So many of us relate to this song, so we need to stick together and know we are not alone, I’m constantly scared and I’m sick of it. A couple more years and I’m going to take my mother and leave forever. I deserve a normal life and so do all of u !!!!!! Xx
This song really does hit me right in the feels like it makes my heart pound and feel like my chest is going to collapse because it reminds me of all the terrible pain that I keep hidden, all the memories of him beating mom and the times that he'd hit me and always bring me down by saying terrible things about me and mom and it's just right now I feel a bad panic attack coming in from listening to this song
Destiny Nichols my dad always was drunk coming home and I had 3brothers and 2 sisters but 1 sister and my 3 brothers was from a different dad and my other sis is younger than me and my other sis is older but my dad would yell and hit my mom I would try to stop them but my mom said no don't he might hurt you too I was only 6 when it happened and my younger sis was 5 and my other sis and brothers where sleeping and I would cry and cry to tell them stop but then I just stood there when my mom wacked my dad in his head with his computer she had enough but then they was back together than he hurt my second oldest brother pulled out his hair because he didn't want to give my dad the phone.then on my 7-9 birthdays my dad was never there he did drugs then my sisters brothers and mom moved then my oldest brother tried to commit suicide because of a girl I was 10 that time.at school I get pushed and bullied a lot I self harm have only some friends
Every time I hear this, I remember everything bottled up inside me. How I'm afraid of getting hurt be people I trust again. I think about how the world would be like if I just died "would anyone miss me ?" "Would anyone even care if I told them about the voices in my head telling me to grab the knife and end it ?" And I remember the bullying I get at school that I try to block out. Listening to this song just helps me let out all my emotions and cry, it's a sad yet beautiful song that will never get old
Dana Alsayed heh ya me to but listen to me live life because this is a one time thing do you wanna know something my dad always was drunk coming home and I had 3brothers and 2 sisters but 1 sister and my 3 brothers was from a different dad and my other sis is younger than me and my other sis is older but my dad would yell and hit my mom I would try to stop them but my mom said no don't he might hurt you too I was only 6 when it happened and my younger sis was 5 and my other sis and brothers where sleeping and I would cry and cry to tell them stop but then I just stood there when my mom wacked my dad on his head with his computer she had enough but then they was back together than he hurt my second oldest brother pulled out his hair because he didn't want to give my dad the phone.then on my 7-9 birthdays my dad was never there he did drugs then my sisters brothers and mom moved then my oldest brother tried to commit suicide because of a girl I was 10 that time.at school I get pushed and bullied a lot I self harm have only some friends but just remember the good times k 😁😞 I live with my mom I don't have a lot of money
This song represents my 1 year old girl who I just found out was abused by her daycare workers. She has permanent scars and burns. I feel so bad for Justine and that I didn't know. I am so sorry to my baby girl!
Christina Aguilera you played with my feelings.. you really got an amazing voice and your song are very thrilling ! made me feel like i was there with you :(
I am fifteen years old and every time I’m crying in the bathroom,trying to be silent,standing in front of the mirror and keep telling myself: “It’s only 3 years left,only three years.” And every time I hear his car parking in ,my stomach starts shaking.I just want to escape.I want to forget everything.
I was 8… I’m 11 now still going on, the abuse isn’t as bad it stopped at 10 but they still fight not so much tho but tonight my dad threatened her.. it brought flashbacks and now I can’t breathe😍
omg this song, this song is so real and I can just feel the rawness my Mom was abused by her boyfriend and he started hitting her wen I was 11 and this song just describes everything she thought he loved her but how can someone love you when they kick, hit,choke,call you terrible names and jump through a window just to get you thank you X-tina for this amazing song I love you
I don't have a family like this but let me say I am grateful for what I have.... I know everybody says this but appreciate what you got because the smallest things might be the best things with the most feelings ❤️
Please love your family if this doesn’t happen in your household. Love them for life and don’t stop loving them. You will regret it Ik I would give anything to have a happy loving family
story of my life. thanks to my dad i now suffer from anxoity (however you spell it) P.T.S.D and depression, ive tried everything to make it go away, including cutting.. but the pain doesnt go, but you have to act okay.
