This is about bronies. They communicate by stomping.
I've been living my life in a cage
Freedom spits in my face
It was such a disgrace
And I was lonely
And feeling empty
Desperate
I had my head in a noose
I had nothing to loose
Had enough of abuse
And now I'm dangerous
Hateful, contagious
It haunts us
I'm angry (I'm angry)
I'm raging (I'm raging)
I'm breaking through the pain
The monster's loose
And now you know the truth
Tell me can you feel it
As you hit the wall
The monsters loose
And now you have to choose
And prove you can take it
To the top before you fall
I've walked a slippery road
Felt a twitch in my soul
Through the wind and the cold
With no protection
Just one direction
Destruction
I've paid for all my mistakes
Taking all I can take
Until I'm ready to break
I'm feeling vicious
And so outrageous
It breaks us
I'm leaving
Still breathing
I'm tearing through these chains
The monster's loose
And now you know the truth
Tell me can you feel it
As you hit the wall
The monsters loose
And now you have to choose
And prove you can take it
To the top before you fall
I've lived a thousand years in darkness
Banished all alone
Inside my mind with just my madness
Behind these walls of stone
I was falling apart at the seams
Holding my breath just to breathe
I tasted the sting of my tears
I was waking up stuck in a dream
Ran out of air, couldn't screamed
Wasted away by my fears
The monster's loose
And now you know the truth
Tell me can you feel it
As you hit the wall
The monster's loose
And now you have to choose
And prove that you can take it
To the top and never fall
The monster's loose
You've lost your last excuse
Now show me that you got it
Even when you fall
The monster's loose
This game is win or loose
Sometimes you gotta' do it
And show the world you want it all
Freedom spits in my face
It was such a disgrace
And I was lonely
And feeling empty
Desperate
I had my head in a noose
I had nothing to loose
Had enough of abuse
And now I'm dangerous
Hateful, contagious
It haunts us
I'm angry (I'm angry)
I'm raging (I'm raging)
I'm breaking through the pain
The monster's loose
And now you know the truth
Tell me can you feel it
As you hit the wall
The monsters loose
And now you have to choose
And prove you can take it
To the top before you fall
I've walked a slippery road
Felt a twitch in my soul
Through the wind and the cold
With no protection
Just one direction
Destruction
I've paid for all my mistakes
Taking all I can take
Until I'm ready to break
I'm feeling vicious
And so outrageous
It breaks us
I'm leaving
Still breathing
I'm tearing through these chains
The monster's loose
And now you know the truth
Tell me can you feel it
As you hit the wall
The monsters loose
And now you have to choose
And prove you can take it
To the top before you fall
I've lived a thousand years in darkness
Banished all alone
Inside my mind with just my madness
Behind these walls of stone
I was falling apart at the seams
Holding my breath just to breathe
I tasted the sting of my tears
I was waking up stuck in a dream
Ran out of air, couldn't screamed
Wasted away by my fears
The monster's loose
And now you know the truth
Tell me can you feel it
As you hit the wall
The monster's loose
And now you have to choose
And prove that you can take it
To the top and never fall
The monster's loose
You've lost your last excuse
Now show me that you got it
Even when you fall
The monster's loose
This game is win or loose
Sometimes you gotta' do it
And show the world you want it all
Lyrics submitted by rotinhellorg
The Monster Is Loose Lyrics as written by Nikki Sixx Desmond Child
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC, Downtown Music Publishing
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Great version of a great song,
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Plastic Bag
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I just heard it a few days ago, it really blew me away. great song
Great song, Sounds like the new album is gonna be another classic like the others. The man has done it again.
A lot harder then most of his other stuff, This album will be an instant classic i think
It's about satan breaking out of hell after being kept there for so long, and trying to get people to follow him I guess as said in the book of Revelations. I could be looking to deep into the song though.
Gotta lpve meat loaf. He kicked ass with yet another album.
Being an athlete and stuff this song really gets me in the mood to kick some serious ass. Its like a guy who has had a bad time, and now he feels he is gonna rise up..
I cant see any references to satan etc.
Some of the lyrics arn't right, "Feelin' spit in my face" is "Freedom spit in my face" and "From running empty" is "Run-down and empty". I'm totally sure, and I know it doesn't sound right, but it's in the lyrics booklet in the album. If any of you we true fans you would be buying albums rather than scamming people like Meat Loaf by downloading music and you would know the lyrics. I'm pretty sure Like "[?]inhibitions / a-mebisious / an ambition[/?]" is "Like something vicious" but I can't really remember, the booklet is in the car outside which I can't really be bothered getting right now... I don't mean to sound mean, it just really annoys me of how people can claim to be loyal fans yet still not be helping the artists out.
And yeah, this is a truly kickass song!!
Meat Loaf is great at smerging the Classic Rock with some Metallish, fast, heavy, good stuff but still making it orchestrial and powerful. There are just soo many instruments playing in this song, so many people that want to play for Meat Loaf it's amazing. It's a great change to the modern punk-rock bands with only four members! I love how heavy this song is, it's great =]
And I know this is "SongMeanings" not "SongCritism" but I just had to say that... I think the meaning of this song is really obvious, like everyone else has commented, a guy who is breaking through after decades of torment.
Meat Loaf is a legend, I've been listning to him since I was born and forever will \m/ Even though I'm a metal/punk/emo-chick, I'm not ashamed to tell everyone my first concert was Meat Loaf XD
the beast let loose after the thousand years..
meat loaf has an incredible voice, it rings so clearly
Definitely about the releasing of an inner demon.
It also strikes me that this concerns making a choice (The monster's loose and now you have to choose And prove that you can take it to the top before you fall) about what he's going to DO with the monster now that it IS loose.
I also think that the song implies that this isn't just somebody who's angry, but someobody who has a REAL inner monster. I've known a few people like that. They're usually very self-contained, introspective and controlled, often quiet and shy - because they have to be, because they have a killer's soul, and it's too dangerous to be emotional.
Sadly, that's also just the kind of person who attracts a certain class of abusive people, making it even harder for them to maintain control.
Not everybody has a REAL inner monster... but those of us who do can tell you that letting it "loose" is an incredibly dangerous thing. Especially if, like the character in the song, you've been made to suffer while you've contained it for years.
Loose the monster correctly, and you can use it for good - or at least, against other monsters. Choose poorly, and you turn it inward and destroy yourself, or out against innocents and become some useless spree killer.
Meatloaf + Metal? MUST WORSHIP!
Seriously though, this album is amazing, it really is.