Justice
The Missing Lyrics


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You show your affection
With fists of rejection
An innocent woman
Should not need protection
How can you beat her?
You scar and mistreat her
Your sick love's a crime
Now all her pain is mine

For each tear in vain
I have shed in her name
I will find you and teach you
The meaning of pain
How you will suffer
You beat her then fuck her
Your twisted addiction
Now face your conviction

Make her bleed
You wanna make her bleed
You wanna make her bleed
Why don't you hit on me?
You wanna hit on me?
So this is how you think
A man is supposed to act?
You beat on women
'Cause they don't hit back
Hit on me

Coward...

Make her bleed
You wanna make her bleed
Why don't you hit on me?
Why don't you hit on me?

Make her bleed
You wanna make her bleed
You wanna make her bleed
Why don't you hit on me?
You wanna hit on me?

So this is how you think
A man is supposed to act?
You beat on women
'Cause they don't hit back
Hit on me





Justice

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of The Missing's song Justice address the issue of domestic violence against women. The singer of the song is a person, presumably a man, who is appalled by the violence that a woman is enduring in a relationship. The singer is offering himself as a substitute for the woman's abuser and tells the abuser to hit him instead of her. The singer is willing to confront the abuser and teach him the meaning of pain. The lyrics convey deep feelings of anger and frustration towards the perpetrator of the violence.


The song's chorus repeats the line "make her bleed," which is a violent and disturbing image. However, it is clear that the singer does not support or endorse violence against women. In fact, the line is meant to be sarcastic, challenging the abuser's own twisted logic and cowardice. The singer is calling out the abuser's toxic masculinity and the stereotypes that suggest that real men are supposed to be violent and aggressive.


Overall, the song sends a message of support for victims of domestic violence and condemnation of the abusers. The lyrics offer a strong, uncompromising stance against violence and insist on the importance of justice for the victims.


Line by Line Meaning

You show your affection
The perpetrator begins to display his emotions


With fists of rejection
Conveys the perpetrator's violent and abusive behavior towards the victim


An innocent woman
Victim representation; signifying her innocence- a target without fault


Should not need protection
This line depicts the supposed rights and freedoms that men and women should possess, such as the right to feel safe and secure.


How can you beat her?
This question highlights the injustice of beating someone who is helpless and incapable of defending themselves.


You scar and mistreat her
This line illustrates the physical and emotional impact of the perpetrator's actions on the victim; it characterizes the horror and pain inflicted on the female victim.


Your sick love's a crime
Characterizing an injustice like this as a sick love is to demonstrate the gravity of barbaric behavior towards fellow humans.


Now all her pain is mine
This line underscores the idea that empathizing with someone else should lead to corrective action- such as seeking justice for hurt individuals.


For each tear in vain
The pain and tears of abuse victims shed in vain; their need for justice is highlighted.


I have shed in her name
This line depicts the sadness and life-altering experiences of those who witnessed or supported the victim.


I will find you and teach you
Promises of retribution promise perpetrators and abusers a time for reckoning, and the importance of their moves being held accountable.


The meaning of pain
This line underscores the idea that the abuser has the chance to feel what pain, physical or emotional, their victim went through.


How you will suffer
Justice should always be similar in some way to the injustice, indicating the abuser's viewpoint towards the victim and the longing to inflict anguish.


You beat her then fuck her
This line is a horrible, dehumanizing type of violence and illustrates the unbelievably terrible experience that victims of abuse or violence endure.


Your twisted addiction
This line defines the abuser's mentality and that such acts have become an addiction or obsession to them.


Now face your conviction
This line is a demand for the abuser to be held accountable finally for their actions and accepted the consequences.


Make her bleed You wanna make her bleed
The abuser's violence preference is highlighted, of causing bleeding injuries and pain to the victims.


Why don't you hit on me?
This line is a call for the abuser to take on someone equally capable of fighting back and not take their aggression out on weaker individuals.


So this is how you think A man is supposed to act?
The quote highlights that the abuser's mentality comes from a place of entitlement to act this way, and redefining what it's supposed to mean to act as a real man


You beat on women 'Cause they don't hit back
This line highlights the extreme chauvinist and toxic masculinity representations common in society, portray where and why the abusers feel entitles to act the way they do.


Hit on me Coward...
This line is a direct challenge to the abusers, as cowards who would never be energized without the element of surprise


Justice
Justice means that no one is above the law, and everyone is subject to the same rights, status, and opportunities regardless of their race, gender, or social status.




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