Ready to Change – English Lyrics

• By: Kodaline
• Album: I Wouldn't Be

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the poignant lyrics and emotional depth of Kodaline's 'Ready to Change.' This song offers a great opportunity to learn about expressing complex emotions and understanding themes of personal growth and stagnation. Discover how the band uses vivid imagery and relatable storytelling to connect with listeners on a profound level.

[English]

Shots rang out, but there's no gun

Still you hurt on everyone

In the dips of you, the sparks are good

But you're not even trying, trying

You feel the knife in your gut

But you're so scared of what you want

You bite your lip, and hold your tongue

What are you hiding, hiding?

We got tired of your charms

And tired of your false alarms

You're just a book that never turns its page

You can stand on the edge shouting out

That you're ready to change, ready to change

You can say what you want

You won't jump, you're not ready to change, ready to change

...

Happy times, there's been a few

A different me, a different you

Now you sell your soul for something new

But nobody's buying, buying

'Cause we got tired of your charms

And tired of your false alarms

You're just a book that never turns its page

You can stand on the edge shouting out

That you're ready to change, ready to change

You can say what you want

You won't jump, you're not ready to change, ready to change

...

You can stand on the edge shouting out

That you're ready to change, ready to change

You can say what you want

You won't jump, you're not ready to change, ready to change

...

You can stand on the edge shouting out

That you're ready to change, ready to change

You can say what you want

You won't jump, you're not ready to change, ready to change

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
hurt /hɜːrt/ A2	verb - to cause pain or suffering noun - physical or emotional pain
scared /skeəd/ A2	adjective - feeling fear or anxiety
bite /baɪt/ A2	verb - to use the teeth to cut or hold something
hide /haɪd/ A2	verb - to put or keep out of sight
tired /taɪəd/ A2	adjective - in need of sleep or rest
charm /tʃɑːrm/ B1	noun - a quality that attracts or delights
false /fɔːls/ B1	adjective - not true or correct
alarm /əˈlɑːrm/ B1	noun - a warning of danger
book /bʊk/ A1	noun - a written or printed work
edge /edʒ/ B1	noun - the outside limit of an object
shout /ʃaʊt/ B1	verb - to cry out loudly
change /tʃeɪndʒ/ B1	verb - to make or become different noun - the act or process of becoming different
soul /soʊl/ B2	noun - the spiritual or immaterial part of a human being
turns /tɜːrnz/ A2	verb - move around an axis or center
jump /dʒʌmp/ A1	verb - to push oneself off a surface and into the air
times /taɪmz/ A1	noun - a point in time

Key Grammar Structures

• Shots rang out, but there's no gun

  ➔ Present Perfect Simple

  ➔ The phrase 'Shots rang out' uses the Present Perfect Simple to describe an action that happened in the past but is relevant to the present situation.

• You're not even trying, trying

  ➔ Present Continuous for Emphasis

  ➔ The repetition of 'trying' in the Present Continuous form emphasizes the ongoing lack of effort.

• You feel the knife in your gut

  ➔ Present Simple for Vivid Description

  ➔ The Present Simple 'You feel' is used to create a vivid and immediate image of the emotion.

• What are you hiding, hiding?

  ➔ Present Continuous for Repetition

  ➔ The repetition of 'hiding' in the Present Continuous emphasizes the ongoing action of concealment.

• You're just a book that never turns its page

  ➔ Present Simple in a Metaphor

  ➔ The Present Simple 'You're just a book' is used in a metaphor to describe a static, unchanging state.

• You can stand on the edge shouting out

  ➔ Modal Verb 'Can' for Ability

  ➔ The modal verb 'can' is used to express the ability to stand on the edge and shout.

• That you're ready to change, ready to change

  ➔ Infinitive of Purpose

  ➔ The infinitive 'to change' is used to express the purpose of being ready.

• You won't jump, you're not ready to change

  ➔ Future with 'Will' for Prediction

  ➔ The future form 'won't jump' with 'will' is used to predict the lack of action.