The song is about friends and how they thought they'd be best friends forever, but now they hate each other because of some betrayal. At one point, the friend wanted to be just like her, hence the "I have your voice line", to which the narrator of the song responds that she is beautiful and individual, and doesn't need to be like her. It sounds like a relationship with a man tore the friends apart, but the narrator has accepted it. However, she's still worried, even though she says they act like "blankettes", I thought that was her way of saying they acted like a word she can't even bring herself to say....
But somehow, she can't stop loving her friend
@j-love
As an aspiring poet and Singer myself, in my opinion there never has been and possibly never will be a talent comparable to Tori Amos. I have studied many of her songs/poetry for about 25rs. Your interpretation of Bells For Her is 100% Spot On!
I'm not in any way a know it all, But when it comes to this Particular song, I not only can relate,.... I've lived most of it! Not the parts in relation to being friends as young children. But the lyrics(now she seems to be sand under his shoes) I felt it and lived it myself...
@j-love
As an aspiring poet and Singer myself, in my opinion there never has been and possibly never will be a talent comparable to Tori Amos. I have studied many of her songs/poetry for about 25rs. Your interpretation of Bells For Her is 100% Spot On!
I'm not in any way a know it all, But when it comes to this Particular song, I not only can relate,.... I've lived most of it! Not the parts in relation to being friends as young children. But the lyrics(now she seems to be sand under his shoes) I felt it and lived it myself as I was sand under his shoes. As for the lyrics (I said you don't need my voice you have your own), it's impossibly hard for me to this day to hear those lyrics and so many others, as it brings me to tears.
The man I loved and still do, as she still does too also (as I just recently found out) and all of my insecurities ripped mine & her friendship to threads. She was so confident, intelligent, and with all her natural delicate beauty.... How could I begin to compare??? I met Maria through my husband as the 2 of them were friends about 13yrs before I met her and from the 1st moment meeting her, we bonded immediately and deeply in a way that no words can begin to explain.... After about 4 yrs into hers & my friendship (so I'd thought), I began to see a deep connection between her and my husband. Looking back on it now, although it was about14 yrs back is tremendously painful. The song, the lyrics, & memories still haunt me. The 1st time that I have allowed myself to hear Bells for her in about a decade.
The song is about friends and how they thought they'd be best friends forever, but now they hate each other because of some betrayal. At one point, the friend wanted to be just like her, hence the "I have your voice line", to which the narrator of the song responds that she is beautiful and individual, and doesn't need to be like her. It sounds like a relationship with a man tore the friends apart, but the narrator has accepted it. However, she's still worried, even though she says they act like "blankettes", I thought that was her way of saying they acted like a word she can't even bring herself to say.... But somehow, she can't stop loving her friend
@j-love As an aspiring poet and Singer myself, in my opinion there never has been and possibly never will be a talent comparable to Tori Amos. I have studied many of her songs/poetry for about 25rs. Your interpretation of Bells For Her is 100% Spot On! I'm not in any way a know it all, But when it comes to this Particular song, I not only can relate,.... I've lived most of it! Not the parts in relation to being friends as young children. But the lyrics(now she seems to be sand under his shoes) I felt it and lived it myself...
@j-love As an aspiring poet and Singer myself, in my opinion there never has been and possibly never will be a talent comparable to Tori Amos. I have studied many of her songs/poetry for about 25rs. Your interpretation of Bells For Her is 100% Spot On! I'm not in any way a know it all, But when it comes to this Particular song, I not only can relate,.... I've lived most of it! Not the parts in relation to being friends as young children. But the lyrics(now she seems to be sand under his shoes) I felt it and lived it myself as I was sand under his shoes. As for the lyrics (I said you don't need my voice you have your own), it's impossibly hard for me to this day to hear those lyrics and so many others, as it brings me to tears. The man I loved and still do, as she still does too also (as I just recently found out) and all of my insecurities ripped mine & her friendship to threads. She was so confident, intelligent, and with all her natural delicate beauty.... How could I begin to compare??? I met Maria through my husband as the 2 of them were friends about 13yrs before I met her and from the 1st moment meeting her, we bonded immediately and deeply in a way that no words can begin to explain.... After about 4 yrs into hers & my friendship (so I'd thought), I began to see a deep connection between her and my husband. Looking back on it now, although it was about14 yrs back is tremendously painful. The song, the lyrics, & memories still haunt me. The 1st time that I have allowed myself to hear Bells for her in about a decade.