
  it starts off with "I'm on the verge". the verge of what? he then proceeds to talk about how everything in his life is "unraveling" as his significant other breaks up with him, hollowly reassuring him that he'll be ok and get over the whole thing: "make me believe, that i won't feel your tires on the street". amid thoughts of disdain of the relationship ("just think of every thought wasted on you"), he starts to question the validity of the rest of the world around him, everything he's built his life around. on this day, a "day just like any other" (presumably after the break up), he goes through the mundane actions that now define his life: waking up, taking aspirin/ caffeine, questioning the validity of society (the t-shirt monologue), all at once realizing that "my life has become a boring pop song and everyone's singing along". i kind of picture him walking up to the office of the dead-end cubible job that dictates his boring life, standing in front of it, and then getting back into the car.
  
  This brings us to the main chorus of the song. At first I thought he was saying “I’m ready to drown” as opposed to “drop”; it really works either way though. Picture him driving in his car to the tallest building he can find, going to the top, andstanding at the edge. He’s “ready” to "drop/fall" off the side of his building; he’s “already let go” of all of the stupid, meaningless formalities of life. The significant other was the only thing that mattered for him; she’s the one that “keep[s] pushing” him to do this in his mind. No one can stop him (“don’t stop me”) by trying to call him (“don’t call”), begging him not to do it. He’s made his decision. He’s ready to leave behind this world, the rules that society has decided, the torturous similarity of every worthless day… there’s absolutely nothing left for him here.
  
  This all may sound a little morbid, but honestly, every lyric can be related to this in the song: asking that his suicide be one of the “things that you accept”, his discontentment with his life stemming from the fact that he’s been “misled” by his significant other and society, etc. There are also a few allusions to the violent nature of suicide: “blood between my teeth”, “I disconnect my heart, my head”.
  
  I’m sure he didn’t intend for the song to mean this; I mean he obviously didn’t kill himself. But looking at every lyric, it all just seems to add up. Maybe he was contemplating it or something, or maybe the lyrics were meant to mean something entirely different, I don’t know… but to me it will always be about someone escaping the life that they don’t want to live anymore.
  

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  My Opinion:"I put on the same clothes I wore yesterday.
  When did society decide that we have to change
  Or wash a T-shirt after every individual use?
  If it's not dirty, I'm gonna wear it."
  
  such a great part of the song. i totally agree with these lines and i think that people should worry less about outside appearences and more about what's in their hearts and minds
  

  Flag peacelove2on January 12, 2009   Link

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    yes i totally agree with that. i listen to that part all the time. everyone worries about their looks and dont focus on who they are.

    Flag sadmike41on May 20, 2010  
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  General Comment:its about when you get tired of the same things
  like he is moving on
  it could be about an old relationship .."as im finding the words youre getting away"
  its a great song
  "dont stop me Im ready"

  Flag karendelangelson December 28, 2008   Link

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  General Comment:he's on the verge of a life-changing journey, and he' ready to move on and become more than he has ever been before

  Flag lyricalgenius10on November 26, 2008   Link

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  General Comment:he's on the verge of a life-changing journey, and he' ready to move on and become more than he has ever been before

  Flag lyricalgenius10on November 26, 2008   Link

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  General Comment:I love this song. This is EXACTLY what happened with my ex. I was so crazy about him, but we kept fighting. 2 years after the breakup we were STILL having the same fight, and at first, I felt like it was worth it.... but each time we had the same fight, I felt further and further away from him. I would try to reason with him, and each time he would disregard it. Then he would come back, and say he was sorry and how much I meant to him.... and I would forgive him... and he'd do it again.
  
  This last time, something just clicked. And I realized that I'm ready... I'm ready to be done with him. I couldn't have cut him out of my life before (I tried, it didn't work), but now I feel like I can. I'm ready to "fall" out of love with him, I'm ready for him not to call. I'm ready to be done.
  
  This song is so eloquent.

  Flag lettersx2youon November 10, 2008   Link

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