There is a great deal of wordplay here. To me, sleep means at least 3 things.
One of these is sex; based on the line in the album's title track "sex is kinda fun..." this song is referring to giving into the societal norms that make sex a much more casual thing.
Another meaning (though this is double dipping a bit with the previous meaning) is that by allowing himself to fall into casual sex, the album's protagonist has given up the principles that define his identity relative to the drones around him. This can either be interpreted as a death of identity or literal death/suicide. (something similar to John savage from brave new world).
Finally, it could represent sleep -- either a result of the haze of "the pills I'm taking" or just a quiet shutdown of the protagonist's inner drive to struggle against norms.
This all comes out in a rather cliche manner, which must be why we leave the songwriting to Steven Wilson.
There is a great deal of wordplay here. To me, sleep means at least 3 things. One of these is sex; based on the line in the album's title track "sex is kinda fun..." this song is referring to giving into the societal norms that make sex a much more casual thing. Another meaning (though this is double dipping a bit with the previous meaning) is that by allowing himself to fall into casual sex, the album's protagonist has given up the principles that define his identity relative to the drones around him. This can either be interpreted as a death of identity or literal death/suicide. (something similar to John savage from brave new world). Finally, it could represent sleep -- either a result of the haze of "the pills I'm taking" or just a quiet shutdown of the protagonist's inner drive to struggle against norms.
This all comes out in a rather cliche manner, which must be why we leave the songwriting to Steven Wilson.