Pleased to meet you –
Hope you guess my name
Will you tell me what you saw,
and I’ll tell you what you missed
When the ocean met the sky
You missed when time and life shook hands
and said goodbye
When the Earth folded in on itself
I could feel the whole world
turn round underneath me
Rod Stewart / The Shotgun Express
I Could Feel The Whole World Turn Round
If this world is turning too fast for your head
Just remember how bad times can roll instead
Guess I’ll have to search the space in my mind
For that stillness in time.
Rock of ages, rock of ages –
Still rollin’, keep a-rollin’
How does it feel?
To be without a home?
Like a complete unknown?
Like a rolling stone?
They follow the pattern of the wind, ya see –
‘Cause they got no place to be
I’m on a plain –
I can’t complain
‘Cause now I’m
Plain-sailing
Still-cruisin’
after all of these years
We are digging holes to China
Then we pray to our reflections
in the water when it rises
And as I roll along, I begin to find,
Things aren’t always just what they seem
Sky of blue and sea of green,
In our yellow submarine
We all live in a yellow submarine
Time flies by in the yellow and green
Stick around and you’ll see what I mean…
We’ll begin with a spin –
Traveling in the world of my creation
Or am I standing still?
Beneath the darkened sky
Or am I standing still?
With the scenery flying by
I held the pieces of my soul –
I was shattered,
and I wanted you to come and
make me whole
But I don’t think it’s coincidence
And I don’t believe in accidents
It’s time to ask ourselves
Why are we still here?
Throw in some assumptions, such as moonlight being nothing more than reflected sunlight, and a framework of scientific logic takes shape.
We just want to dance here,
someone stole the stage
This architecture of scientific logic has an inherent beauty which emerges from how various arguments fit together, how several measurements interlock with one another, and how different theories are suddenly introduced to add strength to the edifice.
But what’s puzzling you
Is the nature of my game
Don’t you remember?
…We built this city on rock and roll
Notes & References
🎥 Shotgun
🎥 We Built This City
🎼 Song Excerpts
But What’s Puzzling You Is the Nature of My GameBut what's puzzling you Is the nature of my gameSource: Sympathy for the Devil by The Rolling Stones
I Could Feel the Whole World Turn Round Underneath MeI could feel the whole world turn round underneath meSource: I Could Feel The Whole World Turn Round by Rod Stewart (The Shotgun Express)
I Was Shattered, and I Wanted You To Come and Make Me WholeI held the pieces of my soul - I was shattered, and I wanted you to come and make me wholeSource: I’m Still Here by Vertical Horizon
If This World Is Turning Too Fast for Your HeadIf this world is turning too fast for your head, just remember how bad times can roll instead - Guess I'll have to search the space in my mind, for that stillness in time.Source: Stillness In Time by Jamiroquai
Look How They Shine for YouLook at the stars - Look how they shine for you, and everything you do - Yeah, they were all yellow
Or Am I Standing Still?Or am I standing still? Beneath the darkened sky - Or am I standing still? With the scenery flying bySource: Standing Still (Jewel) by Jewel
Someone Stole the StageWe just want to dance here, someone stole the stageSource: We Built This City by Starship
Still-Cruisin’ After All of These YearsStill-cruisin' after all of these yearsSource: Still Cruisin’ by The Beach Boys
They Follow the Pattern of the Wind, Ya SeeThey follow the pattern of the wind, ya see - 'Cause they got no place to beSource: Man in the Mirror by Michael Jackson
Things Aren’t Always Just What They SeemAnd as I roll along, I begin to find, things aren't always just what they seemSource: Upside Down by Jack Johnson
This Ground Is Not the Rock I Thought It To BeThis ground is not the rock I thought it to beSource: Flood (Tool) by Tool
We All Live In a Yellow SubmarineSky of blue and sea of green, In our yellow submarine - We all live in a yellow submarineSource: Yellow Submarine by The Beatles
We Are Digging Holes to ChinaWe are digging holes to China - Then we pray to our reflections in the water when it risesSource: God Of Ocean Tides by Counting Crows
We’ll Begin with a SpinWe'll begin with a spin - Traveling in the world of my creationSource: Pure Imagination by Willy Wonka
When the Earth Folded In on ItselfWill you tell me what you saw, and I'll tell you what you missed, when the ocean met the sky - You missed when time and life shook hands and said goodbye - When the Earth folded in on itselfSource: Ocean Breathes Salty by Modest Mouse
Why Are We Still Here?But I don't think it's coincidence, and I don't believe in accidents - It's time to ask ourselves - Why are we still here?Source: Still Here by Information Society
📖 Excerpts Library
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Different Theories Add Strength to the EdificeThis architecture of scientific logic has an inherent beauty which emerges from how various arguments fit together, how several measurements interlock with one another, and how different theories are suddenly introduced to add strength to the edifice.Source: Big Bang by Simon Singh
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Nothing More than Reflected SunlightThrow in some assumptions, such as moonlight being nothing more than reflected sunlight, and a framework of scientific logic takes shape.
Source: Big Bang by Simon Singh
