Freddie Wadling (August 2, 1951, Gothenburg, Sweden - June 2, 2016, Gothenb… Read Full Bio ↴Freddie Wadling (August 2, 1951, Gothenburg, Sweden - June 2, 2016, Gothenburg, Sweden) was a Swedish singer, actor, painter, comic book creator and opera writer, whose over 30-year musical career spans from punk to classical ballads. Although he played in many punk bands during the '70s and early '80s (Liket lever, which roughly translates to "The Corpse is Alive", Cortex and Straitjacket) and the controversial the Leather Nun, his importance for the Swedish punk scene was minor - in contrast with his influence on the alternative/experimental rock scene. He didn't receive mainstream attention in his homeland until 1988 with the Flesh Quartet. He was awarded the Cornelis Vreeswijk Prize in 2005.

In the mid eighties he was one half of Blue For Two with Henryk Lipp. Blue For Two was a rock band with heavy dependence on electronics that released five albums that were a moderate success in alternative circles.
In the eighties he was mainly associated with the swedish alternative label Radium Records.

Jag är monstret
Freddie Wadling Lyrics

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Jag kom hit från det stora mörkret
Och in i dig som litet barn
Du har hört om mig i sagor och legender
Jag finns inom dig

Jag är monstret som styr dina tankar
Jag är koderna bakom programmet
Jag är luften som aldrig försvinner

Jag är tärningen, is i ditt blod

Jag kom hit från det stora ljuset
Det ljus som får dina ögon att blunda
De som slåss mot mig kommer alltid att förlora
Och långsamt förgöras

Jag är monstret som styr dina tankar
Jag är ljuden som bor i segmenten
Jag är repet runt din friaste tanke
Jag är glappet som stänger din värld

Jag är monstret som styr dina tankar
Jag är skogen du aldrig går in i

Jag är sågklingan i dina öron
Och den siste som döljer dig

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Freddie Wadling's song "Jag är monstret" (translated to "I am the monster") describe the presence of a monster within oneself. The song opens with the lines "I came from the great darkness, and into you as a young child. You have heard about me in fairy tales and legends, I exist within you." These lines set up the theme of the song, which is the idea that there is a dark force within each person that controls their thoughts and actions.

The second verse describes the monster in more detail, with lines such as "I am the monster that controls your thoughts, I am the code behind the program, I am the air that never disappears, I am the dice, ice in your blood." These lines suggest that the monster is both intangible and all-encompassing, controlling everything from one's thoughts to their physical being.

The chorus repeats the line "I am the monster that controls your thoughts" while also adding other descriptions such as "I am the sound that lives in segments, I am the rope around your freest thought, I am the gap that closes your world." These descriptions further emphasize the all-encompassing nature of the monster, and how it can control and limit one's freedom.

The final verse delivers a message of defeat, with lines such as "those who fight against me will always lose and slowly perish." This suggests that the monster is a force that cannot be defeated, and that all one can do is submit to it.

In summary, "Jag är monstret" is a dark and introspective song about coming to terms with the dark forces within oneself.

Line by Line Meaning

Jag kom hit från det stora mörkret
I emerged from a place of darkness

Och in i dig som litet barn
And entered you when you were a child

Du har hört om mig i sagor och legender
You've heard about me in tales and legends

Jag finns inom dig
I exist within you

Jag är monstret som styr dina tankar
I am the monster that controls your thoughts

Jag är koderna bakom programmet
I am the code behind the program

Jag är luften som aldrig försvinner
I am the air that never disappears

Jag är tärningen, is i ditt blod
I am the dice, ice in your blood

Jag kom hit från det stora ljuset
I came from a place of light

Det ljus som får dina ögon att blunda
The light that makes your eyes close