Spirits
Sheila Divine Lyrics

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well i won't talk you out of it
i'll just ask
and when you hold me and look upset
i just want
i just want

a lesson on hurt
let me down easy

cause i just relived my past
and i'm lower than the last
when we're undone
it feels so easy
until i relive my past
and i'm lower than the last

well comets crash and lovers burn
i just want
i just want

a lesson on hurt
let me down easy
cause i just relived my past
and i'm lower than the last
when we're undone
it feels so easy
until i relive my past
and i'm lower than the last

my fake skin
i'm vacant
oh where the hell should we begin?
i'm aching
i'm fading

a lesson on hurt
let me down easy
cause i just relived my past
and i'm lower than the last
when we're undone
it seems so easy
until i relive my past
and i'm lower than the last time

lovers burn, lovers burn

Overall Meaning

The lyrics in Sheila Divine's "Spirits" explore the pain of reliving past traumas and the desire for a lesson on how to manage ongoing hurt. The singer in the song is aware of the inevitable pain that comes from opening up to someone and they suggest that they won't try to stop their partner from expressing their feelings. However, when the partner looks upset, the singer is reminded of their own past hurts and feels even lower than before. The chorus repeats the request for a "lesson on hurt" and to be let down "easy" as the singer grapples with the impact of reliving their past. The verses also reference the transience of love and the inevitability of it ending, with the line "comets crash and lovers burn."

The repetition in the chorus, the building instrumental layers, and the rawness of the vocals all convey the intensity of the emotions being explored in "Spirits." This song captures the feeling of being caught in a cycle of pain and struggling to find a way out. The singer is trying to understand how to make peace with their past hurt, but also can't help being pulled back into the pain.

Line by Line Meaning

well i won't talk you out of it
I won't try to change your mind

i'll just ask
I'll ask instead

and when you hold me and look upset
When you hold me and appear sad

i just want
I desire

a lesson on hurt
An understanding of pain

let me down easy
Go gentle when ending things

cause i just relived my past
Because I just revisited my history

and i'm lower than the last
And I feel even worse than before

when we're undone
When things fall apart between us

it feels so easy
It seems effortless

until i relive my past
But then I remember my previous experiences