History AbusiveParents / Music

* Music/{{Genesis|Band}}, "No Son Of Mine".

* Verse 2 of Music/{{Meatloaf}}'s ''Objects In The Rear View Mirror (May Appear Closer Than They Are)'' reminisces about how the protagonist's father used to beat him while ranting vitriol towards everyone the man knew.

* Music/LudwigVanBeethoven's father Johann was an [[AlcoholicParent alcoholic]] who initially taught his now famous son harshly and intensively. He would often beat Ludwig whenever his son make mistake in playing musical instrument.

* Suzanne Vega's "Luka". The child is questioned about the scars he has, and he blames himself for being clumsy and that he "[[CutHimselfShaving walked into the door again]]" to hide the fact that he is being abused.

* Music/AlanisMorissette's "Perfect" is about parents who live vicariously through their kids and humiliate and berate them for not meeting expectations.

-->''"If I'm the only witness to your madness offer me some words to balance out what I see and what I hear. All these cold and rude things that you do I suppose you do BECAUSE he belongs to you,and instead of love, and the feel of warmth you've given him these cuts and sores that don't heal with time or with age."''

* "Amy in the White Coat" by Bright Eyes is about the life of a girl who is being sexually abused by her father. The song is told through the point-of-view of her father, and some of* her classmates.

* Music/{{Genesis}}, "No Son Of Mine".

-->''Into that void of silence\\
Where we cry without sound\\
Where tears roll down\\
Where tears roll down\\
And when your mother's violence\\

Where tears roll down\\

-->''And when your mother's violence\\

* Music/LudwigVanBeethoven's father Johann was [[AlcoholicParent alcoholic]] who initially taught his now famous son harshly and intensively. He would often beat Ludwig whenever his son make mistake in playing musical instrument.

* Much of the Russian band Kis-Kis's video for their song "Molchi" is about this and [[DomesticAbuse spousal abuse]]. The song itself seems to be more about {{BystanderSyndrome}}.

* Music/MartinaMcBride's "Independence Day" is about an [[DomesticAbuse abused wife]] and "Concrete Angel" is about child who is abused by both her parents. They both end in {{Downer Ending}}s.

* Music/RegalPinion has a song called "For the Best" is about a daughter at her abusive father's funeral. His actions range from locking her in her room for hours on end to telling teacher's she "bumped into the chair". Regal has stated that he wrote the song as a TakeThat to people who ignored the signs but did nothing of it.

* In the Franchise/EvilliousChronicles, there's the song Blood-Stained Switch. In the PV, the diary of the featured girl shows up and describes her father beating her... [[ParentalIncest among other things]]...

* "Down with the Sickness" by Music/{{Disturbed}} tells about child abuse as a metaphor for "mother society" beating down the freaks.

* "Dear Mr. Jesus" by Powersource, sung by a 6-year-old about another child who has been abused by a parent.

* Disturbed's "Down With The Sickness", particularly the infamous dog-biting-back bridge.