The Devil's Own

i think this songs about his parents always thinking what he did was stupid and pointless when he says uve always criticized me i think hes saying its never good enough no matter what he did and his parents never did anything to help him when he says a happy home a fairy tale i think hes refering to what lifes supposed to be like and when he says gave me a life then turned away i think he means that all his parents did was give him a life and just neglect him no matter what he did causing him to hate himself no matter what he did. Where did I go wrong? Who was I supposed to be? No matter what I've done, You always criticize me. i think hes refering to where could do anything and no matter what it was never good enough and he thinks hes a disapointment to his parents and will u remember me is like him wondering if he took his life if ne one would even care

I have "The Devil's Own" tattooed on my chest cause to me this song means being the black sheep of the family and ever really fitting in with them. Whatever you do it isn't good enough for them and them thinking the choices you made in life are bad or pointless cause it's not what they had planned for you.

Im my opinion this song is about how his father was never in his life, and he was left with nothing but his mother, so he became a "Mama's Boy" of sorts.

Also, it could mean that his father left his family when he was young and he blamed himself.

Kasure, i think your pretty close. But i think its about how this was an abused child. Who had a terrible life. Following false hopes and beliefs. And because of this it killed them.

he was a neglected child among the family. his mom knows nothign of how crappy he feels. his father treated him like shit and because of him hes dead inside.

He doesn't understand what hes done wrong or how his life was supposed to turn out, all he knows is that he is suffering. Slap on the wrist, Smack in the face, The family tree, Gave me a name, And nothing more, Neglected seed.

Using that part of the song again Slap on the wrist, Smack in the face, The family tree, Gave me a name, And nothing more, Neglected seed. Says to me that all he really was a burden to his family, just a name and a shell practically, I think a lot of teenage males feel this way, especially when it comes to this excerpt. "Father, bastard, I'm the devil's very own. Mother, know not, Just who I've become. Father, hate me, For being all you're not. Mother's baby, I hate what I've become. I HATE WHAT I'VE BECOME! " He's not his father and not a saint , he's become exactly what his parents treated him like perhaps? My interpretation atleast.

Out of all the interpretations above, I agree with Matches93 the most.

I think it's about a boy who isn't good enough for his father. He can't live up to his fathers expectations and is always being criticised by his father. His father has made him feel worthless and 'dead inside'.

Yea I totally agree with stagnate and Matches93 completely. It does seem though that his father left as he said "Will you remember me?" But, it is also totally possible that he abused by both his mother and father. The line "smack on the wrist" would usually refer to a mother scolding a child, she will not punish, or abuse, but she would rather tell the child to behave ;however, the father will abuse his child for being a "bad child". It's also likely that no one ever knew of his abuse as his "happy home" and "fairy tale" perspective would have left this inconspicuous. His father seems to hate him because he doesn't believe in what his child wants to do and his mother who's supposed to love him as a "baby" seems to hate him regardless. I especially feel like Matches93's comment on how teenage males feel this way is completely correct, i have been in this situation before and it seems like this song relates to my life completely.

I believe it's like this - he understood he was born w a family and part of it but stood out respectively to others bc of his talent. His parents turned a blind eye to the reality he understood but they thought was just a phase or just non achievable dream and never supported anything he did not just the talent. Abusive verbally and physically created a monster w this internal reality that he lived inside that others couldn't see or know other than by him telling or trying to explain to them. He them carried the monster w him as he went and it grew from minion to Demon bc of how fucked he felt by those he was supposed to count on and believe their input. Then adult and in the world he had to adjust bc he was mad at every body including himself for believing their bullshit. Like most talented musicians/artists drugs became the ally and escape from day to day shit in the world to a full emersion into his own reality. But guilt somewhere played a big part bc he was made to believe he was wrong when nothing was wrong w him but yet others lacked the ability to see how awesome his talent was. He probably got close to death many more times than once and through desire to see where it would lead and anger to show everyone he isn't wrong or a failure he worked his way back to good enough to maintain but still can snap at milli sec on something or someone bc he lived within that reality of theirs so long he got sickness or a cancer from it and it pissed him off further. But this song I can feel all of it. Love. Betrayal. Anger. Guilt. Madness. And can hear the beauty of mastermind ing it into a constructive outlet for holding what was in there. I would not want to be the person he directed it towards and then get to listen to it when he brought it by completed bc I'm sure that was a day of change to the soul of that person ever really cared for him at all. I love it but it hurts