How It Could Have Been | Shane For Short

'How It Could Have Been' is a pop / hip hop song written and produced by the Irish singer songwriter Shane For Short. It's a song about the modern world; war, famine, and a perpetual sense of communal anxiety and angst.
'How It Could Have Been' was written and recorded in February 2024, and released on 11th March 2024.
Lyrics:
What about people, what about children
What about humanity?
What about peace?
We promised war would cease but it's a fantasy world
What about water, what about slaughter
What about food to feed?
They just feed an addiction
And use every trick in the book to conceal their greed
What a strange old world we're living in
No freedom or no innocence
What a strange old world we're living in
No freedom or no innocence
But think of how it could have been
What about the future, what about the past
Ah what about the here and now?
Everywhere is Limbo, heaven's through a window
The silence is loud
Execution, retribution; they say it'll never end
But what if what they say is only coz they
Keep making billions
What a strange old world we're living in
No freedom or no innocence
What a strange old world we're living in
No freedom or no innocence
But think of how it could have been
All the hurt was never worth
The things they say we gained
Coz most of it feels strange, strange
Coz most of it feels strange
What about the future, what about the past
Ah what about the here and now?
Everywhere is Limbo, heaven's through a window
The silence is loud
What a strange old world we're living in
No freedom or no innocence
What a strange old world we're living in
No freedom or no innocence
But think of how it could have been
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Written, produced and performed by Shane For Short.
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[@esther6719]

This is exactly why I'm a big fan of yours Shane. You are so diverse in your music. Really fantastic. Love your Country songs and your originals the most, like this one!!!❤🎼💙Xx

[@user-yq9dx2zw2t]

Great song about innocence and how easily it can be lost by the world's atrocious upheavals love your music thankyou ❤Shane!❤

[@JuttaJanzen-Menne-zl1gt]

You did another great job with this wonderful song, about our strange world now...., it sounds superb und your voice is fantastic! Keep on, let your light shine bright....and bring your music out into the world, where the light and love, your healing music is needed, Shane! Thanks a mill as always! 🙏🙏🙏🎼❤🎶❤🎶❤💯🥰☘☘☘💚

[@jolenegallant7885]

Another beautiful song, Sir Shane. I love it ❤️ ❤ keep them coming ❤❤❤❤❤

[@elizabethkennedy2753]

Hi Shane another beautiful song keep all these beautiful songs coming my superhero and my guardian angel and not forgetting my no1 ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@deeannafletcher9755]

I hear more in this song everytime I listen to it. ❤️🎶🎤🤟

[@nan.starjak]

Very different. I like it! ❤❤ And all very true.

[@anacristinagirjoaba2732]

Beautiful song, somewhat sad, which captures exactly as you say in the lyrics the strange world full of paradoxes, in which innocence and humanity are increasingly difficult to find! I would say a manifest song.

[@sandycampbell6132]

Wow!! love this one Shane. ❤

[@SandraSanchez-bx2eo]

Great song♥️♥️

[@lindalvasalazar7581]

Parabéns Shane. Você com seu dom divino, e poder levar mensagens por meio de músicas ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@blendaeunaoentendesuapergu8888]

PARABÉNS VOCÊ TEM UM DOM DIVINO ATRAVÉS DA SUA LINDA VOZ, VOCÊ PODE LEVAR BELAS MENSAGENS POR MEIO DE SUAS MÚSICAS ATRAVÉS DO SEU CANAL QUE É FANTÁSTICO E O SEU CANAL TEM OS MELHORES VÍDEOS E SÃO TOP DEMAIS E SHOW DE BOLA. PARABÉNS TRABALHO FANTÁSTICO COMO SEMPRE. O SEU CANAL É SHOW. O SEU CANAL É A MELHOR PARTE DO DIA SEMPRE. MUITO SUCESSO SEMPRE CADA VEZ MAIS E MAIS. QUE DEUS ABENÇOE E PROTEJA SEMPRE VOCÊ. UM FORTE ABRAÇO. ❤🙏🙏🙏😇😇😇👼👼👼

[@user-ew5yy7uk9o]

Hermosa!te queda bien!💗💗💗

[@hanniesnellink8125]

Shane i don't know in wich world we live??. Every where is a war going on for what???, it scared me a lot. Your song gave a special meaning!!! ❤❤❤ i love this song but it is the trued how you explain al of this😢😢😢

[@hanniesnellink8125]

I post your song on my Facebook page. ❤️🧡