The sequence goes from sex/union (first a suggestion of fellatio, followed by full penetration, flower-legs flailing) to antagonism (both flowers becoming toothed beasts, snapping at each others' necks), to withholding (the "male" flower seeking and the haloed "female" flower retreating) to devouring (the female snaps shut).
I thought this was a very clear reference to the pattern of Pink's relationship with his wife.
Also note the lyrics:
What shall we use
to fill
the empty
spaces
the ways
of hunger
long
shall we set out
across the sea
of faces
in search of more
and more applause?
(NB: that's from memory--and the memory of the MOVIE, which has a different version of the song than what's on the album--so forgive inaccuracy).
So: it's about unfulfillment and emptiness, at this point in the film.
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