Hunter Hayes Puts A Scintillating Rallying Cry For The Bullied On Full Display

Hunter Hayes has successfully assembled a gift to everyone who's ever felt the stung of being a bullying victim. "Invisible" could calm down even the most hardened members of its ranks. There's a warm stroke of the hair. Brick by brick the walls start crumbling. People stop thinking it was something they did which led to the abuse. Of course you could easily apply the lyrics to any situation where outsiders get the short end of the deal. We are reminded that it takes gravitas to be different in a world where enforced conformity is the exception rather than the rule. We also are reassured that it will become possible to look back on the pain stronger, no longer chained to shackles, the pain rendered...well...invisible. He advocates not needing to resort to violence to win a battle or three. The flow of the instrument suits the sensitive material. If you've been bullied a good much of your life, the last thing you want is for someone to yank you out of your shell because, obviously you dread what might be happening after you're newly exposed. His drum patterns start off lightly graceful then kick start into more of an assertive tone in the second verse. His guitar is an equally gentle conduit for his reaffirming messages. The guitar solo midway jolts color back into what's never an easy subject to approach. There's plenty to like about the hallway imagery, the open cattle call most schoolchildren face on a daily basis. True enough it's not easy to be an individual in crowds like these. From experience I can tell you there's usually a clique mentality in high school. As much as we'd like to think we could mix effortlessly, many's the time jocks, nerds, the theater crowd, etc...fan out into their own segregated zones. Hunter implores us "Dare to be something more". Sage advice from someone who needs what he's preaching about. Inclusiveness is "Invisible's" ace in the hole. Not an easy task for social environments no matter what they answer to. Hunter's sophomore effort is headed our way in May, this leadoff song having been performed at the Grammys earlier this year. If sensitively written hits like "Invisible" are in store for us, Hunter, the country star, is bound to be a constant presence as 2014 gains momentum.