I took bits and pieces of a few peoples interpretations to summarize it into one interpretation here:
Candlelight Fantasia is about a composer of music who lives in a world that doesn’t relate to or appreciate his art. This song tells the story of how many artists like painters, musicians & poets (ie - Mozart, Nick Drake, Elliot Smith, Jeff Buckley, etc.) often live in solitude and aren't truly appreciated till after they have died. The song describes how these talented souls face lives of emptiness & vanity; prisoners to a life in which they die with no real glory or recognition (till after they have passed on). This song could also describe anyone in general who feels like they will undoubtedly die with no real accomplishment or glory.
I took bits and pieces of a few peoples interpretations to summarize it into one interpretation here:
Candlelight Fantasia is about a composer of music who lives in a world that doesn’t relate to or appreciate his art. This song tells the story of how many artists like painters, musicians & poets (ie - Mozart, Nick Drake, Elliot Smith, Jeff Buckley, etc.) often live in solitude and aren't truly appreciated till after they have died. The song describes how these talented souls face lives of emptiness & vanity; prisoners to a life in which they die with no real glory or recognition (till after they have passed on). This song could also describe anyone in general who feels like they will undoubtedly die with no real accomplishment or glory.