List of songs about child abuse

Many artists have written songs about child abuse , which includes emotional, physical, and sexual abuse. ^[1]

#

• "25 Years", by Pantera ^[2]
• "13 'N Good", by Boogie Down Productions & KRS-One ^[3]

A

• "Aawaz - Speak Up Against Sexual Violence", by Jim Ankan Deka ^[4]
• "A Bachelor For Baden Powell", by Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine
• "A Day At The Park", by BionicPIG ft. LeonLush
• "Adam Raised a Cain", by Bruce Springsteen
• "Alive", by Pearl Jam
• "All Day Long" , by New Order
• "Alyssa Lies", by Jason Michael Carroll ^[5]
• "Amelia", by The Mission ^[6]
• "Anna Lee" by Dream Theater
• "Angel", by Blue October
• "Anger Rising", by Jerry Cantrell
• "Ask Me", by Amy Grant ^[7]
• "Apollo", by Hardwell
• "A Gunshot to the Head of Trepidation, by Trivium

B

• "Baby's Romance", by Chris Garneau
• "Bad Wisdom", by Suzanne Vega
• "Beaten in Lips", by Beartooth
• "Because of You", by Kelly Clarkson
• "Black", by Okkervil River
• "Black Keyboard", by Xiu Xiu
• "Bang my Head against the Wall", by Sia
• "Blind", by Lifehouse
• "Blown Away", by Carrie Underwood
• "The Blue Flashing Light", by Travis
• "Broken Angel", by Boyce Avenue
• "Broken Girl", by Matthew West
• "Broken Home", by 5 Seconds of Summer
• "Brisbane Hotel Sutra", by The Mountain Goats
• "Break The Chain (One-Billion Rising)", by V-day ^[8]
• "Broom People", by The Mountain Goats
• "Bottle Dreams", by Eyedea
• "Barbarism Begins at Home", by The Smiths

C

• "Camisado", by Panic! at the Disco
• "Candles", by Daughter
• "Candyman", by Siouxsie and the Banshees
• "Cannibal", by Marcus Mumford
• "Castle on a Cloud", from Les Misérables
• "Child Called 'It'", by Buckcherry
• "Children Of The Night", by Richard Marx
• "Concrete Angel", by Martina McBride
• "Confessions of a Broken Heart", by Lindsay Lohan
• "Cleanin' Out My Closet", by Eminem
• "Cleaning Out My Closet", by Angel Haze
• "Clown", by Korn
• "Cradle", by Mudvayne
• "Convex, Concave", by Biffy Clyro
• "Cousin Kevin", by The Who

D

• "Dad" by Nomeansno
• "Daddy", by Korn
• "Daddy" by Badflower
• "Daddy didn't love me", by AJJ
• "Dance Music", by The Mountain Goats
• "Damaged", by Plumb
• "Dark Parts", by Perfume Genius
• "Daughter", by Pearl Jam
• "Day Six: Childhood", by Ayreon
• "Down with the Sickness", by Disturbed
• "Drunk Daddy", by the Cherry Poppin' Daddies
• "Diana" by 3 Lb. Thrill
• "Diary of a Battered Child" by Dystopia
• "Disarm", by Smashing Pumpkins
• "Dead Babies", by Alice Cooper
• "Devil in a Midnight Mass", by Billy Talent
• "Don't Let Daddy Kiss Me", by Motörhead
• "Daddy's Girl", by Scorpions
• "Dear Mr. Jesus", by PowerSource
• "Dirty Night Clowns", by Chris Garneau
• "Dyer's Eve", by Metallica

E

• "Enough's Enough", by Alice Cooper
• "Eva", by Nightwish
• "End Of Me", by A Day To Remember
• "Evidence", by Tara MacLean
• "Everyone's Gone to the Movies", by Steely Dan
• "Expose Yourself to Kids", by GG Allin

