Metallica: Invisible Kid Meaning

Invisible Kid Lyrics

Invisible kid
Never see what he did
got stuck where he hid
Fallen through the grid
Invisible kid
Got a place of his own
Where he'll never be known
Inward he's grown
Invisible kid
Never see what he did
got stuck where he hid
Fallen through the...

1. anonymous

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   Jul 24th 2022 !⃝

   There's no way this song is about anything else to me but childhood neglect and developing avoidant and dissociative tendencies because of the pain.
   
   The "invisible kid" was told over and over again that his needs and wants are not okay and so he hides his hurt and learns to make his own life in his head to escape the pain and shame of being neglected.
   
   Floating around in your head is exactly how I feel when I'm disassociating. Thoughts kind of come and go and everything happening right in front of my eyes doesn't even feel real, just like a TV left on that I'm ignoring, I give half-hearted answers like "I'm okay" (I hope they go away so I can go back to ignoring my life) "please don't stray too far" (I am actually in immense amount of emotional pain when I'm disassociating)
2. anonymous

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   Jan 3rd 2019 !⃝

   Its about a kid who was invisible.
3. anonymous

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   Jul 26th 2018 !⃝

   Feeling invisible is a typical sign of childhood neglect.
4. anonymous

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   Apr 28th 2017 !⃝

   I kinda feel it's about a lonely boy that commits suicide . When he talks about him floating in his room I think it's referring to him hanging himself
5. anonymous

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   Mar 7th 2017 !⃝

   It's about Jason Newstead and the breakup.
6. PantyRaid823

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   Apr 20th 2016 !⃝

   I think it's about a mistreated child. The parents always taught him to get out of their way and this made him very desperate.
   
   The following lines suggests this:
   "Ooh, what a good boy you are.
   Out of the way and you kept to yourself.
   Ooh, can't you see that he's not here?"
   
   Also it's about someone who hides inside their brain. This might refer to a child with autism (aut- or auto- means "self"). Austistic people are known for not seeking contact and being overwhelmed sometimes.
   
   I use these lyric lines as reference:
   "Locked away in his brain.
   From the shame and the pain.
   World down the drain."
   
   
   Sitenote:
   I dont own the copyright of the pasted lyrics lines (obviously).
   The writers are
   ROCK, ROBERT JENS/HETFIELD, JAMES/ULRICH, LARS
7. anonymous

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   Jun 29th 2014 !⃝

   I believe the song is simply about a kid who is a loner and sits alone in his room all day.
   "I'm okay, just go away."
   He just wants to be left alone and wants everyone to stop trying to change him.
8. anonymous

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   Dec 4th 2012 !⃝

   its about a person who has had problems fitting in and then climbs the ladder of sucess till he reaches the top.

   This interpretation has been marked as poor. view anyway
9. Lowden6

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   Nov 3rd 2010 !⃝

   It's about Robert Trujillo and his story of how he was ignored for so long, and "hurt inside" even though he kept getting better. Then the song ends with him joining Metallica and feeling better.

   This interpretation has been marked as poor. view anyway

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