I've had a hard time figuring out what this song could mean in connection with the story. I always thought that this song sounds like it is written from the perspective of a vampire. Like he is living in the dark and eventually cannot take it anymore, so he lets the sun burn him. Especially if you read these lines: "I won't sustain another day, my love, my darkness. Daylight reflects my starving soul and open wounds for everyone to see."
Then I thought about it once again and noticed that Robert and a vampire are not as different as they might seem on first sight. Robert has spent such a long time in the dark, living with the lies he has created, that he "burns" in the light once he enters it, not literally, though. As Robert takes over the postition of his twin brother without anyone noticing it, he reaches the aimes he has been striving for since years. But once he reached them, he still is not able to be happy, because he still lives a lie.
If you look at it this way, you will also notice that this closes the circle that was begun at the beginning of the album, the song Sacrimony, which obviously portrays the protagonist's suffering in prison. Solitaire, on the other hand, portrayes Robert's suffering in freedom. In the end they both suffer, but the protagonist "sustains", because he has the hope to make up for the things he has done. Robert, on the other hand "won't sustain another day", because his suffering is senseless. Robert is even more hopelessly lost, even though his brother is the one who is jailed.
I've had a hard time figuring out what this song could mean in connection with the story. I always thought that this song sounds like it is written from the perspective of a vampire. Like he is living in the dark and eventually cannot take it anymore, so he lets the sun burn him. Especially if you read these lines: "I won't sustain another day, my love, my darkness. Daylight reflects my starving soul and open wounds for everyone to see." Then I thought about it once again and noticed that Robert and a vampire are not as different as they might seem on first sight. Robert has spent such a long time in the dark, living with the lies he has created, that he "burns" in the light once he enters it, not literally, though. As Robert takes over the postition of his twin brother without anyone noticing it, he reaches the aimes he has been striving for since years. But once he reached them, he still is not able to be happy, because he still lives a lie.
If you look at it this way, you will also notice that this closes the circle that was begun at the beginning of the album, the song Sacrimony, which obviously portrays the protagonist's suffering in prison. Solitaire, on the other hand, portrayes Robert's suffering in freedom. In the end they both suffer, but the protagonist "sustains", because he has the hope to make up for the things he has done. Robert, on the other hand "won't sustain another day", because his suffering is senseless. Robert is even more hopelessly lost, even though his brother is the one who is jailed.
I hope this makes sense to you.