Invisible
Prospect Hill Lyrics
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Labels of identity
You might wonder if they care
Or do they see right through me
Take the best and disappear
What they fear themselves is only fear
No, they never notice me
And they never chose to see
And kept invisible
Set aside those people's gazing eyes
As they pass before me
So they take the best and reappear
For their ignorance is what they fear, yeah
No, never taking the time to care
So naive and unaware
Of what stands there before them now
No, never taking a single chance
Or even taking a second glance
To see who I really am, no
'Cause they don't
understand
The lyrics of Prospect Hill's "Invisible" are about the feeling of being judged based on external appearances and labels of identity. The opening line, "See, you're judged by what you wear," highlights the superficiality of societal judgments. The singer wonders if others truly care or if they see past their exterior to who they really are inside. Despite this, the singer acknowledges that people only take the best parts of others and ignore what they fear within themselves; they never notice or see the person inside that is scared and kept invisible.
The second verse continues with the theme of being invisible in the eyes of others. The singer sets aside the gazing eyes of those passing by to avoid feeling judged. They recognize that others only take the best and reappear, ignoring aspects that they fear. They never take the time to care or even take a second glance to understand the person underneath the external labels.
Line by Line Meaning
See, you're judged by what you wear
People judge you based on the clothes you wear
Labels of identity
Society puts labels on people to categorize them
You might wonder if they care
You may wonder if they care about who you really are
Or do they see right through me
Or do they see past my appearance and really see me?
Take the best and disappear
People take the best aspects of a person and ignore the rest
What they fear themselves is only fear
People's fear of others is actually their own fear reflected
No, they never notice me
People never really notice me for who I am
And they never chose to see
They choose not to see because they don't want to
The person that I am inside is scared
The real me is scared to be seen
And kept invisible
And so I remain invisible
Set aside those people's gazing eyes
Ignore the judgmental looks of others
As they pass before me
As they walk by me
So they take the best and reappear
They take the best parts of a person and present it as their own
For their ignorance is what they fear, yeah
They fear being exposed as ignorant
No, never taking the time to care
They never take the time to care about anyone else
So naive and unaware
They are naive about their own ignorance and unaware of who people really are
Of what stands there before them now
They are unaware of the person standing before them
No, never taking a single chance
They never take a chance to see beyond appearances
Or even taking a second glance
They don't even bother to give a person a second look
To see who I really am, no
They never see the real me
'Cause they don't
Because they choose not to
Contributed by Eli L. Suggest a correction in the comments below.