Lyric discussion by xbone 

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

songs about death in the "bell tolls for thee" kinda way "You’re gonna wake up and find the heavy bells toll their tune for you too."

"Mama knew my mind would know this song" maybe the mom has died and thus knows this song.

"I muscle holler and a moan." grieving over the loss

"Black Chords in the night." death\sadness

"Daddy burnt the dirt but the seed survived" the dad leaves them but they survive without him

the rest gets hard to figure out but w/e its a great song.

My Interpretation