my interpretation is more along the lines of benjay's. this is a very sad song and while i think depression plays into it, the actual monster itself is heroin use/addiction, as E has admitted to using it before and would explain the line-
She will always be the only thing
That comes between me and the awful sting
That comes from living in a world that's so damn mean
It wouldn't make sense that depression helps him make it through, but drugs would be a strong possibility.
my interpretation is more along the lines of benjay's. this is a very sad song and while i think depression plays into it, the actual monster itself is heroin use/addiction, as E has admitted to using it before and would explain the line-
She will always be the only thing That comes between me and the awful sting That comes from living in a world that's so damn mean
It wouldn't make sense that depression helps him make it through, but drugs would be a strong possibility.