Story Behind The Song
Bell Tower was inspired by the events that occurred at Sandy Hook Elementary school and a study discussed on National Public Radio how, despite our advanced law enforcement, we are unable to predict and prevent future random acts of violence.
Song Description
Song was written for TV and film to support a dramatic scene or montage where the first person narrative is appropriate.
| Song Length |
2:38 |
Genre |
Folk - Rock, Rock - Modern |
| Tempo |
Medium Slow (91 - 110) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Moving, Disturbed |
Subject |
Guns, Violence |
| Similar Artists |
Lorde, Hozier |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
Bell Tower
Chris Tso 2017 BMI
I'm in the bell tower with a loaded gun
I'm in the bell tower, watch em' run
This isn't real, this isn't fake
I'm in the bell tower, making hearts break
Ten points for children, is the point I make
No one can help me, all I do is take
I don't feel the fear, I don't hear the cries
Nobody knows what it's like to see the world through my eyes
I can't leave well enough
Alone, I'm by myself
I'm unaware, I don't even care
To reach out for some help
You can't catch smoke, an unwanted man
In a mad, mad world no one knows who I am
We don't know what'll happen, a future we can't see
I'm in the bell tower and the last bullets for me
I'm in the bell tower, and there'll be more just like me