As explained by Åkerfeldt , `` Still Life '' is a concept album : `` The main character is kind of banished from his hometown because he has n't got the same faith as the rest of the inhabitants there .
`` Still Life '' is a concept album , and Åkerfeldt explains that the album is about someone who `` is kind of banished from his hometown because he has n't got the same faith as the rest of the inhabitants there .