This song is about parental negligence. I was at concert when they played this song, he explained that it was to all the girls that just weren't loved how they deserved to be...
The father never wanted the daughter, neglected her and didn't show her the proper love he should have as a parent. Even though she strived to be perfect and to impress him daily, he still just wouldn't listen to her. She continues trying to impress him and refuses to see that it won't work, the father just won't listen to her. The dad eventually leaves the daughter, presumably ejecting himself from her life at a young age. She grows up with the reasoning that it was her fault, that if she would've tried harder he would've loved her. Why didn't he love her? What did she do wrong? Casting blame on herself she goes through life with a sadness that is incomprehensible. All because of his lack of care about her, negligence, and generally his cold heart.
People don't understand how much children need their parents, both of them. And it isn't easy going through life with the loss of either, or even both...the people who have decent parents are very lucky, especially in this day of age. You don't have any idea how much of a gift it is, and you take it for granted.
This song is about parental negligence. I was at concert when they played this song, he explained that it was to all the girls that just weren't loved how they deserved to be...
The father never wanted the daughter, neglected her and didn't show her the proper love he should have as a parent. Even though she strived to be perfect and to impress him daily, he still just wouldn't listen to her. She continues trying to impress him and refuses to see that it won't work, the father just won't listen to her. The dad eventually leaves the daughter, presumably ejecting himself from her life at a young age. She grows up with the reasoning that it was her fault, that if she would've tried harder he would've loved her. Why didn't he love her? What did she do wrong? Casting blame on herself she goes through life with a sadness that is incomprehensible. All because of his lack of care about her, negligence, and generally his cold heart.
People don't understand how much children need their parents, both of them. And it isn't easy going through life with the loss of either, or even both...the people who have decent parents are very lucky, especially in this day of age. You don't have any idea how much of a gift it is, and you take it for granted.