In the book Papillon, which was written by famed escaped convict Henri Charriere, he speaks of his escape from prison (I think it was 13 escapes in 9 years) and from one prison he swims out to an island where all the lepers are left. They have their own community and everything. I don't know how this would tie in with the song, but I thought it would be interesting.
The Icarus story definately fits with the song..
I just wanted to add something about
"of an island in the sea where the lepers die"
In the book Papillon, which was written by famed escaped convict Henri Charriere, he speaks of his escape from prison (I think it was 13 escapes in 9 years) and from one prison he swims out to an island where all the lepers are left. They have their own community and everything. I don't know how this would tie in with the song, but I thought it would be interesting.