It's a song about addiction. The "reptilian brain" (also shared by birds) is the level of the human mind which is the seat of all compulsive and addictive behaviors, habits. There's nothing a snake loves more than crawling in a circle -- patterns are predictable, safe. Hence the addiction cycle, and other self-destructive cycles such as are seen with battered women. "Holding the breath" is a way one might train to battle the inner beast, since the reptilian brain is also responsible for making sure we keep breathing, etc. But, even a small child can hold their breath until they pass out, provided their will to do so is strong enough to fight the snake-within.
This kind of thing is not entertainment, because this unchecked consumption of physical, mental, emotional, spiritual poisons, fueled by an epidemic lack of personal responsibility and self-discipline, are in danger of destroying the planet at the moment.
It's a song about addiction. The "reptilian brain" (also shared by birds) is the level of the human mind which is the seat of all compulsive and addictive behaviors, habits. There's nothing a snake loves more than crawling in a circle -- patterns are predictable, safe. Hence the addiction cycle, and other self-destructive cycles such as are seen with battered women. "Holding the breath" is a way one might train to battle the inner beast, since the reptilian brain is also responsible for making sure we keep breathing, etc. But, even a small child can hold their breath until they pass out, provided their will to do so is strong enough to fight the snake-within.
This kind of thing is not entertainment, because this unchecked consumption of physical, mental, emotional, spiritual poisons, fueled by an epidemic lack of personal responsibility and self-discipline, are in danger of destroying the planet at the moment.