Jason Michael Carroll - Alyssa Lies Lyrics Meaning

Alyssa Lies is a song about child abuse, and most importantly what happens when you ignore it. I can personally relate to this song very well. When I was younger my two best friends were constantly abused by their father and grandfather and I was sworn to secrecy so I never told anyone. If I

Alyssa Lies is a song about child abuse, and most importantly what happens when you ignore it. I can personally relate to this song very well.

When I was younger my two best friends were constantly abused by their father and grandfather and I was sworn to secrecy so I never told anyone. If I had they would still be here today. Corey killed himself a week after he turned 9 and Lucy was thrown down the stairs by their father just before her 7th birthday.

The song is told from the point of view of a father with a young daughter who meets a new friend at school one day. The daughter doesn't understand why her friend Alyssa lies about all the bruises so she goes home and asks her father about it. He is just shocked and doesn't know what to do.

"He just brushed it off at first"

After he puts his daughter to bed he hears her pray for Alyssa.

"God bless my mom and my dad,
and my new friend Alyssa
Lord I know she needs you bad"

He can't sleep as he tries to think of a a way to calm her fears. Finally he decides to go to the school on Monday and tell them about what was going on but when he gets there with his little girl...

"My little girl asked me why everybody looked so sad. The lump in my throat grew bigger with every question that she asked, until I felt the tears run down my face, as I told her that Alyssa wouldn't be in school today
"Cuz she doesn't lie, in the classroom.
She doesn't lie, anymore at school.
Alyssa lies with Jesus cuz there was nothing anyone would do"

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