F

• "Face Down", by The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus
• "Falling Away from Me", by Korn
• "Family Line", by Conan Gray
• "Family Portrait", by P!nk
• "Family Tree", by Megadeth
• "Father", by LL Cool J
• "Father", by The Front Bottoms
• "Fee Fi Fo", by The Cranberries
• "Fiddle About", by The Who
• "Fire On Babylon", by Sinéad O'Connor
• "Five", by Machine Head
• "Fixxxer", by Metallica
• "For Adrian (Many Years Ago)", by Mark Tulk
• "For The Love of a Daughter", by Demi Lovato
• "For You", by Staind
• "Frozen ,by Within Temptation

G

• "Ghost", by Funeral for a Friend
• "Go", by blink-182
• "God Gave Us Life", by Half Man Half Biscuit
• "God Has a Plan for Us All", by Angtoria

H

• "Hast Thou Considered the Tetrapod", by The Mountain Goats
• "The Day the Aliens Came (Hawaiian Feeling)", by The Mountain Goats
• "He", by Jars of Clay ^[9]
• "Hell Is for Children", by Pat Benatar
• "Hero", by Superchick
• "His Daughter", by Molly Kate Kestner
• "How Could You Leave Us?", by NF
• "Holy Water", by Big & Rich
• "Howard's Tale", by Sick Puppies
• "Homeless", by Marina Kaye
• "Hopeful", by Bars and Melody
• "Hope Ur Ok", by Olivia Rodrigo
• "Harvester of Sorrow", by Metallica
• "How Could You Leave Us", by NF
• "Hunger Strike", by Temple of The Dog
• "The Hush", by Hellyeah
• “His Daughter” by Molly Kate Kestner
• "House of Pain" by Faster Pussycat

I

• "I am One of Them", by Aly & AJ
• "I Threw Glass In My Friend's Eyes and Now I'm On Probation", by Destroy Boys
• "I Have a Right" by Sonata Arctica
• "Innocence", by Seventh Day Slumber
• "In Harm's Way", by Metal Church
• "In Your Care", by Tasmin Archer
• "In the Night", by The Weeknd
• "Insane", by Eminem ^[10]
• "I'm OK", by Christina Aguilera ^[11]
• "In a Darkened Room", by Skid Row
• "I'm a Boy", by The Who
• "I Left My Heart in Papworth General", by Half Man Half Biscuit
• "Independence Day", by Martina McBride

J

• "Janie's Got a Gun", by Aerosmith
• "Jordan, Minnesota", by Big Black ^[12]
• "Just Like You", by Three Days Grace
• "just a kid" by Noah Vela

K

• "Keep on Livin'", by Le Tigre
• "Kristy, Are You Doing Okay?", by The Offspring
• "K.Y.A." by Flotsam and Jetsam

L

• "La La La", by Naughty Boy
• "Leave the Light On", by Beth Hart
• "Lion's Teeth", by The Mountain Goats
• "The Little Girl", by John Michael Montgomery
• "Little House", by The Fray
• "Little Toy Guns", by Carrie Underwood
• "Luka", by Suzanne Vega
• "Let You Down", by NF
• "Little Susie", by Michael Jackson

M

• "Magdalena", by Frank Zappa and the Mothers
• "Mansion", by NF
• "Me and a Gun" by Tori Amos
• "Millie Pulled a Pistol on Santa/Keepin' the Faith", by De La Soul
• "Missed Me", by The Dresden Dolls ^[13]
• "My Mom", by Eminem
• "Me and Little Andy", by Dolly Parton ^[14]
• "Mommy", by Mushroomhead
• "Mr. Tinkertrain", by Ozzy Osbourne ^[15]
• "Must Have Been the Wind", by Alec Benjamin

N

• "Never Again", by Nickelback
• "Never Too Late", by Three Days Grace
• "No Place Like Home", by Mesh
• "No Son of Mine", by Genesis
• "Nowhere To Stand", by k.d. lang
• "Numb", by Linkin Park
• No Power Over Me (Steve Siler)

