Rise Against: Ready to Fall Meaning

Song Released: 2006

Ready to Fall Lyrics

Hold on slow down again from the top now and tell me everything
I know I've been gone for what seems like forever
But I'm here now waitin
To convince you that I'm not a ghost or a stranger
But closer than you think
She said just go on to...

1. anonymous

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   Feb 14th 2007 !⃝

   Guys Calm Down, Plz keep in mind that attacking a person such as calling them a dumbass retartd etc is a fallacy and would cancel out all validity that you contain. I have never seen the video, I'm going based by the lyrics and my knowedge of rise against in all the albums that they have distributed. There last album was influenced by the struggling relationships that they have all faced and after hearing and reading the lyrics based on my previous knowledge of this amazing band I assume that this is about a women as well. My interpertation is that it's about of girl that he pushed aside once before, he didn't know what he wanted then, but now he does.she is the one. If you agree that's great if you dont..whatever. I respect all of your opinions this is just mine. ~Bosstone
2. metalman536

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   Feb 8th 2007 !⃝

   The video to this song is really good I just hate I when animals die, especially like the way the dog did.
   
   really good song
3. anonymous

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   Feb 6th 2007 !⃝

   This song is NOT about a girl or any person in general. The references to people are metaphors for feelings and ideas concerning the enviroment and how unbareable it will become due to us.
4. anonymous

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   Jan 22nd 2007 !⃝

   You're all retarded. The only person that really knows what the song is about is Rise Against.
5. anonymous

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   Jan 14th 2007 !⃝

   You are all a fuck load of morons. Stop talking all of you. It's not about a girl or the environment (yes, I have seen both versions of the video, rise against songs don't necessarily go with the videos). The Song is about being at the top and having no place to go but down. Closed case.
6. anonymous

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   Dec 1st 2006 !⃝

   You guys are being incredibly abrasive, and have not realized that neither of you have been incorrect. The song does clearly state "she". Keep in mind further that when they lyrics say "I am not a ghost or a stranger" it is clear that he is indicating that attempting to dettach oneself from a situation using the facade of being a ghost or a stranger misses the mark of the real problems. The line that says "she" is a personification of the enviroment itself. By telling the listener that they are not "ghosts or strangers" it tells them not to be dettached from "her" therefore showing dualism in relationships as well as awareness for the enviroment, while preaching against dettachment.
7. anonymous

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   Nov 26th 2006 !⃝

   dont always think everything is about there conservationist stance
   
   
   RC: "Ready To Fall" is an interesting song. What's it about?
   
   TM: It's about getting to the top and having nowhere to go but down. It's about the price you pay to follow your dreams.
8. anonymous

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   Nov 25th 2006 !⃝

   your all partially wrong except for the ones about the girl theory...stop listening to rise agianst its not for emos
   
   Now the band believes in conserving nature and taking care of the earth ....and they are saying we can still fix the world and we can still do the right thing....they arent saying our world s totaly fucked adn they are also saying the earth still has beauty and we as a race have to take responsibility for what we have done so far
9. anonymous

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   Nov 21st 2006 !⃝

   LAWL at both some of this and The Good Left Undone's interpretations.
   
   And the song is not about peta and whatnot just because the video is, and no the song is not about a girl, but yes to some extent the song is about how f-ed up the world is.
   
   No I don't know exactly what the song's about, but this is just so funny some of the responses.
10. anonymous

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    Nov 5th 2006 !⃝

    Holy shit... You guys are dumb...
    It is about how fucked up this planet is and when he says things to a singular person... Hes really not, he's talking to the entire human race dumbasses.
    He even states it at the end of the video, that the earth is fucked up.
    Wow, people who don't know anything about this song, do us all a favor, and shut the fuck up... Dumbasses
    
    
    
    -dicker

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11. anonymous

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    Oct 16th 2006 !⃝

    They are environmentalists. At the end of the video it says,clearly stated by the lead singer dude "every action has a reaction.We have one planet and one chance"
    now do you get it you assholes?
    
    
    Macayla
12. anonymous

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    Oct 3rd 2006 !⃝

    No it's about a girl. They are members of peta they are trying to put the way of lives out there that's why the video is like that. Come on this for lyric interpretations not video.

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13. anonymous

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    Sep 5th 2006 !⃝

    It is about how our world is getting worse and worse and how animals are dying, I cried when I saw the video, and for who ever wrote that it's about a girl, its not retard
14. funnyone

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    Aug 24th 2006 !⃝

    Ok...This song is for sure not about pollution. Look..."but I'm here now waiting
    to convince you that I'm not a ghost or a stranger
    but closer than you think
    she said just go on she wants you
    and same does your life by
    please don't die on me"
    he says she. Obviously he's talking about a girl..."im standing on the rooftop ready to fall I think I'm at the edge but I could be wrong!" he's telling her I need you and I know you need me too so why don't you just come back....

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15. anonymous

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    Jul 23rd 2006 !⃝

    It's about how fucked up the world is and the major pollution occuring and what not.

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