Twenty-five years later, Walter's signature song is a staple on the radio, and can also be heard in feature films and on television. Meanwhile, he has continued to make original music as both a prolific individual artist, with a total of eight solo CDs to his credit, and as a member of performing and recording bands including the Malibooz and the Brooklyn Cowboys.
Today, Walter Egan continues to write, produce, and record new music (check out his two new songs in the MP3 downloads section below) and perform live around Nashville and nationally.
Invisible Man
Walter Egan Lyrics
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Under a Spielberg sky all wild and stormy,
Make me an alibi, I'd swear you saw me.
Until the sun came up, it's true you knew me,
But when our time was up, you looked right through me.
Invisible Man
That's what I am,
Invisible me.
Clear as a pane of glass, I'm unreflected,
The way I seem to pass you undetected,
The way you make me feel from your perspective,
So small, so Dangerfield, so unrespected.
Walter Egan's "Invisible Man" is a song that delves into the feeling of being invisible and unappreciated. The line "Under a Spielberg sky all wild and stormy" suggests that the situation is chaotic and unstable, as if the singer is trying to find some order and stability in a world that doesn't see him. The lyric "Make me an alibi, I'd swear you saw me" implies a desire for someone to vouch for the singer's existence and make him feel like he's not alone.
However, despite this temporary sense of validation, "you looked right through me" when "our time was up," indicating that the singer still feels invisible and irrelevant. The phrase "invisible man" emphasizes this sense of not being seen or recognized by others, as if the singer is nothing more than a ghost or a figment of someone else's imagination. Even when the singer asks "Say you can see," it's as if he knows deep down that he'll never truly be seen or understood for who he is.
Line by Line Meaning
Under a Spielberg sky all wild and stormy,
Beneath a tempestuous sky reminiscent of films produced by Steven Spielberg,
Make me an alibi, I'd swear you saw me.
Provide me with a cover story, I would declare under oath that you had witnessed me.
Until the sun came up, it's true you knew me,
Prior to daybreak, it is accurate to say that you had knowledge of my existence,
But when our time was up, you looked right through me.
However, when our association reached its conclusion, you ignored my presence entirely.
Invisible Man
I have become an unseen entity.
Say you can see,
You may claim to have vision,
That's what I am,
However, I remain unnoticed,
Invisible me.
Invisibility is an inherent part of my identity.
Clear as a pane of glass, I'm unreflected,
As translucent as a window, I produce no reflection,
The way I seem to pass you undetected,
I go by unnoticed as I move past you,
The way you make me feel from your perspective,
From your point of view, you make me feel insignificant,
So small, so Dangerfield, so unrespected.
I am minute and undervalued, comparable to Rodney Dangerfield, an American comedian known for his self-depreciating humor.
Lyrics © Royalty Network Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: WALTER EGAN
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