“Animal I have Become-Three Days Grace” Analysis/Interpretation

Three days Grace- Animal I have Become

I can't escape this hell
So many times I've tried
But I'm still caged inside
Somebody get me through this nightmare
I can't control myself

Someone if you can see
The dark inside of me
Noone would ever change this animal I have become
Help me believe, It's not the real me

Somebody help me tame this animal (this animal x's 2)

I can't escape myself
So many times I've lied
But there's still rage inside
Somebody get me through this nightmare
I can't control myself

Someone if you can see
The dark inside of me
Noone would ever change this animal I have become
Help me believe, It's not the real me
Somebody help me tame this animal I have become
Help me believe, It's not the real me
Somebody help me tame this animal

Somebody help me through this nightmare
I can't control myself
Somebody wake me from this nightmare
I can't escape this cell

This Animal x's 7

Someone if you can see
The dark inside of me
Noone would ever change this animal I have become
Help me believe, It's not the real me
Somebody help me tame this animal I have become
Help me believe, It's not the real me
Somebody help me tame this animal

This animal I have become.

SONG ANALYSIS/INTERPRETATION

The theme for this song is to visualize an angry man locked up just like an animal. This might give the imagery of a man in a jail surrounded by other dangerous men. The animal that he has become is the reason behind him being locked up in a cell. The speaker to this song is angry at the decisions he made in life and is regretting them. The theme describes his feeling of fury for the times he could not control his actions. He relates himself to being in a nightmare of his own. A nightmare that is so real to him that he cannot escape the feeling of reality. He wants to believe that what he has done is not really him. The audience believes that it might be his alter ego self. The speaker describes the feeling of his actions as being animal-like because it is not like him to behave like this. This song interprets how a man is feeling like an animal because of the times he has lied and the dark side of him. For example, “I can’t escape myself/ So many times I’ve lied/ But there’s still rage inside/ Somebody get me through this nightmare” incorporates his feelings of remorse for his actions.

The literary devices used in this song are metaphors and imagery. Throughout the song, the speaker repeats “animal I have become” to show the connection between himself and an intimidating animal. The metaphor compares the speaker to an animal because of the speaker’s way of behaving. The speaker behaves like an animal because he can not control himself. Animals are wild and can get out of hand. The imagery in the introduction relates the speaker to be “caged inside”. This defines that the speaker is like an animal by being literally locked up in a cage. This quote describes that he may possibly be in a jail cell. “Animal I have Become” by Three Days Grace is a great song that describes how a man feels like an animal because of his animal-like behavior. The speaker makes the connection that he is not the same. He has changed for the worst by doing things that was not like him. The animal he has become was his way of saying that his behavior made him feel like an animal. An animal that is unjust and wild that is in a cage. The lyrics to this song are simple and straightforward. It is easily understood by the audience because everyone can relate to someone being at their lowest point in life.