I think this could be about tripping. Breathe in the smoke (powder breath) and watch the world you knew dissolve with only a "cord" of memories to find your way back. The rest of the song is about what they found on the journey: patterns of the universe, truths, infinite wonder, and answers to the most important questions. It's all downhill now that they've seen what their minds are capable of.There's no going back to the narrow, constricted ways of thinking that most people are afraid of leaving.
I think this could be about tripping. Breathe in the smoke (powder breath) and watch the world you knew dissolve with only a "cord" of memories to find your way back. The rest of the song is about what they found on the journey: patterns of the universe, truths, infinite wonder, and answers to the most important questions. It's all downhill now that they've seen what their minds are capable of.There's no going back to the narrow, constricted ways of thinking that most people are afraid of leaving.