6 Meanings
Add Yours
Follow
Share
Q&A
Amelia Lyrics
Daddy says,
'Come and sit on my knee,'
Daddy says,
'You're the only girl for me,'
'Cause Amelia,
You're daddy's favourite girl,
Amelia,
Daddy loves his little girl.
Daddy comes,
In the dark of night,
Daddy says,
'Don't be scared, it'll be alright,'
'Cause Amelia,
Daddy hates to see you dry,
Amelia,
You're the apple of your daddy's eye.
Daddy says,
'Dry your tears and give me a smile,'
Daddy says,
'If you're good, I'll hold you a while,'
'Cause Amelia,
You're daddy's precious girl,
Amelia,
Daddy loves to love his little girl.
Daddy,
Tell me,
Daddy,
Is this really love?!
Daddy says,
'Don't tell mamma what I do to you,'
Daddy says,
'If you do, I'll beat you black and blue,'
'Cause Amelia,
You make daddy feel like a man,
Amelia,
Daddy loves you more than mommy can.
Daddy,
Tell me,
Daddy,
How can you call this love?!
Amelia,
Damn your daddy to hell!
'Come and sit on my knee,'
Daddy says,
'You're the only girl for me,'
'Cause Amelia,
You're daddy's favourite girl,
Amelia,
Daddy loves his little girl.
In the dark of night,
Daddy says,
'Don't be scared, it'll be alright,'
'Cause Amelia,
Daddy hates to see you dry,
Amelia,
You're the apple of your daddy's eye.
'Dry your tears and give me a smile,'
Daddy says,
'If you're good, I'll hold you a while,'
'Cause Amelia,
You're daddy's precious girl,
Amelia,
Daddy loves to love his little girl.
Tell me,
Daddy,
Is this really love?!
'Don't tell mamma what I do to you,'
Daddy says,
'If you do, I'll beat you black and blue,'
'Cause Amelia,
You make daddy feel like a man,
Amelia,
Daddy loves you more than mommy can.
Tell me,
Daddy,
How can you call this love?!
Damn your daddy to hell!
Add your song meanings, interpretations, facts, memories & more to the community.
this is an incredibly disturbing song about a girl being sexually abused by her father. it's an incredibly wonderful song, and the extremely creepy lyrics are sure to make you think, or at least wonder what to think.
This is a great song and shows that Hussey really can write lyrics, straight in the gut message.
very touchy subject matter dealing with child abuse but done well and a great tune and well written
Wow. I'm generally not affected by this thing you people call "shock value", but this has shocked me on both occasions that I've heard it. Such brutal lyrics.
Though it's quite obvious, I'll say it anyway: it's about a girl named Amelia who is physically and (more notably) sexually abused by her father.
What makes this song so chilling is that it spares you the detail - but the panic in his voice fills in the gaps all too well. Of course - in the same way that he writes the same sex song over and over again - he had to spoil this by writing "Keep It In The Family" which trivializes both the subject matter and the related song that went before it.
Hussey wrote this song after receiving a letter from a fan where she disclosed details of abuse at the hands of her father. Touched by the sincerity and openness of her letter, he penned "Amelia" (not the name of the actual girl)
Some years later (apx 2004-5), the same woman contacted him again to let him know how much she appreciated the song and that she was doing well in life.