"Monster"

This week, we have the hit song "Monster" by Christian rock band Skillet.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9NStVkSCuk

I don't really have a huge amount of things to say about this one, but it is one of my favorite songs not just because it's so catchy. I was first introduced to this song back when I was a sophomore in high school and I immediately loved it. It was also my introduction to Skillet as a group and I later discovered many more songs of theirs that I really liked. But "Monster" was pretty much my jam for the remainder of my sophomore year.

I've seen this song used on Youtube to pay tribute to so many villains in the media. Villains are always my favorite characters to look for because they're usually just so much fun to watch. But this song especially works for a certain type of person: the one with some sort of duplicity, or the "werewolf" if you will.

I've always been a fan of the werewolf. Not just the mythical creature, but also the character type. Usually, they have some kind of condition, like a split personality, that causes them great distress and puts others in danger. Just the concept of a split personality fascinates me and it's always interesting to delve into the psyche of somebody suffering from such a condition. The idea that somebody can just suddenly become a whole different person is both an amazing idea and a frightening one.

"Monster" is all about a person going through this exact struggle, with lyrics like "The secret side of me, I never let you see. I keep it caged, but I can't control it." The person in the song is fighting to, to quote the Incredible Hulk, "control the raging the spirit that dwells within him." If you want to think about it on a more broad level, everybody has a side to them or a secret that they're afraid to let people know about for fear of what might happen to their reputation. It doesn't necessarily have to be a split personality, but I think everyone has at least one skeleton in their closet.

For anybody who has ever had a deep personal secret, or just anyone who likes werewolves, Skillet's "Monster" is definitely the song for you.