Bastard
Agnostic Front Lyrics


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i remember just the best of you, like the beatings and bruises you gladly through. and when it came down for mental support a blatant strike was how you would resort. tell me what i have done wrong to deserve pain so strong. havent i proven your pride or just a loser in your eyes? so what in the truth is to expect from you after being so abused, so comfused? but thats alright because it only shows that all you had to offer were a few low blows. where did i do you wrong? when have i done you wrong? i know you wish i never existed. showing destain you never resisted. a real father figure you never showed. just emptiness is all i knew. tell me where did i go wrong? was i when i was first born? i could never be your son for all the damage that youve done. where did i do you wrong? when have i failed to show that i can only hold such wrong... sorry about the html but im too damn lazy to erase it.




Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Agnostic Front's "Bastard" depict the pain and confusion of a child who has been physically and emotionally abused by their father. The song conveys the anger and hurt that comes along from being raised by a man who was supposed to be a role model, but who instead brought nothing but misery and torment. The singer remembers the beatings and bruises inflicted upon them by their father, who never provided any mental support, only resorting to hitting them when he got angry. The lines "tell me what I have done wrong to deserve pain so strong, haven't I proven your pride or just a loser in your eyes?" reveal the singer's confusion as to why they were subjected to such violence.


Line by Line Meaning

i remember just the best of you, like the beatings and bruises you gladly through.
I recall the smallest bit of good about you, although you were abusive and enjoyed causing physical harm.


and when it came down for mental support a blatant strike was how you would resort.
When I needed emotional support or guidance, you would resort to cruel and hurtful actions.


tell me what i have done wrong to deserve pain so strong. havent i proven your pride or just a loser in your eyes?
I do not understand what I did to deserve such intense pain from you. Have I not earned your respect, or to you am I just a worthless failure?


so what in the truth is to expect from you after being so abused, so comfused? but thats alright because it only shows that all you had to offer were a few low blows.
After enduring your abuse and manipulation, there was no hope of anything good coming from you. However, this is okay because it just proves that you had nothing positive to offer me.


where did i do you wrong? when have i done you wrong? i know you wish i never existed. showing destain you never resisted.
I cannot understand how I've wronged you or when I've wronged you, but I know that you wish I was never born. You do not even try to hide your disdain for me.


a real father figure you never showed. just emptiness is all i knew. tell me where did i go wrong? was i when i was first born?
You never acted like a true father figure to me, even though I craved your love and approval. All I felt from you was a void. I wonder if I was wrong just by existing as your child.


i could never be your son for all the damage that youve done. where did i do you wrong? when have i failed to show that i can only hold such wrong...
I will never truly be your son due to the harm you've caused me. But I still question where I went wrong and when I didn't live up to your expectations, even though you only seemed to cause destruction in my life.




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Written by: IAN HUNTER

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