Yup , This Song Just Makes Me Cry Everytime i Hear It -|3 Reminds Me Of My My Alcholic "Father" Who Was Alwayss Beating Me Up . But EVERYTHING Made Me STRONGER * And Im Just 14
it's so hard to explain how she locked away all the pain from her childhood...but you have to get over all the difficulties........... my best friend lived the same as christina and i'm just wondering what kind of people have the right to do something like this? she'll always remember all the pain, she'll never forget but she's such an amazing person that she deserves more than this
"For you it's just a memory, but for me it still lives on". My father sometimes used violence against me from I was eight 'til I got twelve. I'm fifteen now. He also did other things to me, except from violence, 'til I got fourteen. We still have our small fights. I've tried to talk with my mom, but she wouldn't let me move from him, and she has said to me that I haven't spoke of anything else in the last two years.
How can anyone be ok after all that shit? I feel really lucky because I haven´t see it at home but I admire people who got over this though I know it can be forgotten..I wish I could be as strong as them :(
When she was recording this, she was laying on the floor in the studio crying. Linda Perry was there and said "Get a mic in there right now". You can hear it the most from 2:50 to 3:00. This song is amazing and I love that they used such raw material on the album.
Sometimes there's fear inside me to become parent one day,cause of the demage inside.Glad to see the others have been trough the same hell like i did,somewhere deep inside me it helps,but also,the sadness is lot bigger than satisfaction when i realise that half of our dreams are based on the same nighmares.Sometimes late at night,i still hear the screams,even i know they're not real anymore.Hope the time heals the pain, and brings all those nightmares to some other dimension.Strenght to us all !
this gets me in my feelings too I witnessed all and then my mom abused me too ever since 2nd grade and i still go through all of this pain except seeing the domestic violence now its me getting hurt like this if u care or if u would help me become stronger
i remember years ago in school we were learning about symbols: a heart symbolizes love. Our teacher asked us what home symbolizes for us. Everyone said safety, love, family. But I said hell, fear, unhappiness =/ this song is the symbol for my life
People putting useless comments ruining a perfect song god, haters you don't like it, than leave Because the other 98 % of the world loves her and her songs and that's why she is considered one of the best singers in the world
this song relates to my life so much it is sad...and what's even worse it that I'm only 11 years old...every verse of this song every word...reminds me of my life with my dad
Mariah Hegemann I'm so sorry 😐 look up something that makes you smile. It's not ur fault beautiful girl....chin high! If u ever need to take find me on Facebook Whitney Crambrink or subscribe to my Facebook channel :) xoxoxo I promise it gets better!!!!
this song is...I have no words. for every verse I had a memory. I relate to this song song so much. I'm still trying to heal and this song is a good thing for me to listen to so I can get better. I'm really glad I found it! thank you so very much.
que triste te queremos christina y tienes una familis que te apoya y tus fans que te quieren y te admiran mucho tu puedes superar todo christina eres una persona fuerte y sensible a la vez sabras como enfrentar las cosas...
I really wish I could stay strong right now. 52 yrs old an I'm tired and I have tried to forgive time an time again like I feel God is telling me to and each an every time I do an try to do for my father those memories flood my head and make me feel so worthless an feel so embarrassed an so much like trash an a let down all I do is get weaker with each passing minute an don't want to live anymore. I want to just go on an be with my mother an not feel no more pain physical or emotional. And the hate runs so deep within me the thoughts that go thru my head when I hear him scream in pain an begging God to take him on gives me pleasure an that makes me feel guilty an feel like I've literally went insane. I just can't carry these memories an this pain anymore.
