[Intro: Dan Smith]
Ooh, I'm not ready
Ooh, I'm not ready
Ooh, I'm not ready
Ooh, I'm not ready

[Verse 1: Dan Smith]
Snakes are biting at my heels
The worries that refuse to let us go
I keep kicking them away
And hoping not to let them take control

[Pre-Chorus: Dan Smith]
Ooh, I'm not ready
Drink to escape their bites
So show me distraction
Even for just one night

[Chorus: Dan Smith]
'Cause it's easier to bury my head in the sand sometimes
Yes, it's easier to bury my head in the sand sometimes
And I know, I know, I know it's not the right way to go
But I pray for the ground to swallow me whole

[Post-Chorus: Dan Smith]
Ooh, I'm not ready
Ooh, I'm not rеady
[Verse 2: Dan Smith]
Now these days are feeling dark
Wе're struggling to figure out last year
When the woman on the news
Keeps saying things that no one wants to hear

[Pre-Chorus: Dan Smith]
Ooh, I'm not ready
Drink to escape our minds
So show me distraction
Even for just one night

[Chorus: Dan Smith]
'Cause it's easier to bury my head in the sand sometimes
Yes, it's easier to bury my head in the sand sometimes
And I know, I know, I know it's not the right way to go
But I pray for the ground to swallow me whole
Yes, I pray for the ground to swallow me whole

[Post-Chorus]
Ooh, I'm not ready
Ooh, I'm not ready

[Interlude]
"Come on, boys
Let's go tear this place apart!
Wooh! Oh!"
[Bridge: Dan Smith, Kyle Simmons]
'Cause I know life is simple when I can just ignore it all
'Cause I know, 'cause I know, 'cause I know
Life is simple when I can just ignore it all
'Cause I know, 'cause I know, 'cause I know
If I'm not ready ('Cause I know, 'cause I know, 'cause I know)
Snakes will consume me whole ('Cause I know, 'cause I know, 'cause I know)
If I'm not ready ('Cause I know, 'cause I know, 'cause I know)
Maybe they'll take control ('Cause I know, 'cause I know, 'cause I know)

[Chorus: Dan Smith]
But it's easier to bury my head in the sand sometimes
Yes, it's easier to bury my head in the sand sometimes
I know, I know, I know it's not the right way to go
But I pray for the ground to swallow me whole
Yes, I know, I know, I know it's not the right way to go
But I pray for the ground to swallow me whole