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.
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.