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The Strumbellas: Spirits Meaning

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Song Released: 2016


Spirits Lyrics

I got guns in my head and they won't go
Spirits in my head and they won't go
I got guns in my head and they won't go
Spirits in my head and they won't--

I've been looking at the stars tonight
And I think, oh, how I miss that bright...

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  1. 1TOP RATED

    #1 top rated interpretation:
    anonymous
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     Sep 3rd 2019 !⃝

    I read other people's interpretation of this song because I was looking up trying to figure out if it meant what I thought it meant. Which is somebody struggling with their inner self and I'm all with the fellow that said that trying to be a better person and working on your your demons so thank you very much mr. Anonymous

  2. 2TOP RATED

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    anonymous
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     Jun 3rd 2018 !⃝

    I don't need to interpret it. Simon Ward himself said it “Basically the song is about fighting your inner demons. Trying to change and become a better person in life. I write songs to reflect where I’m at in life, and this song is me saying to the world that I’m doing my absolute best right now to be a good person.” Bam. You're welcome.

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    anonymous
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     Jan 6th 2021 !⃝

    Genuinely being at war with yourself. The guns representing the times that you’ve been hurt and spirits being the memories that won’t leave

  4. anonymous
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     Mar 5th 2022 !⃝

    My Father died in Vietnam ! RIP. Today was His Heavenly Birthday! In reality, if He would have made it through! They used a term shell shock or nowadays PTSD. It might have set in? So He’s in a better place! My Brother tragically died from suicide in 1983, RIP. Prior to His passing, I myself suffered with those thoughts! Young and depressing thoughts not very fulfilled! In retrospect! Present day, I’m a 60 year old Grandpa with a 36 year career and a stable marriage of 38 years! God Blessed the Child who makes it through! So, I agree with all the interpretations!

  5. anonymous
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     Feb 20th 2022 !⃝

    as a person who constantly suffers from anxiety disorder, I think this song is about the same. it talks about the suffocating feeling of being trapped in your mind forever with this feeling of anxiety which is often accompanied by overthinking; hence, 'the gun still rattles', meaning that the overthinking about what happened still runs in your head. while 'guns' represent the action that has happened which affected you, 'spirits' represent the traumatic thoughts in your head that still persists even after the incident or the event happened long ago.
    on a general level of interpretation, it is about fighting the inner demons which hold you back in life and thriving in your life and just being yourself and the fact, that nothing is so powerful that it can beat you.
    if you have any similar story to mine, or are struggling out there, just know that there are other people like you too and you can make it out too, just like how we all are trying :)

  6. anonymous
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     Sep 1st 2021 !⃝

    "I got guns in my head and they won't go" I think it is like his inner demon puts a gun on him to think about the most hurting moment repeatedly..that's called overthinking and it cause depression so that anxiety constantly hit him." Spirit in my head and they won't go" he is fighting against his spirit or inner self or his subconscious mind continuously because his spirit never let him go or never let him get out of depression.

  7. anonymous
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     Jul 8th 2021 !⃝

    I think it's about the constant feeling of anxiety and angst. The 'guns' and 'spirits' in the head mean that there is this constant nagging feeling that anxiety brings. But it ends on a hopeful note, that despite such traumatic mental conditions, the people who have 'guns' in their head will finally be able to live to their fullest.

  8. anonymous
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     Oct 14th 2020 !⃝

    ¨I got guns in my head and they won´t go¨ He is at war with himself.
    ¨Spirits in my head and they wont go¨ It is himself telling him that he isn´t good enough.

  9. anonymous
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     Jul 31st 2020 !⃝

    Any war, Gunshots are meaning of the guns what his friends used or heard the shots, spirits are the fallen enemies and friends.

  10. anonymous
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     Jul 10th 2020 !⃝

    he fought in a war and saw his friends die in front of his eyes. PTSD and ways of expression.
    the guns and spirits in his head are the gunshots in war and his dead friends.

  11. anonymous
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     Apr 11th 2020 !⃝

    I think it is about Sarah Winchester and her mental battle with what she perceived as the dead coming back for her due to her family's business.

  12. anonymous
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     Jun 4th 2019 !⃝

    Anxiety that hit someone so hard they can't take it anymore.

  13. anonymous
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     Feb 6th 2019 !⃝

    Illuminati

  14. anonymous
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     Aug 5th 2018 !⃝

    A Canadian war veteran of Afghanistan, who suffered PTSD.

  15. anonymous
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     Jun 13th 2018 !⃝

    I can’t be 100% sure but I interpret the song to mean a person is strong and willing to fight for what they know is right - and they are happy to be the best person they can be.

  16. anonymous
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     Feb 17th 2018 !⃝

    Serial killer

    This interpretation has been marked as poor. view anyway
  17. anonymous
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     Jan 5th 2018 !⃝

    Suicide

  18. anonymous
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     Dec 4th 2017 !⃝

    Mental illness, probably bipolar disorder with psychosis, which is not common.

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