I actually interviewed Claudio about this record. And he said that this record is very personal, particularly involving things surrounding his life at the moment.
I get the feeling that Claudio is referring the Island to be his own fictional world of The Amory Wars in his music. His ‘Island’ is where he hides himself in his music, so when he writes a conceptual album, all of the tracks link up to the series, but at the same time, there’s another meaning behind each Coheed song, if you think about it. A meaning that’s interpreted in a way that only he can interpret. He’s telling himself in this song to “get off the Island, and swim back to shore”, in which case, he’s telling himself to now face the real world with his music. He’s afraid of what’s out there, away from his Island, and while he feels safe there, there’s something great waiting for him on the other side. So, now that he’s sort of exposed himself, he’s become vulnerable, but he knows that he shouldn’t worry about what’s going to happen now, and just go through with his new life. Now that he has become a parent, he now has to live a life with more responsibility.
This is just my interpretation, of course, but it seems a little accurate to me. I personally love this record a lot, and this song as well. Probably my most favourite off The Color Before The Sun. This song also holds a personal meaning to myself in my life as well.
I actually interviewed Claudio about this record. And he said that this record is very personal, particularly involving things surrounding his life at the moment.
I get the feeling that Claudio is referring the Island to be his own fictional world of The Amory Wars in his music. His ‘Island’ is where he hides himself in his music, so when he writes a conceptual album, all of the tracks link up to the series, but at the same time, there’s another meaning behind each Coheed song, if you think about it. A meaning that’s interpreted in a way that only he can interpret. He’s telling himself in this song to “get off the Island, and swim back to shore”, in which case, he’s telling himself to now face the real world with his music. He’s afraid of what’s out there, away from his Island, and while he feels safe there, there’s something great waiting for him on the other side. So, now that he’s sort of exposed himself, he’s become vulnerable, but he knows that he shouldn’t worry about what’s going to happen now, and just go through with his new life. Now that he has become a parent, he now has to live a life with more responsibility.
This is just my interpretation, of course, but it seems a little accurate to me. I personally love this record a lot, and this song as well. Probably my most favourite off The Color Before The Sun. This song also holds a personal meaning to myself in my life as well.