It's about, well, I would say a creative episode, or being just outside of one, but that doesn't really describe the effect it has on the larger reality of the person experiencing it.
The lyrics contain an argument between logic and reason, and the anxiety about what could happen next, and the overwhelming desire to leave it all behind because those things make the world such a crap place to live. The person singing almost gets there, bursts forward with, "Here I am!", then falls back to common reality, then pushes forward again and it goes on like that.
Just before the end he outlines the pointless souless contact he has with the physical world: the internet "tired nations, fake conversations" and cynical stuff that comes through his door as junk mail, bills and advertising on tv and media, "nobody cares, too many thoughts at the door".
The part that isn't obvious is how an experience like this twists what a person sees and thinks into something that both exists and doesn't. It makes life an attractive, potentially dangerous fantasy that is too real to not be real, and sometimes that can cause some really regretful and embarassing situations in hindsight.
It's about, well, I would say a creative episode, or being just outside of one, but that doesn't really describe the effect it has on the larger reality of the person experiencing it.
The lyrics contain an argument between logic and reason, and the anxiety about what could happen next, and the overwhelming desire to leave it all behind because those things make the world such a crap place to live. The person singing almost gets there, bursts forward with, "Here I am!", then falls back to common reality, then pushes forward again and it goes on like that.
Just before the end he outlines the pointless souless contact he has with the physical world: the internet "tired nations, fake conversations" and cynical stuff that comes through his door as junk mail, bills and advertising on tv and media, "nobody cares, too many thoughts at the door".
The part that isn't obvious is how an experience like this twists what a person sees and thinks into something that both exists and doesn't. It makes life an attractive, potentially dangerous fantasy that is too real to not be real, and sometimes that can cause some really regretful and embarassing situations in hindsight.