“Ready To Live Again” is about my journey out of a very dark place after my dad’s sudden death, which happened in the middle of the pandemic a half a world away.
And while I wrote this song for myself, it is for every one of us who has gone through pain and dark times.
Whatever your journey and your circumstances are, remember you’re not alone.
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Lyrics
READY TO LIVE AGAIN
For so long, so long, I felt timeless, timeless
Surviving in slow motion
The longest rollercoaster
Feels like forever, ever, since I was someone better
Since I was someone braver
Someone who tried to matter
Say it's not too late, say it's not too late
cause
I am ready to live again
Ready, ready
I am ready to live again
And I need you, need you to understand
I'm ready to live again
I’m ready ready
For so long, so long I felt guilty and worthless
Blindly breaking beauty in the process
But at the darkest bottom
I felt a glimpse of better
A glimpse of someone braver
Someone who tried to matter
Say it's not too late, say it's not too late
cause
I am ready to live again
Ready, ready
I am ready to live again
And I need you, need you to understand
I'm ready to live again
Ready ready
Let's give a moment of silence to those who loved us
They may be gone, but never forgotten -
A moment to those who may feel broken
They may be lost, but they're not alone and
To those who scream at the dark in despair
when they only needed someone to care and
Someone who's like them
Someone who knows
Who they are and
Who can show them
that it's not too late
I say it's not too late
Cause I am ready to live again
I’m ready, ready
I’m ready, ready
I am ready to live again
And I need you, I need you, I need you to understand
I'm ready to live again
I am ready, ready
I am ready to live again
I am ready, ready
I’m ready to live again
I’m ready to live again
I’m ready to live again
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Written by Marina Verenikina.
Produced by Konstantin Chubakov.
Additional production, mixing and mastering by Steve Horner.
Photo by Chris Jensen Photography.
Hair by Taylor Young