Not only do I agree with the post about the Twelve Stages, but if you look into the context of the lyrics, it also seems to be talking about the human brain.
1-4: the brain unfolds, growing in a place to call its own (the cranium of a foetus)
5-6: the brain drapes 6 senses over what will become the incredibly fragile psyche, the human condition, by connecting fully to the spinal cord, allowing full feeling.
8: our unending quest for discovery and companionship, the love of people that are like us, but not us.
9: Reference to the fact that the brain technically named itself "the brain" upon its discovery as the control system for the body
10: In the end, the brain cures itself of its suffering by dying.
Not only do I agree with the post about the Twelve Stages, but if you look into the context of the lyrics, it also seems to be talking about the human brain.
1-4: the brain unfolds, growing in a place to call its own (the cranium of a foetus)
5-6: the brain drapes 6 senses over what will become the incredibly fragile psyche, the human condition, by connecting fully to the spinal cord, allowing full feeling.
8: our unending quest for discovery and companionship, the love of people that are like us, but not us.
9: Reference to the fact that the brain technically named itself "the brain" upon its discovery as the control system for the body
10: In the end, the brain cures itself of its suffering by dying.
Just a thought