I'm hurt right now. Things are rough right now. I'm just counting the days until I get out of here...away from my monster...and it might take some time...but someday I promise you this. I will be OK.
It's very sad reading your comment. but trust me everyone has a problem in this life which he has to face as a human being. i hope that you will be a great parent to your children :)
yeahh actually i am doing much better at the end so much pain we went through but we got through thank god well we are yeah i used to be as well scared but you shouldnt be no one should be scared at the man that you call father i hope your doing much better but yeah this song fits us perfectly
It gets really hard to keep going after the one man in your life whom you trusted lays his hands on you or watches you while you sleep. I should know. What do I do?
I think I can really relate to this to how I would always be scared cause I didn’t know when he would get mad at my mom and even though it’s over now there are still things that remind me of those time and I know I will never forget how afraid I would be so I don’t know if it’s selfish to say this cause so many people have it worse but if this is still happening in your family please don’t give up and stay strong
@dakotaHUFFY it doesnt make you feel sorry... the people who should feel sorry doesnt feel sorry anytime.. they dont know how much pain i feel... but anyway .. thank you!
@dakotaHUFFY it doesnt should you make feeling sorry... the people who should feel sorry doesnt feel sorry anytime .... thei dont know how much pain i feel .. but anyway.. thank you!
So many of us relate to this song, so we need to stick together and know we are not alone, I’m constantly scared and I’m sick of it. A couple more years and I’m going to take my mother and leave forever. I deserve a normal life and so do all of u !!!!!! Xx
Did you leave? I hope you found a safe place,
This song really does hit me right in the feels like it makes my heart pound and feel like my chest is going to collapse because it reminds me of all the terrible pain that I keep hidden, all the memories of him beating mom and the times that he'd hit me and always bring me down by saying terrible things about me and mom and it's just right now I feel a bad panic attack coming in from listening to this song
Stay strong
Destiny Nichols the same is happening too me, all we have to do is stay strong.
Destiny Nichols my dad always was drunk coming home and I had 3brothers and 2 sisters but 1 sister and my 3 brothers was from a different dad and my other sis is younger than me and my other sis is older but my dad would yell and hit my mom I would try to stop them but my mom said no don't he might hurt you too I was only 6 when it happened and my younger sis was 5 and my other sis and brothers where sleeping and I would cry and cry to tell them stop but then I just stood there when my mom wacked my dad in his head with his computer she had enough but then they was back together than he hurt my second oldest brother pulled out his hair because he didn't want to give my dad the phone.then on my 7-9 birthdays my dad was never there he did drugs then my sisters brothers and mom moved then my oldest brother tried to commit suicide because of a girl I was 10 that time.at school I get pushed and bullied a lot I self harm have only some friends
Destiny Nichols but I'm sorry for you hope you feel better
Same with my parents happened. I was growing up for hard 🙇🏻♀️. Till now I didn’t going back home town
"Bruises fade, father, but the pain remains the same..." she's so right :(
Every time I hear this, I remember everything bottled up inside me. How I'm afraid of getting hurt be people I trust again. I think about how the world would be like if I just died "would anyone miss me ?" "Would anyone even care if I told them about the voices in my head telling me to grab the knife and end it ?" And I remember the bullying I get at school that I try to block out. Listening to this song just helps me let out all my emotions and cry, it's a sad yet beautiful song that will never get old
Dana Alsayed omg same i have trust issues and i think about suicide everyday and when i go to school ppl say dont do that ur worth so much more
Dana Alsayed heh ya me to but listen to me live life because this is a one time thing do you wanna know something my dad always was drunk coming home and I had 3brothers and 2 sisters but 1 sister and my 3 brothers was from a different dad and my other sis is younger than me and my other sis is older but my dad would yell and hit my mom I would try to stop them but my mom said no don't he might hurt you too I was only 6 when it happened and my younger sis was 5 and my other sis and brothers where sleeping and I would cry and cry to tell them stop but then I just stood there when my mom wacked my dad on his head with his computer she had enough but then they was back together than he hurt my second oldest brother pulled out his hair because he didn't want to give my dad the phone.then on my 7-9 birthdays my dad was never there he did drugs then my sisters brothers and mom moved then my oldest brother tried to commit suicide because of a girl I was 10 that time.at school I get pushed and bullied a lot I self harm have only some friends but just remember the good times k 😁😞 I live with my mom I don't have a lot of money
Dana Alsayed but sorry
This song represents me in every way...I feel like dying and staying strong at the same time when hearing this song.
