Carrie Underwood
Church Bells
We already know Carrie Underwood has no qualms about slashing the tires of her cheating boyfriend, but "Church Bells" takes the darkness to a whole new level. While the strumming of a banjo and the rest of the band is rather happy-sounding, and the song tells the story of a couple that looks perfect from the outside. But we know that's hardly ever the case: But Ken was always getting way too drunk Saturday night, after a few too many He came home ready to fight And all his money could never save Jenny From the devil living in his eyes It was all bruises, covered in makeup Dark sunglasses And that next morning, sitting in the back pew Praying with the baptist Eventually, she "slips something in his Tennessee Whiskey", but "he hit a woman for the very last time." Rather brilliantly, Underwood likens church bells at a wedding to church bells at a funeral. 'Til death do you part! This isn't the first song Underwood has recorded where life-altering vengeance takes place, either. Her album Blown Away has two tracks with just as ominous an ending.