Lyric discussion by Bobobuttons031 

Cover art for Heavy Bells lyrics by J Roddy Walston & The Business

I heard the song on the radio several time--liked it initially. The melody reminds me of the In The Summertime by Mungo Jerry--in a good way.

I watched the video and saw scenes depicting cult ideas. There are also subtle and not so subtle triangles, pointing up, down and even spinning. There are diagrams on the walls of the set that look like crude electrical circuit diagrams. (This would fit the theme with all the scenes of people electrocuting themselves/others throughout the video.) Nothing here is overtly spiritual or even religious.

As for the lyrics, there are clear mention of "Catholic tones", the mention of "heavy bells"--the sounds you used to hear walking into church. So there is obvious religious reference here--"Catholic" even. In the first verse, he mentions that "daddy burnt the dirt but the seed survived". This could refer to plant seed--in which case its completely non-sequitor. Alternatively, there is a verse in the bible that Catholics seam to be the only ones to point out despite the gallons of Whiteout the rest of the denominations have founded their beliefs on: Genesis 38:9. It talks a bout human seed outside of an act open to procreation--something that forbids "pulling out" or even masturbation. (This doesn't win the Church many popularity contests these days.) However the reference is to "daddy"--could give some context to what kind of seed this is meant to evoke. More curious to me is that daddy burned the dirt for some reason is a manner that might make the casual observer think seed of some sort may be destroyed. But the seed survived. I think he is talking about himself in the 3rd person. This would mean that he was created outside the human procreative act despite his father's attempt to kill him. The other conclusion is that this seed has no religious meaning, the seed is not him, it has no catholic context and probably this seed is plant seed. I think that would be out of context.

The triangle is important to Masonic tradition. (The Masons borrow from older Pagan traditions and in their senior circles are actually satanic. But this is somehow denied or glossed over or just somehow unbeknownst to the lower echelon Masons--read: pawns). Anywho, besides their triangle infatuation, they are also obsessed with sex, and in particular, the half men contribute. If the triangle does herald Masonic influence, the reference to "seed" is as I have outlined.

Your thoughts?

My Interpretation

The "official video" shows that the setting is "social deprogamming music therapy" (see 0.32 minute mark). There are shades of that electronic device that Scientologists use to recruit new members, as well as other "cults" that used "Alpha Brain Wave" therapy in the 1970's, and perhaps even that experiment when men in white "doctor' suits asked the subjects to "shock" an innocent person just to show how authority-oriented we are. I see only humor, and nothing sinister in this video.

As for the "seed," I think of "scorched earth." Daddy "burned down" the relationship with the singer's biological Mom...or maybe she pulled a "turkey baster" with his used condom when he wasn't looking... or maybe Daddy pulled out, not realizing that tens of thousands of sperms are released before climax.

And the triangles? Hmmmm what faith uses "3" as a symbol? And a triangle has three sides...hmmmm. i wonder????