Force of The Shore Lyrics
So perfect in disguise
There’s more than what you see
A blinder for the eyes
A place to hide and flee
What you’re going to be
If you throw away the key
From what you are this day
If you are afraid to stay
with sentiment and strength
Here lie the thoughts imprisoned
A field of forces and laments
We need to change our ways
How can we tell lies here
We turn our eyes away
From the past
You cannot
Make it last
You will never see the shadow
of your dying youth
But on the inside it stays a mess
Don’t deny the clock is ticking
and it’s racing fast
Make us think we need to change our ways
They’re wasted from within
And my shell will never break
So perfect in disguise
A place to flee and hide and run away
Lift the shadow
I think this one's talking about countries that are kind of backward and try to keep people living in the past and give the appearance that they are in the past. They don't see that the past has died and it can't work now. Of course, it's not just countries, some people try to be like this.
This song sounds like a metaphor of the fear to change. Men are afraid of going forward, so they hide themselves behind illusions. The "shore" represents these illusions, but "Behind the shore the sea is filled up with sentiment and strength". The sea represents another way of life, better than the previous one. Then there's a touch of "memento mori" philosophy : we cannot regret the past, or cling to our fears, because there isn't much time left. So men are left with the choice : cling to a past that cannot be revived nor undone - or face the future and free themselves from the Force of the Shore.
I think it is about popculture or people posing as something that they aren't- eventually the disguise will be lifted, and then, what is left of your true soul?