Aimee Assals same
Strength is my mother for all the love she gave...:(
Everybody has that bottled up sadness it just takes One person to make it come out....
yup, one thing and i am going off the deep end.
i hope my children never have to go through this
my parents left me when i was young but regardless strength is my mother because she kept me safe as long as she could :)
This song represents my 1 year old girl who I just found out was abused by her daycare workers. She has permanent scars and burns. I feel so bad for Justine and that I didn't know. I am so sorry to my baby girl!
I feel so bad for your baby girl
😭 I’m so so sorry! 😭
burn the workers alive
This really gets my feelings ;-; This is exactly how my mom and Dad were
That's how mine are
mine are the same way and it hurts but it is okay
Me right now😍 barely hanging on… pain free or pain method pick..😊
im a girl who had an abusive dad who hurt me and my mum so this tells of my life story
Me too sister, sending love your way ❤️
Same childhood trauma and my father stoped sending me to school where I was happy because I was intelligent
It made me feel sad and happy at the same time
my lil sis says : "thats daddys song"
&& lots of memories come up when i hear this song!
trin to erase those memories but cant erase the scars
Christina Aguilera you played with my feelings.. you really got an amazing voice and your song are very thrilling ! made me feel like i was there with you :(
I am fifteen years old and every time I’m crying in the bathroom,trying to be silent,standing in front of the mirror and keep telling myself: “It’s only 3 years left,only three years.”
And every time I hear his car parking in ,my stomach starts shaking.I just want to escape.I want to forget everything.
I know it’s hard but get help. When your old and look back you will think it was worth it i swear.
I was 8… I’m 11 now still going on, the abuse isn’t as bad it stopped at 10 but they still fight not so much tho but tonight my dad threatened her.. it brought flashbacks and now I can’t breathe😍
this song really gets to me..I have never listened to song that explains my life better than this song does
omg this song, this song is so real and I can just feel the rawness my Mom was abused by her boyfriend and he started hitting her wen I was 11 and this song just describes everything she thought he loved her but how can someone love you when they kick, hit,choke,call you terrible names and jump through a window just to get you thank you X-tina for this amazing song I love you
I cry when I hear this song like everytime!!She gives you exactly the situation!So real!It makes you feek like you lived it too!!Amazing!
I don't have a family like this but let me say I am grateful for what I have.... I know everybody says this but appreciate what you got because the smallest things might be the best things with the most feelings ❤️
Please love your family if this doesn’t happen in your household. Love them for life and don’t stop loving them. You will regret it Ik I would give anything to have a happy loving family
she would say " He was just trying to teach me a lesson."
Hope White because if you have been abused that’s what your abuser would say and you believe them
I cry with this song like everytime!!!!She makes you give exacly the situation!Like you lived it too!!Amazing!
Strength is my mother for all the love she gave
Really hits home 😢😢
story of my life.
thanks to my dad i now suffer from anxoity (however you spell it) P.T.S.D and depression, ive tried everything to make it go away, including cutting.. but the pain doesnt go, but you have to act okay.
i like how some people be posting deep messages and I'm just like lit bruh
this song is so beautiful and is giving every person out there hope. Thank you Christina x
This reminds me of my past because I was always scared to come home to my father hurting my mother. I would cry up in my room.
