# List of songs about child abuse

Many artists have written songs about child abuse, which includes emotional, physical, and sexual abuse.
* "25 Years", by Pantera
* "13 'N Good", by Boogie Down Productions & KRS-One

## A

* "Aawaz - Speak Up Against Sexual Violence", by Jim Ankan Deka
* "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
* "Amelia", by The Mission
* "Anna Lee" by Dream Theater
* "Angel", by Blue October
* "Anger Rising", by Jerry Cantrell
* "Ask Me", by Amy Grant
* "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
* "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
* "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
* "I'm OK", by Christina Aguilera
* "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
* "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
* "My Mom", by Eminem
* "Me and Little Andy", by Dolly Parton
* "Mommy", by Mushroomhead
* "Mr. Tinkertrain", by Ozzy Osbourne
* "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
* "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
* "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
* "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
* "A Trophy Father's Trophy Son", by Sleeping With Sirens
* "Too Beautiful", by He Is We
* "The Father Who Must Be Killed", by Morrissey
* "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
* "Uncle Salty", by Aerosmith
* "Universal Child", by Annie Lennox

## W

* "Wash Away Those Years", by Creed
* "What About", by Janet Jackson
* "What's It Gonna Take", by Ronnie McDowell
* "What's the Matter Here", by 10,000 Maniacs
* "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