| J Roddy Walston & The Business – Heavy Bells Lyrics | 11 years ago |
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To me this song is about a controlling and abusive father. I feel like the father tried to abuse until abortion- "daddy burnt the seed, but the seed survived." Also "oh god I felt that metal move"... metal wire hanger. "Mama knew my mind would know this song-" the mom felt that the fetus was alive and aware, and therefore would not abort. "Blood and honey drip from his beard. Chaser to the taste I've come to fear." Again, this points to an abusive father and and a visceral fear. "I muscle holler and a moan"- it's all he can do. To 'muscle' something (to me) is to struggle to do at least this. He may have struggled to protest the abuse of his mom. Or this could be reference to something like a punch to his mother's stomach while he was in utero, but instead of giving in he gave a holler and a moan- a tiny battle cry. In summation- I feel the "heavy bells" are the least important thing when interpreting this song, but still very important. The fact that the Heavy Bells are heavy points to weighing one down. Then there's all the religious stuff...that old catholic tone. Well, abortion is wrong in Catholicism, but still the dad attempted to snuff this. |
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