Force isn’t always physical. May I refer you to something called a “dictionary”. E.g. “The power of body OR MIND (emphasis mine) to effect change”: The company was taken over by force of the economic manipulation and short-sighted self-interest of investment bankers. Many other well-established definitions of “force” could be said to apply equally well.
My first bicycle (1971) had a silver glitter banana seat. So why not car upholstery?