While this could be about the Burning Man, remember that this album involves a lot of soul-searching - both of the self and of society - and that a lot of the themes are bigger than just one material subject. I don't think this is about drugs; this is not a band that talks about drugs that much at all. A 'higher consciousness' might be a change in perception that causes us to see the world in a far better way, a new paradigm - this higher consciousness is more lasting than any drugs out there.
While this could be about the Burning Man, remember that this album involves a lot of soul-searching - both of the self and of society - and that a lot of the themes are bigger than just one material subject. I don't think this is about drugs; this is not a band that talks about drugs that much at all. A 'higher consciousness' might be a change in perception that causes us to see the world in a far better way, a new paradigm - this higher consciousness is more lasting than any drugs out there.