Yup , This Song Just Makes Me Cry Everytime i Hear It -|3
Reminds Me Of My My Alcholic "Father" Who Was Alwayss Beating Me Up .
But EVERYTHING Made Me
STRONGER *
And Im Just 14
Christina is so strong being able to sing this.
i love this song
it's so hard to explain how she locked away all the pain from her childhood...but you have to get over all the difficulties........... my best friend lived the same as christina and i'm just wondering what kind of people have the right to do something like this? she'll always remember all the pain, she'll never forget but she's such an amazing person that she deserves more than this
"For you it's just a memory, but for me it still lives on".
My father sometimes used violence against me from I was eight 'til I got twelve. I'm fifteen now. He also did other things to me, except from violence, 'til I got fourteen. We still have our small fights. I've tried to talk with my mom, but she wouldn't let me move from him, and she has said to me that I haven't spoke of anything else in the last two years.
How can anyone be ok after all that shit? I feel really lucky because I haven´t see it at home but I admire people who got over this though I know it can be forgotten..I wish I could be as strong as them :(
When she was recording this, she was laying on the floor in the studio crying. Linda Perry was there and said "Get a mic in there right now". You can hear it the most from 2:50 to 3:00. This song is amazing and I love that they used such raw material on the album.
Sometimes there's fear inside me to become parent one day,cause of the demage inside.Glad to see the others have been trough the same hell like i did,somewhere deep inside me it helps,but also,the sadness is lot bigger than satisfaction when i realise that half of our dreams are based on the same nighmares.Sometimes late at night,i still hear the screams,even i know they're not real anymore.Hope the time heals the pain, and brings all those nightmares to some other dimension.Strenght to us all !
bruises fade mother but the pain remains the same strength is my father for all the love he gave
This really hits home for me.
The history of my life...
when i show this to my mom she say .. oh my gosh how u could remember?
its sad ., .
this gets me in my feelings too I witnessed all and then my mom abused me too ever since 2nd grade and i still go through all of this pain except seeing the domestic violence now its me getting hurt like this if u care or if u would help me become stronger
thank you X-tina for all of your song they are all so amazing
i remember years ago in school we were learning about symbols: a heart symbolizes love. Our teacher asked us what home symbolizes for us. Everyone said safety, love, family. But I said hell, fear, unhappiness =/ this song is the symbol for my life
She sings with so much emotion and her song express so much of her, of her life, of her terrible childhood! I LOVE HER!!!!!!!!
People putting useless comments ruining a perfect song
god, haters you don't like it, than leave
Because the other 98 % of the world loves her and her songs and that's why she is considered one of the best singers in the world
this song relates to my life so much it is sad...and what's even worse it that I'm only 11 years old...every verse of this song every word...reminds me of my life with my dad
Mariah Hegemann I'm so sorry 😐 look up something that makes you smile. It's not ur fault beautiful girl....chin high! If u ever need to take find me on Facebook Whitney Crambrink or subscribe to my Facebook channel :) xoxoxo I promise it gets better!!!!
Tough Stuff thank you so much! This means so much to me!☺
Mariah Hegemann same i am 14 now and it stopped when i was 12 if ypu wanna talk tell me
I liked those stunning valuable words
this song is...I have no words. for every verse I had a memory. I relate to this song song so much. I'm still trying to heal and this song is a good thing for me to listen to so I can get better. I'm really glad I found it! thank you so very much.
I love this song so much because i can relate to what she says. I will forever love Christina....
That song is old but gold
3:06
My father's is still in my life but my relationship with him is not good and hasn't been good for the past year .
explains my life.. it still goes on but i know one day this will all be over....
As a survivor of child abuse both sexual and physical, this song really hit home...be a survivor , not a victim.
que triste te queremos christina y tienes una familis que te apoya y tus fans que te quieren y te admiran mucho
tu puedes superar todo christina eres una persona fuerte y sensible a la vez sabras como enfrentar las cosas...
