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I've heard Ronnie say he really likes this song because it really reflects him so I think it's a song from the perspective of a heavy metal musician. The first verse seems to be the speaker validating his music. He (and his anger) has been a prisoner and he's the "first to escape," meaning he's the first to voice the frustation that heavy metal is more apt to explore than other kinds of music. The second part of the first verse points out that he's in the minority, but the majority isn't right, he is because he isn't silent like so many others.

The Second verse seems to be playing on the image metal artists are given in the popular of media (monsters, freaks, etc.) but still with a rejection of this notion that they are wrong because they go against the majority.

The third verse has the speaker talking about how he thinks he's morally right (very few metal artists would consider themselves, "evil," rather they would say they are examining evil and tackling it) but everyone thinks he's just foul ("a whore"). People say that he is "giving nothing/A taker" (his music has no worth, is just garbage, a common criticism of heavy metal) and a "maker of war" (people often criticize metal of being violent or inspiring violence). The speaker rejects this and says he'll fight back "with a smile," not out of malice but because he knows the things people say about him aren't true.

On the way out, we have some more of this defiant talk such as in "Don't follow behind/Just leave me on the outside" where the speaker says he'd much rather stay on the outside of the mainstream rather than actually try to convert it. We also get this interesting line of "I am hunger/Feed my head," where the speaker is saying he's fueled by this criticism and will take it, knowing nothing will stop him from doing what he wants.

I think it definitely works like is said before if you go with "Computer God" framing the whole album but if you take it by itself and add in Ronnie's comments, I think my idea works too.

This is just a guess, but might it be about someone who pretends to be a powerful yet just man, though in reality he is weak and takes advantage of those who would fear him or worship him?

Uhh... Maybe.

I am anger Under pressure Lost in cages, a prisoner The first to escape

I am wicked I am legion Strength in numbers, a lie The number is one

I, I, I Everything that I see is for me

Yes, I am giant I'm a monster Breaking windows in houses Buildings of glass

Rebel, rebel Holy outlaw Ride together, don't try it The power's in one

I, I, I I am standing alone But I can rock you I, I, I

On the edge of the blade But the knife can't cut the hero down

I am virgin I'm a whore Giving nothing, the taker The maker of war

I'll smash your face in But with a smile All together you'll never Be stronger than me

I, I, I Right here on my own But I still rock you I, I, I

Don't follow behind Just leave me on the outside

I, I, I I am standing alone But I can shock you I, I, I

On the edge of the blade But no one makes the hero bleed

No, no, no No, no, no

I am hunger (no, no, no) Feed my head (no, no, no) All together, you'll never Never make the hero bleed (no, no, no)

The title says it all - me, myself & I!!!

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I remember the struggle. It's a hero that has civil war within himself. Feeling that he's is the last pure soul alive. Now he has to come to terms within . Trying to makle sense of the fucked up world we live in. This song has Dio's evil tone but has a sense to say even though most of what we are taught to believe is lost when the pure at heart is gone we must be strong and stick to what we believe is right.

I think its about standing up for your beliefs with any means necessary.

The lyrics to his song are typical metal. They kind of go along with the whole dehumanizer thing, the idea that machines will take over the world. The whole album kind of has a concept, its not really a concept album but it is all based around one idea. Kind of like The Iron Maiden album Killers.

This song is about empowerment. The message is that your power comes from within, not from outside your self. The power of one is stronger than the power of many. There is a sense of invincibility that one who is powerful and strong enough can withstand any other forces that may try to take them down. There is also a great sense of independence and rebellion that would be typical of many metal lyrics.