Take it away from me
Straight from this faded sleep
Empty the figurine
This island of rain is weak
well. considering the context the rest of the song puts this passage in, i feel like this is a cry from Roy to someone else seeking the same answers as him (the "big truth about life/the universe"). because we all know how lonely it can be when you can't find another soul to comprehend the thoughts you have, or perhaps, in Roy's case, the answers he's searching for.
so to seriously dissect this: 1) he's asking what will become of him if he continues to search for that knowledge, because 2) he's finding it hard to give up the quest, regardless of the letdowns he has faced/may face. 3) when he speaks of straight from this faded sleep, i believe he's talking about all the ignorance in this world. how most people are oblivious and 'weak' to the great information Roy wishes to receive..the goal he's illustrated with this song is unknown to most but is has become an 'island of rain' creating solitude and 4) how alone this realization can make him feel. which, in turn, can 5) make one wonder if he's the only one, if he's missing what seems to continuously fill the brains of those other people, 'empty the figurine' content without the great status of achievement Roy's been searching for. 6) he describes that contentness with the analogy of sleeping peacefully with their dreams, and he's wondering if he's just missing his dream.
Take it away from me Straight from this faded sleep Empty the figurine This island of rain is weak
well. considering the context the rest of the song puts this passage in, i feel like this is a cry from Roy to someone else seeking the same answers as him (the "big truth about life/the universe"). because we all know how lonely it can be when you can't find another soul to comprehend the thoughts you have, or perhaps, in Roy's case, the answers he's searching for.
so to seriously dissect this: 1) he's asking what will become of him if he continues to search for that knowledge, because 2) he's finding it hard to give up the quest, regardless of the letdowns he has faced/may face. 3) when he speaks of straight from this faded sleep, i believe he's talking about all the ignorance in this world. how most people are oblivious and 'weak' to the great information Roy wishes to receive..the goal he's illustrated with this song is unknown to most but is has become an 'island of rain' creating solitude and 4) how alone this realization can make him feel. which, in turn, can 5) make one wonder if he's the only one, if he's missing what seems to continuously fill the brains of those other people, 'empty the figurine' content without the great status of achievement Roy's been searching for. 6) he describes that contentness with the analogy of sleeping peacefully with their dreams, and he's wondering if he's just missing his dream.