| The Strumbellas – Spirits Lyrics | 9 years ago |
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Guns in my head refers to unfulfilled dreams and aspirations. The narrator is stuck in a rut in their life. Whether it's a routine or dissatisfaction with how things turned out is unclear. Spirits could refer to a combination that the narrator is drunk while looking back on his/her life, and spirits could reinforce the concept of aspirations and hope. The idea that the narrator is depressed about their life is made clear in the first stanza: I been looking at the stars tonight And I think oh, how I miss that bright sun I'll be a dreamer 'til the day I die But they say oh, how the good die young But we're all strange And maybe we don't wanna change This person's life has been in the dark for quite a while, they're always looking at the sky at night, and miss the brightness of day (better days when they were actively perusing their aspirations - when they were happy and not depressed). And then the narrator reminds themselves that the routine existence they've been leading is the safe bet. Remember only the good die young - asserting themselves that taking risks is dangerous, and that maybe they don't want to take the plunge into changing their situation. Notice the chorus then changes to add: "But the gun still rattles The gun still rattles, oh" That empty feeling isn't going away (and it's not going to on this current path). That urge to live their dreams and hopes still burns inside. "I spent a lot of nights on the run And I think oh, like I'm lost and can't be found I'm just waiting for my day to come And I think oh, I don't wanna let you down Cause something inside has changed And maybe we don't wanna stay the same" Narrator is reconsidering their position. They're waiting (wanting) for their routine to break, but they're also afraid - perhaps they have someone to support and making a change would be difficult on that person. The narrator concludes they can't live this way - something's changed; they don't wanna stay the same. Chorus still states "the gun still rattles". That yearning still exists. And I don't want a never ending life I just want to be alive while I'm here And I don't want a never ending life I just want to be alive while I'm here And I don't want to see another night Lost inside a lonely life while I'm here Here's the meat of the song: the narrator makes their argument for changing their routine. They want to live life to its fullest - without regrets. Again he/she goes back to the image of night (depression) that their life has become. They don't want to see another night of this kind of existence. They're going to make take the risks associated with it because living this way is unbearable anymore. Ultimately, this song is about someone going through an existential crisis. |
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