The title's wrong; this is "Have You Ever Danced With The Devil In The Pale Moonlight".
I think that he's been waiting for his life to get better, but it just stays the same. So he vows to "escape this strangle hold". But when he screws up his courage to fight, it just ends where he'll "stand to fall". He's desperate and resigned, but it seems (to me) he's still going forward.
The title's wrong; this is "Have You Ever Danced With The Devil In The Pale Moonlight".
I think that he's been waiting for his life to get better, but it just stays the same. So he vows to "escape this strangle hold". But when he screws up his courage to fight, it just ends where he'll "stand to fall". He's desperate and resigned, but it seems (to me) he's still going forward.