For Whom The Bell Tolls
Bee Gees Lyrics


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I stumble in the night
Never really knew what it would've been like
You're no longer there to break my fall
The heartache over you
I'd give it everything but I couldn't live through
I never saw the signs
You're the last to know when love is blind
All the tears and the turbulent years
When I would not wait for no one
Didn't stop, take a look at myself
See me losing you

When a lonely heart breaks
It's the one that forsakes
It's the dream that we stole
And I'm missing you more
Than the fire that will roar
Hole in my soul
For you it's goodbye
For me it's to cry
For whom the bell tolls
For me

I seen you in a magazine
A picture at a party where you shouldn't have been
Hanging on the arm of someone else
I'm still in love with you
Won't you come back to your little boy blue
I've come to feel inside
This precious love was never mine

Now I know but a little too late
That I could not live without you
In the dark or the broad daylight
Promise I'll be there

When a lonely heart breaks
It's the one that forsakes
It's the dream that we stole
And I'm missing you more
Than the fire that will roar
There's a hole in my soul
For you it's goodbye
For me it's to cry
For whom the bell tolls

Now I know there'll be times like this
When I couldn't reach out to no one
Am I never gonna find someone
Who knows me like you do?
Are you leaving me a helpless child
When it took so long to save me?
Fight the devil and the deep blue sea
I'll follow you anywhere
I promise I'll be there

When a lonely heart breaks
It's the one that forsakes
It's the dream that we stole
And I'm missing you more
Than the fire that will roar
There's a hole in my soul
For you it's goodbye




For me it's to cry
For whom the bell tolls

Overall Meaning

In the first verse of For Whom the Bell Tolls, the singer speaks about stumbling “in the night” and feeling lost and confused without the person he loves. He talks about how he never saw the signs that the relationship was ending and mentions that “you’re the last to know when love is blind.” The second verse goes into more detail about the heartache and loneliness he has experienced since the break-up. He sees a picture of the person he loves hanging on the arm of someone else, which only makes the pain worse.


The chorus of the song describes the achiness of a broken heart, with the lines “And I’m missing you more than the fire that will roar / There’s a hole in my soul.” The chorus also touches on themes of abandonment and yearning for someone who has left, with the lines “For you, it’s goodbye / For me, it’s to cry.” The third verse of the song shows the singer’s desperation to reconnect with his lost love, pleading for her to come back to him and promising to be there for her no matter what.


Overall, For Whom the Bell Tolls is a melancholic love song that speaks to the deep pain of losing someone you love. It explores themes of heartbreak, abandonment, and the eternal search for a love that will understand and support you.


Line by Line Meaning

I stumble in the night
I am lost without you by my side and cannot find my way in the darkness.


Never really knew what it would've been like
I never imagined that losing you would hurt so much.


You're no longer there to break my fall
Without you, I have no one to turn to when I fall or need support.


The heartache over you
The pain of losing you is unbearable.


I'd give it everything but I couldn't live through
I would do anything to be with you again, but I cannot survive without you.


I never saw the signs
I did not see the warning signs that our love was fading away.


You're the last to know when love is blind
When love is blinding, it can be difficult to see the truth until it is too late, and I was the last to realize that our love was fading.


All the tears and the turbulent years
I have shed countless tears and been through many difficult times since you left.


When I would not wait for no one
I refused to wait for anyone and made hasty decisions without considering the consequences.


Didn't stop, take a look at myself
I did not pause to reflect on my actions or their impact on our relationship.


See me losing you
The result of my actions was losing you, and I only see that now in hindsight.


When a lonely heart breaks
When you are alone and your heart is broken, it is the worst feeling in the world.


It's the one that forsakes
The lonely heart is the one that is abandoned and left behind.


It's the dream that we stole
The dream of being together that we shared is no longer ours to keep.


And I'm missing you more
I can't stop missing you, and it only gets worse with time.


Than the fire that will roar
The pain of losing you burns inside of me like a raging fire.


Hole in my soul
The pain of losing you has created a void in my soul and my life.


For you it's goodbye
You have said goodbye to me and moved on.


For me it's to cry
For me, it is a never-ending cycle of tears and heartache.


For whom the bell tolls
It is the end of our love story.


I seen you in a magazine
I saw a picture of you in a magazine, and it broke my heart to see you with someone else.


A picture at a party where you shouldn't have been
You were at a party with someone else, and I know that you shouldn't have been there with anyone but me.


Hanging on the arm of someone else
You were with someone else, and it hurts me to see you with anyone but me.


I'm still in love with you
I cannot forget you or the love we shared.


Won't you come back to your little boy blue
I am pleading with you to come back to me, as I feel like a little boy lost without you by my side.


I've come to feel inside
I have realized that our love was precious, but I was foolish to let it slip through my fingers.


This precious love was never mine
I was never able to fully appreciate or cherish the love we shared until it was too late to fix our relationship.


Now I know but a little too late
I have come to realize the true value of our relationship, but it is too late to turn back time or make things right.


That I could not live without you
I know now that I cannot survive without you in my life.


In the dark or the broad daylight
No matter the time of day or situation, I know that I need you with me.


Promise I'll be there
I promise that I will always be there for you, no matter where life takes us.


Now I know there'll be times like this
I have come to realize that there will be many times in the future when I will need you by my side.


When I couldn't reach out to no one
There will be times when I cannot reach out to anyone but you, as no one else knows me quite like you do.


Am I never gonna find someone
I fear that I will never find someone who understands me like you do or loves me like you did.


Who knows me like you do?
No one knows me or understands me like you do.


Are you leaving me a helpless child
I fear that you are leaving me defenseless and helpless, like a child who cannot fend for themselves.


When it took so long to save me?
It took me so long to realize how much I needed you in my life and to save our love, only to lose it all in the end.


Fight the devil and the deep blue sea
I am willing to face any challenge, no matter how daunting or impossible, if it means being with you again.


I'll follow you anywhere
I will go to the ends of the earth and back to be by your side.


I promise I'll be there
I vow to always be there for you, through thick and thin, no matter what.




Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Barry Gibb, Maurice Ernest Gibb, Robin Hugh Gibb

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Most interesting comment from YouTube:

@aloysiusho8938

Bee Gees are still one of my favourite bands in 2021! The amount of ballads this group made is just the best.

Three of my favourite songs from the Bee Gees are

You Win Again
For Whom The Bell Tolls
Secret Love


Others can be : Wish you were here, How Deep Is Your Love, Too Much Heaven, Tragedy and Massachusetts


Robin in this video is so angelic!



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@sokkhamonghay5252

In my opinion this is most beautiful song the Bee Gees have made. Robin's voice is just perfect

@patriciabyrne5089

Robin broke hearts with his voice. He said it best when he said "I sing with my heart" and he proved it every time.

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And Sounds so fresh ❤️

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