Theme: “Somehow Glued to It by Gravity”

📖 Excerpts Library

Is There a Problem with the Earth’s Gravitational Pull?

Why are things so heavy in the future? Is there a problem with the earth’s gravitational pull?

Their Misplaced Faith in Gravity

Here they are hurling through space on a molten rock at 67,000 miles an hour and the only thing that keeps them from flying out of their shoes is their misplaced faith in gravity.

Source: 3rd Rock from the Sun

The Earth Must Be Stationary

First, the Greeks expected that if the Earth moved then we would feel a constant wind blowing against us, and we would be swept off our feet as the ground raced from under us. However, we feel no such constant...

Source: Big Bang by Simon Singh

Somehow Glued to It by Gravity

While almost everyone is taught that the Earth is a sphere with all of us somehow glued to it by gravity, the reality of our circumstance did not really begin to sink in until the famous frame-filling Apollo photograph of...

Source: Pale Blue Dot by Carl Sagan

🎼 Song Excerpts

Come Down Now, but We’ll Stay

Come down now, but we'll stay

It’s Like I’m Anchored to the Floor

It's like I'm anchored to the floor, and I need more, I need stars to light the colony

Forces Pulling from the Center of the Earth Again

I can feel it, coming back again – Like a rolling, thunder chasing the wind – Forces pulling from the center of the earth again – I can feel it

I Gotta Get My Feet Back on the Ground

World turning - I gotta get my feet back on the ground - World turning - Everybody's got me down

Okay, Don’t Worry, We’ll All Float On

Okay, don't worry, we'll all float on, Even if things get heavy, we'll all float on

Feathers Hit the Ground Before the Weight Can Leave the Air

There's a problem, feathers, iron - Bargain buildings, weights and pulleys - Feathers hit the ground before the weight can leave the air

But at Least I Don’t See You Float Away

But at least I don't see you float away

Just an Earth-Bound Misfit, I

Tongue-tied and twisted, just an earth-bound misfit, I

Your World Just Spins Whilst Mine Stands Still

Your world just spins whilst mine stands still - Nothing's changed in your gravity grave

Rain Keeps Falling, Down, Down, Down, Down

Rain keeps falling, rain keeps falling, down, down, down, down

Can’t Feel My Feet Touching the Ground

Can't feel my feet touching the ground

Your Feet Are Going To Be on the Ground

If you are confused, check with the sun - Carry a compass to help you along Your feet are going to be on the ground - Your head is there to move you around

The Earth Laughs Beneath My Heavy Feet

The earth laughs beneath my heavy feet, at the blasphemy in my old jangly walk

I Feel the Earth Move Under My Feet

I feel the earth move under my feet

Everything Will Fall Right Into Place

As fruit drops, flesh it sags - Everything will fall right into place

Snap Back to Reality, Oh, There Goes Gravity

Snap back to reality, oh, there goes gravity

You’re Falling out of Reach, Defying Gravity

You're falling out of reach - Defying gravity - I know you're out there, somewhere out there

It’s Just the Way That Gravity Works Round Here

Don't be concerned, It's just the way that gravity works - Round here

Gravity Is Pulling Me Around

Read the scene where gravity is pulling me around - Shift the swaying river's shift Oceans fall and mountains drift

Did You Feel You Were Tricked

Did you think that your feet had been bound by what gravity brings to the ground? Did you feel you were tricked by the future you picked? Well, come on down.