O

• "Open Wounds", by Skillet
• "Oh Father", by Madonna
• "Oh, Mother", by Christina Aguilera
• "Ohio", by Jacob Whitesides ^[16]
• "One Last Breath", by Creed

P

• "Pale Green Things", by The Mountain Goats
• "Panty Shot", by Mindless Self Indulgence
• "Papa", by Prince
• "Perfect" by Alanis Morissette
• "Peruvian Skies" by Dream Theater
• "Petals", by Mariah Carey
• "Planet of the Apes", by Earthling
• "Points of Authority", by Linkin Park
• "Polly", by Nirvana
• "Predictable", by Good Charlotte
• "Pretty", by Korn
• "Prison Sex", by Tool
• "Punish" by Ethel Cain ^[17]
• "Pushit", by Tool
• "Pure as a lamb" by Baby Bugs

Q

• "A Question of Time", by Depeche Mode
• "A Quick One, While He's Away", by The Who

R

• "Razor Blade", by Blue October
• "Red Football" by Sinéad O'Connor
• "Remember Everything", by Five Finger Death Punch
• "Rest in Pieces", by Saliva
• "Rearviewmirror", by Pearl Jam
• "Runaway Love", by Ludacris
• "Runaway Train", by Soul Asylum

S

• "Saturday", by Hedley
• "Sandy Fishnets", by Evelyn Evelyn
• "Seven", by Taylor Swift
• "Seventeen", by MARINA
• "Shadows", by Chaotica
• "Shine", by Cold
• "Show Me the Way", by Styx
• "Sleep", by Stabbing Westward
• "Sleep Like a Baby Tonight" , by U2
• "Slide", by The Dresden Dolls
• "Steven", by Jake Miller
• "Suggestion", by Fugazi ^[18]
• "Superheroes", by The Script
• "Suffer Little Children", by The Smiths
• "Sweet Lorraine", by Patty Griffin

T

• "Tell Me There's a Heaven", by Chris Rea
• "The Ballad of Dwight Fry", by Alice Cooper
• "The Childcatcher", by Patrick Wolf
• "The Dark I Know Well", by Spring Awakening Cast
• "The Dreadful Hours", by My Dying Bride
• "The Evangelist", by Spawn of Possession
• "The Family Jewels", by MARINA
• "The monster", by Insane Clown Posse
• "Three Points on a Compass", by Martin Rossiter
• “This Life Is Mine”, by Jeff Williams
• "This Year", by The Mountain Goats
• "Tier", by Rammstein ^[19]
• "A Trophy Father's Trophy Son", by Sleeping With Sirens
• "Too Beautiful", by He Is We
• "The Father Who Must Be Killed", by Morrissey ^[20]
• "The Hand That Rocks The Cradle", by The Smiths
• "The Other Side", by Smile Empty Soul
• "Two Beds and a Coffee Machine", by Savage Garden

U

• "Uncle Jack", by Mötley Crüe ^[21]
• "Uncle Salty", by Aerosmith ^[22]
• "Universal Child", by Annie Lennox ^[23]

W

• "Wash Away Those Years", by Creed ^[24]
• "What About", by Janet Jackson ^[25]
• "What's It Gonna Take", by Ronnie McDowell
• "What's the Matter Here", by 10,000 Maniacs ^[26]
• "When Did This Storm Begin", by Shiny Toy Guns
• "Wonderful", by Everclear
• "Warrior", by Demi Lovato
• "Well Fancy That", by Fun Boy Three
• "Welcome to my Life", by Simple Plan
• "When she cries" by Britt Nicole

Y

• "Years Ago", by Alice Cooper
• "You", by Everclear
• "You Knocked the Love (Right Outta My Heart)", by Millie Jackson
• “Yvette”, by Jason Isbell

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