A Child Called "It"
Buckcherry Lyrics


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Mother I really hate the way your treat me like no other
And I refuse to be your victim!

I count the days and nights they are all numbered
She takes her time and hurts me like no other
Keep it all inside, never see me cry
Hoping I find a way out from "The Mother"
Please god don't let her destroy my life

Mother I really hate the way your treat me like no other
And I refuse to be your victim you won't see me cry 'cause
I left behind a child called it

She makes me stay inside under her cover
Takes out her pain on me and not my brothers
Keep it all inside never see me cry
Hoping I find a way out from "The Mother"
One step close and the world is mine

Mother I really hate the way your treat me like no other
And I refuse to be your victim
Mother what have I done to make you upset I'm in trouble
And I'm too young to know your weakness you're so sick and you'll never miss a child called it

I count my days and nights they are all numbered
She takes her time and hurts me like no other

Tell me why you were so unkind?




You're so sick and you'll never miss a child called it
A child called it!

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Buckcherry's song 'Child Called It' communicates the distress of a child who is a victim of abusive parental behavior. The child addresses his mother, expressing hatred and refusal to be her victim under any circumstances. The child feels trapped and hopeless, counts the days and nights under the cover of his mother, and tries to keep his tears from showing, hoping to find a way out of the torment. The child considers leaving the situation entirely and becoming free from the unbearable pain caused by his mother's abuse. The child asks the mother, desperate and confused, why she treats him so unkindly while directing frustration towards her sickness for never acknowledging the damage she has done.


Line by Line Meaning

Mother I really hate the way your treat me like no other
I despise the way you treat me, mother, it's worse than how you treat anyone else


And I refuse to be your victim!
I won't let you victimize me anymore


I count the days and nights they are all numbered
I keep track of time, knowing that my suffering won't last forever


She takes her time and hurts me like no other
She is slow to inflict pain on me, and it hurts more than anything else


Keep it all inside, never see me cry
I hide my emotions, never letting her see me cry or show weakness


Hoping I find a way out from "The Mother"
I hope to escape from the grasp of the abusive and controlling mother


Please god don't let her destroy my life
I pray to God to save me from my mother's destructive behavior


And I refuse to be your victim you won't see me cry 'cause
I won't be a victim any longer, and you won't see me cry because


I left behind a child called it
I have left behind my former self, the child who you abused and called "it"


She makes me stay inside under her cover
She forces me to stay indoors and hidden from the outside world


Takes out her pain on me and not my brothers
She inflicts her pain on me but not on my siblings


One step close and the world is mine
I am getting closer to achieving freedom and the world will be mine outside of her control


Mother what have I done to make you upset I'm in trouble
What did I do to make you so angry? I'm in trouble and scared


And I'm too young to know your weakness you're so sick and you'll never miss a child called it
I'm too young to understand why you are so sick and abusive, and you'll never miss the child you abused


Tell me why you were so unkind?
Why were you so cruel to me?


You're so sick and you'll never miss a child called it
You are a sick and abusive person who will never show love or miss the child you abused


A child called it!
I was a child who was abused and called "it" by my mother




Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: JOSHUA TODD, KEITH NELSON, KEITH EDWARD NELSON

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