Bell Cord was written after the band found an unused church bell cord tied to a radiator. The string sound at the end is the actual cord.
Song story
Bell Cord
A song about waiting to be rung.
At a glance
- Release date
- January 10, 2025
- Album
- Church Reverb
- Genre
- Post-Punk
- Language
- English
- Duration
- 3:52
- Artist
- The Quiet Statues
The story
About this song
Interpretation
What the song is about
On rituals that outlast their purpose.
Close listen
Craft and analysis
The string arrangement was written by Iona Matheson and recorded in a separate room.
Licensed lyrics
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Bell cord tied to the radiator
No one rings it anymore
I pulled it once and waited
For a sound that never came before
[Chorus]
Rituals that outlast their purpose
Strings tied where bells used to be
The church basement holds its breath
For what history won't free
[Verse 2]
The string sound at the end is real
The actual cord, pulled once
Iona's strings in a separate room
The silence after, dense
[Chorus]
Rituals that outlast their purpose
Strings tied where bells used to be
The church basement holds its breath
For what history won't free
[Bridge]
No one rings it anymore
But the cord is still attached
I pulled it once and waited
For something that was matched
[Chorus]
Rituals that outlast their purpose
Strings tied where bells used to be
The church basement holds its breath
For what history won't free
[Outro]
Bell cord
Radiator
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