Lyric discussion by TheDigalitch 

Cover art for Reptiles lyrics by Them Crooked Vultures

The circus idea is a good theory, but it's actually about the future. I'm not exactly sure how everything ties in yet, but I know this because when they played this song at Cologne in 2009, Josh says beforehand, "This song is about the future." So maybe in the future, the reptiles take over the world and a guy gets captured, and the story is being told from his viewpoint.

Song Meaning

that's really interesting, because the people who believe in the reptiles always say this is the turning point. this is where they win and we lose, unless we shake shit up.