Ego Tripping at the Gates of Hell Lyrics

Lyric discussion by Songs4Jane 

Cover art for Ego Tripping at the Gates of Hell lyrics by Flaming Lips, The

To me, its about a person that is so hung up on one aspect of life that he is totally oblivious to everything else going on around him. He was so fixated on his wish for love from one person, he didn't even notice that he was surrounded by love from so many different sides. If you close your mind off to different possibilities, then you've limited yourself to one scenario.