It's about the emasculation and demoralization of the middle class male with the images of the monster rising from the lake serving as a symbol for the need to awaken and relate to man's primal side. The man is besieged at home with problems, seems to be in an unhappy marriage, has a thankless job and a polluted environment. Secretly he wishes to act on his lusty impulses for the secretaries at his office but "all he ever thinks to do is watch."
It is indicated that there is an outward signal of the primal force rising inside him:
"He walks unhindered through the picket lines today / He doesn't think to wonder why"
It just seems to me that it is about modern middle class man's rising frustration both at his station in life and to the moral and natural decay that seems to be taking place around him, this frustration is linked symbolically as the catalyst for the monster rising from the lake.
I don't think it's any more about men than it is about women, especially in this day and age, or even in the 80's. Everyone is working to get their family through, and that includes mothers and fathers. This song is about a working husband and father, but is relatable to working Mom's, Dad's, gay parents, etc.
I don't think it's any more about men than it is about women, especially in this day and age, or even in the 80's. Everyone is working to get their family through, and that includes mothers and fathers. This song is about a working husband and father, but is relatable to working Mom's, Dad's, gay parents, etc.
@maclasch Yeah, it\'s about working women and homosexuals. Right. Because those groups are every bit as maligned as middle-class men.\r\n\r\nGTFO of here with that nonsense.
@maclasch Yeah, it\'s about working women and homosexuals. Right. Because those groups are every bit as maligned as middle-class men.\r\n\r\nGTFO of here with that nonsense.
It's about the emasculation and demoralization of the middle class male with the images of the monster rising from the lake serving as a symbol for the need to awaken and relate to man's primal side. The man is besieged at home with problems, seems to be in an unhappy marriage, has a thankless job and a polluted environment. Secretly he wishes to act on his lusty impulses for the secretaries at his office but "all he ever thinks to do is watch." It is indicated that there is an outward signal of the primal force rising inside him: "He walks unhindered through the picket lines today / He doesn't think to wonder why"
It just seems to me that it is about modern middle class man's rising frustration both at his station in life and to the moral and natural decay that seems to be taking place around him, this frustration is linked symbolically as the catalyst for the monster rising from the lake.
I don't think it's any more about men than it is about women, especially in this day and age, or even in the 80's. Everyone is working to get their family through, and that includes mothers and fathers. This song is about a working husband and father, but is relatable to working Mom's, Dad's, gay parents, etc.
I don't think it's any more about men than it is about women, especially in this day and age, or even in the 80's. Everyone is working to get their family through, and that includes mothers and fathers. This song is about a working husband and father, but is relatable to working Mom's, Dad's, gay parents, etc.
@maclasch Yeah, it\'s about working women and homosexuals. Right. Because those groups are every bit as maligned as middle-class men.\r\n\r\nGTFO of here with that nonsense.
@maclasch Yeah, it\'s about working women and homosexuals. Right. Because those groups are every bit as maligned as middle-class men.\r\n\r\nGTFO of here with that nonsense.
@EightiesGuy best eisegesis yet! Well done!
@EightiesGuy best eisegesis yet! Well done!