A Line in the Sand

Thanks, Oberyn from the LPAssociation forums.

Today we stood on the wall Standing atop of a metaphorical wall, and being elevated as the best earth has to offer. We laughed at the sun A metaphor for not taking global warming seriously. We laughed at the guns How it was thought implausible that war could affect their lives. We laughed at all Mocking the very thought that any of life's many random injustices or natural events or human caused tragedies may affect them in any way. And when they told us to go The protagonists comes and warns that they go out and be more proactive in what they can do for their planet and humanity as a whole. We paid them no mind, like every other time But still, they ignore these warnings, thinking they're invincible. But little did we know They were willfully ignorant to all their plights.

Today I look for a sign The protagonist is looking for some evidence that there is still reason to believe in humanity. S/he is nonplussed at the fact that so many scoff at all of the problems affecting the world today. With flames in my hands A metaphor for taking action instead of standing idly by. The flames are the motivations to affect the outcome. A burning desire to do what is right. A line in the sand The divide between the protagonist and those who had laughed at the sun, and everything else. Between yours and mine The line in the sand, between those who care and those who do not. And they came like fire from below Incredibly, there are those who know of the problems yet wish to impede progress due to their own self interest. This is a boiling point for the protagonist. Ergo, the fire down below. Your greed led the call The aforementioned "they", greed over progress. My flag had to fall The pressures that those in power endow upon those who hope to make a difference is much too overwhelming. You can not be victorious without being in the elite or without the money or influence to inflict change. But little did you know The greedy are either ignorant or willfully ignorant that their power is only temporary. Take global warming for example, it will affect them in many ways and they will not have any way to buy themselves out of the many disasters that may arise.

The song is about realising something to late, for example global warming as was said before. They are standing on a wall, laughing, and don't see what is coming. Later, the catasrtophe comes over them (global warming, a war...) and they have to pay for their blindness and their greed. In the end, they are standing where they stood before. The dynamic of the song matches the lyrics very well since they are louder when the catastrophe has come and more quiet in the end.

this song... it is my fav song on THP.

woah woah, hold up, problem in these lyrics. i'm pretty sure it's "you're gonna give me back what's mine" not "you tell them give me back what's mine"