This reminds me of how things used to be for me. ;(
I used to change father to stepfather.. this album is so powerful.. it got me through the days when i was young..
No, they don't understand the damage they have done, for them it's just the memory, but for us it still lives on.
i always start to tear when i hear this song
i remember waking up in the morning and my mom screaming for help i feel her
I just searched songs about having an abusive father and a bunch of songs came up and this was the first one. I can say being 42 years old I am ok
Btw you should listen to it at 1.5x it sounds cool
The one song that I can relate to 100%
This song is very sad nd whenever I hear this song I remember everything when I was a litter girl
Thank you for this song.
This song always makes me cry but I always feel better afterwards because this song explains me so well.
for you it's just a memory, but for me it still lives on.... It isn't fair that he can forget, but I will always be affected
I think Christina is an underrated singer and she actually deserves more attention than Gaga
Only a word.....
Beautyful !
THIS LITTERALLY TELLS OF MY LIFE STORY
I love the song, it brought me to tears but...
Can someone link me to a song about emotional abuse.
I can't find any ;w;
I really wish I could stay strong right now. 52 yrs old an I'm tired and I have tried to forgive time an time again like I feel God is telling me to and each an every time I do an try to do for my father those memories flood my head and make me feel so worthless an feel so embarrassed an so much like trash an a let down all I do is get weaker with each passing minute an don't want to live anymore. I want to just go on an be with my mother an not feel no more pain physical or emotional. And the hate runs so deep within me the thoughts that go thru my head when I hear him scream in pain an begging God to take him on gives me pleasure an that makes me feel guilty an feel like I've literally went insane. I just can't carry these memories an this pain anymore.
I'm hurt right now. Things are rough right now. I'm just counting the days until I get out of here...away from my monster...and it might take some time...but someday I promise you this. I will be OK.
i always cry when i listen this song :(
this song is just beautiful...
This music remind me my relashionship with my dad
So many memories. I'm ok.
So insightful. So meaningful. So Deep
The part about love and the walls I build up hurts me cause it true I put up my walls and then all of them crash down
It's very sad reading your comment. but trust me everyone has a problem in this life which he has to face as a human being. i hope that you will be a great parent to your children :)
yeahh actually i am doing much better at the end so much pain we went through but we got through thank god well we are yeah i used to be as well scared but you shouldnt be no one should be scared at the man that you call father i hope your doing much better but yeah this song fits us perfectly
Change it to grandfather, and look what he's done to my family.
Thank you, Tata.
It gets really hard to keep going after the one man in your life whom you trusted lays his hands on you or watches you while you sleep. I should know. What do I do?
This song literally broke me
It really represents my life
this song hits me in the feels yet its how i feel inside.
i think the same ,she is the best.
My god, i can relate to this song so much.
@SchitzoRipsta it is christina, in the vh1 storytellers I'm Ok performance.
I think I can really relate to this to how I would always be scared cause I didn’t know when he would get mad at my mom and even though it’s over now there are still things that remind me of those time and I know I will never forget how afraid I would be so I don’t know if it’s selfish to say this cause so many people have it worse but if this is still happening in your family please don’t give up and stay strong
me too hun'. strength is my mother
she said she was crying when she recorded this :( i like singing this when i'm sad
Amazing !
apparently we had the same childhood with xtina :(
Dang, that's a sad song! But that's why we have faith.
My father is the same. He's left bruises that will never truly heal.
this reminds me of my life
i could only get to 1:25 before wanting to cry my eyes out
@dakotaHUFFY it doesnt make you feel sorry... the people who should feel sorry doesnt feel sorry anytime.. they dont know how much pain i feel... but anyway .. thank you!
@dakotaHUFFY it doesnt should you make feeling sorry... the people who should feel sorry doesnt feel sorry anytime .... thei dont know how much pain i feel .. but anyway.. thank you!
makes me think about when i was little