| Thrice – The Artist in the Ambulance Lyrics | 21 years ago |
| The song to be is about a person that nearly gets killed and realizes that their not leading the right life because they only have empty promises and regrets. And they realize that people in the world don't care and it gets them down but they are going to change make a difference cross that line in the sand because they know there is a difference between giving it you're all and making it look like it (difference between slight of hand and giving everything you have) And this near death experience lets them realize that there is more beyond just what their senses tell them (i know that this can be more then flashing lights and sounds) and that speaking smoothly and convincingly won't raise you from the dead or the death that's befallen you by your lack of honest and the life you've chosen | |
| Thrice – The Artist in the Ambulance Lyrics | 21 years ago |
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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) |
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| Thrice – The Abolition Of Man Lyrics | 21 years ago |
| This song is based on an essay by C.S. Lewis (That Hideous Strength, The Narnia Chronicales) who happens to be one of Dustin's favorite authors. The essay is basically a drawn out look at "Man's conquest over nature" and the essay basically describes the exact opposite happening instead | |
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