Watching the Planets Lyrics

Lyric discussion by Glorfindel 

Cover art for Watching the Planets lyrics by Flaming Lips, The

I choose to interpret the mention of 'killing the ego' as the answer to what has been called the chief spiritual journey of our time: the seemingly phenomological quality of 'mind'. it's complicated being a wizard, my friends. but it is so beautiful..so beautiful.

If you're interested in this, check out two books: Blink by Malcolm Gladwell, and Man and His Symbols by Carl Jung. They are good places to start.