You starve your children on neglect Then feed their bellies with fear Concussion bat to the brain Witness to a battered mother (Chorus) Your abuse will end right here No longer will your family fear A gunshot to head of trepidation My promise if you ever lay a finger Just look at the scars you make Your terror makes your kids break A broken home just as you were raised With fist raised up to your children (Chorus) This battle is on all You've made beautiful Now hateful You wretched life wrecker Abuser Now suffer Open fire On the desire of the man Open fire With strife we'll strike down the hand (Open fire, build the pyre) If I can't make you see the damage you've made (Open fire, build the pyre) I'll make you wish you'd never been alive x2 41 Comments Song Meaning: The song is about Trepidation..... (Fear in a way) And not specifically about one abusive father, they just say that domestic violence is something they strongly oppose. And to that dude that said it's about bands... Wow... You listening to a different type of Trivium. General Comment: This song is about an abusive father, and how the singer threatens to end all his bullshit. Also, the word trepidation is just a big word for abuse. Nonetheless, this song is effin amazing! General Comment: i think the meaning for this one is pretty obvious...its about how horrible abusive fathers are and how they should stop because