Lyric discussion by MIripper99 

Cover art for Mandala lyrics by Circa Survive

this ones about someone leaving someone, and they helped them alot but act like they did it on there own, in a cartoon hosue and cartoon car implies fake things because tehy didnt get them on there own, and there cities buried underneath because behind the successful one is the person that got them there that their not acknowledging, hes sayin let it be known that they were helped by someone else that left them, and they cant act like they did everythin on there own because its so clear someone helped them greatly(i know he doesnt write about saosin but it kinda sounds like it in this song how they dont really acknowledge him and think theyre famous on there own but its prolly not cuz hes deper than that

Well first of all, the name itself "mandala" in terms of Jung and his philosophy (collective unconscious etc.) means "a symbol representing the effort to reunify the self." Jung believed that everyone is somewhat connected through something called the collective unconscious, meaning that we all share the same archetypal backgrounds, that is why you will see many of the same dreams, traditions, or myths appearing all around the world in entirely different places. With that in mind, I believe this song is about trying to tap into that connectivity with existence in order to enlighten one's self. He is saying...