Shape the Invisible
Shaping the Invisible: Echoes of Struggle and Hope in Martin Page's Lyrics
Lyrics
Just another day
Emphasizing the routine nature of life
Love seems so far away
Love feels distant and unattainable
There's no sign of life in Eden's garden
No vitality or signs of life in a symbolic paradise
Just another day
Reiteration of the routine and mundane
Liberty's coming out to play
Freedom is emerging
On a Belfast street
Referencing a specific location - Belfast
Concrete stained
Concrete tainted by negative elements
Blood and rain
Violent imagery mixing with natural elements
I'm ashamed
Feeling guilt or remorse
There's a broken man
Depiction of a shattered individual
Praying for a wounded land
Hoping for healing in a wounded environment
Oh why can't we shape the invisible
Questioning why humanity can't make unseen things tangible
for faith that's blind
Belief without evidence or proof
The voice of reason cries
Logic appeals for attention amidst chaos
Oh why can't we shape the invisible
Reiteration of the desire to shape intangible things
Just anther day
Continuation of the ordinary day
Brotherhood won't show his face
Lack of fraternity or unity
In the neighborhood
Community lacks solidarity
Drive by shots
Violent incidents halting time
time stops
Stagnation due to fear
Doors are locked
Sense of insecurity and protection
Behind my door
Personal fear and its impact on an individual
Fear is keeping score
Fear accumulating or being quantified
Oh why can't we shape the invisible
Querying why intangible things remain unchanged
And the dealer won't rest
A person profiting from others' suffering
'Til he sells a child death
Exploiting tragic circumstances for profit
Oh why can't we shape the invisible
Reiteration of the desire to change intangible issues
Just another day,
Continuation of the ordinary day
Walking in the steps of Cain
Symbolic reference to historical violence
In the desert sun
Violence in an unforgiving environment
Lightning strikes
Destructive forces striking unexpectedly
Chemical lights
Artificial lights causing harm
Burn my eyes
Personal impact of destructive elements
A mother's son,
A mother's child now involved in conflict
Is now a soldier marching on
Becoming part of a war machinery
He's been told to shape the invisible
Ordered to influence intangible concepts
Under poisoned skies
Under polluted atmospheres
The children wonder why
Children questioning the incomprehensible
Our fathers can't shape the invisible
Adults unable to change unseen things
Somewhere a small boy is playing with his toys
Representation of innocence in play
Someday his innocence
Anticipation of loss of innocence
Will shape the invisible
The future impacting intangible aspects
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