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Fantasy Island Lyrics
Long in tooth, Olives and vermouth
I dine like an aging pilot
Where are they now, the money and the crowd?
Must I really come back down?
It's like I never was a kid
The big math just wasted youth on me
Making impressions like I did
Your friends never thought that much of me
Well, now I wanna fall into something else
An origami plane to a distant island
And I don't wanna show you my feelings
I don't wanna force you to deal
I just wanna crash through the ceiling
Before it gets too real
All my life, compromise on wings of resignation
Big gray eyes, staring from the sky
Am I humble enough now?
I always had something to hide
My skinny arms, my evil intentions
And back at school, hitting the fire alarms
Desperately wanting attention
Well, I was just a boy, out there on my own
Wishing I could fly to fantasy island
And I don't wanna show you my feelings
I don't wanna bore you to death
I just wanna crash through the ceiling
Get it off my chest
It's like I never was a kid
The big math wasted youth on me
Making impressions like I did
Your friends never thought that much of me
Well, I was just a boy, out there on my own
Wishing I could fly to fantasy island
And I don't wanna show you my feelings
I don't wanna force you to deal
I just wanna crash through the ceiling
Before it gets too real
Before it gets too real
Before it gets too real
Real
(Real)
I dine like an aging pilot
Where are they now, the money and the crowd?
Must I really come back down?
The big math just wasted youth on me
Making impressions like I did
Your friends never thought that much of me
An origami plane to a distant island
And I don't wanna show you my feelings
I don't wanna force you to deal
I just wanna crash through the ceiling
Before it gets too real
Big gray eyes, staring from the sky
Am I humble enough now?
I always had something to hide
My skinny arms, my evil intentions
And back at school, hitting the fire alarms
Desperately wanting attention
Wishing I could fly to fantasy island
And I don't wanna show you my feelings
I don't wanna bore you to death
I just wanna crash through the ceiling
Get it off my chest
The big math wasted youth on me
Making impressions like I did
Your friends never thought that much of me
Wishing I could fly to fantasy island
And I don't wanna show you my feelings
I don't wanna force you to deal
I just wanna crash through the ceiling
Before it gets too real
Before it gets too real
Before it gets too real
Real
(Real)
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I think this song is about someone reminiscing on his own childhood and how much he's seemed to have changed but realizing that deep down he's pretty much the same -- and he doesn't like that. He'd rather run away "to fantasy island" and pretend to be different to please those around him.
My first favorite song on this album. My interpretation is a character who is very self-critical and has always overthought everything, even from a young age. Maybe a romantic, but for certain an idealist who lives in their head. It's easier to live in a fantasy world inside of your head than to risk rejection by expressing your thoughts to another person.