i think this song is fairly clear cut in it's meaning
The person gets in a car accident and while he is lying there in the ambulance he is realizing that the life he lead was not as great as he had thought and that the accident made him realize that
"What do I have to show except the promises I never kept?"
"Lie here on this shaking bed under the weight of my own regret."
Then he decides that he is not going to talk without action any more
"I realize that empty words are not enough"
He knows there is something beyond what he is seeing and that it is good and it is for good
"i know this can be more then just flashing lights and sounds"
Then he is getting upset because he looks around and realizes that no one is caring about the world around them beyond the flashing lights and sounds then he decides he is going to do something about he's going to cross the line in the sand, which is an old saying about crossing the line into "non comformity" cause he knows that there is a difference between lazyness (slight of hand) and giving it your all (giving everything you have)
i think this song is fairly clear cut in it's meaning The person gets in a car accident and while he is lying there in the ambulance he is realizing that the life he lead was not as great as he had thought and that the accident made him realize that "What do I have to show except the promises I never kept?" "Lie here on this shaking bed under the weight of my own regret." Then he decides that he is not going to talk without action any more "I realize that empty words are not enough" He knows there is something beyond what he is seeing and that it is good and it is for good "i know this can be more then just flashing lights and sounds" Then he is getting upset because he looks around and realizes that no one is caring about the world around them beyond the flashing lights and sounds then he decides he is going to do something about he's going to cross the line in the sand, which is an old saying about crossing the line into "non comformity" cause he knows that there is a difference between lazyness (slight of hand) and giving it your all (giving everything you have)