There are at least three bands called 21 Guns

1. With radio friendly… Read Full Bio ↴There are at least three bands called 21 Guns

1. With radio friendly AOR super groups such as Bad English and Damn Yankees receiving commercial success, former Thin Lizzy guitarist Scott Gorham decided to form a similar type band and hope for stardom. Gorham recruited fellow Americans Tommy La Verdi (vocals), Leif Johansen (bass), and Michael Sturgis (drums). By 1992 they had been signed to RCA records and released a well-polished AOR album that received rave reviews, but went relatively unnoticed by the record buying public. After touring it was decided that La Verdi wasn't on the same page as the rest of the band, and with his departure the group disbanded. Gorham began appearing at Thin Lizzy tribute shows while Sturgis resurfaced with prog-rockers Asia.

In 1997 Gorham decided to reform 21 Guns around new vocalist Hans Olav Solli (ex-Sons Of Angels, ex-psycho motel). Solli had most recently been a member of iron maiden gitarist Adrian Smith's band Psycho Motel with drummer Mike Sturgis who returned to the reformed line up of 21 Guns. By the time the follow-up album Nothing's Real the music scene had completely changed, and a limited release in America killed any chance of the album breaking out commercially. A collection of demo recordings by the original line-up was released in 2002 and the band is rumored to be working on another studio recording. Solli resurfaced in the Norwegian music-project Greenhouze, Gorham hit the road with a Thin Lizzy tribute band and Sturgis became a permanent recording and touring drummer with Asia.

In 2009 it was announced that Scott Gorham and Leif Johansen have been writing and recording together again with a new singer, Peter Shoulder. Peter is the former singer/guitarist of Winterville. Scott and Peter first worked together when Winterville supported Thin Lizzy on their 2005 UK tour. In 2007 Winterville split and Peter went on to record his own solo material.

2. 21 Guns were an Australian hard rock band that released a self-titled album in 1990. Personnel: Andy McLean (lead vocals), Cameran McKenzie (guitar, backing vocals), Henry Eustacs (bass, backing vocals), Mark Herrera (drums).

3. 21 Guns were a very short-lived ska band from Coventry, United Kingdom, that released just one single: '21 Guns' on Shack Records (1981). Formed in 1980, the group consisted of The Specials roadies Trevor Evans (keyboards) and Johnny Rex (drums), plus Kevin Tanner (bass), Stuart MacLean (guitar) and Gary 'Judge' Chambers (vocals). Prior to their single at Shack Records (the label that The Specials' Neville Staple started, along with his then girlfriend, The Bodysnatchers' Stella Barker) 21 Guns recorded a three-song session for John Peel in early February 1981. They also scored a support slot opening for Hazel O'Connor.

Movin' On
21 Guns Lyrics

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What's been done what's been said
Stays with me 'til my last breath
What went wrong I want right
But you'll have to pay the price

(Believe me now)
I can't hear you
(She's leaving town)

I can't leave her
I don't know how, but I must see her

So I keep on movin' on
'Til the end of time
So I keep on movin' on
Movin' along til I make you mine

Ask me why I should lie
Why I hide the truth inside
There's no pain only shame
And what's left will remain the same

(Believe me now)
I can't hear you
(She's leaving town)
I can't leave her
I don't know how, but I must see her

So I keep on movin' on…'til the end of time
Yes I keep on movin' on…
Movin' along til I make you mine

So I keep on movin' on…'til the end of time
Yes so I keep on movin' on…
Movin' along til I make you mine

Darkness turns to light
Day turns into night
I sail the seas…
I sail the seas for you…

So I keep on movin' on…'til the end of time
Yes I keep on movin' on…movin' along til I make you mine

So I keep on movin' on…'til the end of time
Yes so I keep on movin' on…

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of "Movin' On" by 21 Guns are about a person who is trying to move on from a past relationship, but is finding it difficult to let go. The opening lines, "What's been done what's been said/Stays with me 'til my last breath," suggest that the memories of the relationship will stay with the singer forever. He wants to make things right, but it seems that it's too late, and he'll have to accept the consequences.

The song's chorus, "So I keep on movin' on/Til the end of time/Movin' along til I make you mine," indicates that the singer will keep going until he wins his love back. He admits that he can't leave her and needs to see her, although he doesn't know how. He explains that there's no pain, only shame, and what's left will remain the same. This could mean that he feels guilty for the things he did or said in the relationship, and that he can't change them.

The song ends on a hopeful note, with the lines "Darkness turns to light/Day turns into night/I sail the seas for you." This suggests that despite the difficulties and challenges, the singer will continue to pursue his love and sail the seas until he wins her back.

Line by Line Meaning

What's been done what's been said
I can't forget the past and the words that have been spoken.

Stays with me 'til my last breath
The memories of the past will stay with me forever.

What went wrong I want right
I want to fix what went wrong in the past.

But you'll have to pay the price
However, someone must take responsibility for what went wrong.

(Believe me now)
I'm telling the truth.

I can't hear you
I'm only focused on my own goals.

(She's leaving town)
The person I love is leaving and I have to follow them.

I can't leave her
I can't abandon the person I love.

I don't know how, but I must see her
I'm determined to see the person I love, no matter what it takes.

So I keep on movin' on
I'm moving forward towards my goal.

'Til the end of time
I won't stop until I reach my destination.