Although some relationships can be very loving and wonderful there can also be abusive relationships physically or mentally. "Church Bells" by Carrie Underwood talks about domestic violence and living in a physically abusive relationship. Abusive relationships are a horrible thing, but are very relevant in today's culture. The song "Church Bells" talks about a woman who marries a man who ends up getting drunk a lot and physically abusing her to the point where she poisons him. An example of him abusing her is the line in the song "It was all bruises covered in makeup, dark sunglasses"(Underwood 27-28). That shows that he abused her and she tried to cover it up and keep it hidden. In today's culture many women experience abusive relationships and feel the need to hide and cover it up because they are ashamed to be in that situation. Some people feel trapped and feel like they can't get out of them because they are scared of what the abuser may do. Abuse is a horrible thing that many people go through and there needs to be more awareness of it. …show more content…
In the song the women's husband is an abusive drunk. For example, " Ken was always getting way too drunk"(Underwood 22). It is a scary and dangerous situation to be in a relationship with a drunk because of the issues with violence and anger they can have. Another example of when he physically abuses her is "He came home ready to fight and all his money could never save Jenny from the devil living in his eye"(Underwood 24-26). He had just drank a bunch and came home drunk and angry. A lot of women in today's society face this issue of being abused when their husbands are drunk. It is really a horrible scary thing that no one should have to live through. Alcoholism has become a big problem in today's culture because of the easy access to alcohol and the addiction many can get to