Are You Ready For It? - Lyrics

Introduction

• Song explores a narrative filled with imagery and metaphors.
• Themes of love, mystery, and adventure.

Verse 1:

• **Initial Encounter: **
  • Met someone described as a 'killer'.
  • Wondered about his past relationships.
  • Imagery of ghosts and phantoms.
• Characteristics of the Person:
  • Doesn't try too hard to impress.
  • Younger than the narrator's exes but mature.
• Promise of Forever:
  • Describes a unique bond, likened to a 'vendetta'.

Pre-Chorus 1:

• **Future Vision: **
  • Anticipates how their relationship will evolve.
  • Emphasis on secrecy and intimacy.

Chorus:

• Dreaming of Love:
  • Imagines late-night rendezvous in dreams.
  • Expresses certainty about being together.
• Pacing:
  • Emphasis on taking time and being prepared.

Verse 2:

• **Role Reversal: **
  • Narrator described as a 'robber'.
  • Stealing hearts without remorse.
• Partnership in Crime:
  • Suggests a joint heist and moving to an island.
  • Compares themselves to famous couples (Burton and Taylor).
• Transformation:
  • Forgetting past loves, feeling tamed.

Pre-Chorus 2:

• Reiteration of Future Vision:
  • Similar to Pre-Chorus 1 with a focus on touch and secrecy.

Chorus:

• Repeated Imagery of Nighttime Dreams:
  • Continues theme of intimacy and certainty.

Bridge:

• **Game Metaphor: **
  • Introduction of a game metaphor.
  • Expresses readiness for whatever comes next.

Final Chorus & Outro:

• Ending with Anticipation:
  • Emphasis on repeated phrases of dreams and readiness.
• Closing on Question:
  • Leaves the question 'Are you ready for it?' hanging, inviting listener's reflection.

Key Themes & Imagery:

• Themes: Love, adventure, mystery, readiness.
• Imagery: Ghosts, phantoms, thieves, islands, famous couples, games, and dreams.