Difficult to Say Categorically Whether the Earth Moves
...it is still remarkably difficult to say categorically whether the earth moves...
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Everything changes and nothing stands still.
from Cratylus (dialogue) by Plato
All entities move and nothing remains still.
from Cratylus (dialogue) by Plato
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
When I think that I'm moving, suddenly things stand still
Source: Looking for Space by John Denver
Ripple in still water When there is no pebble tossed Nor wind to blow
Source: Ripple by Grateful Dead
Nothin' comes from talkers but sound - We can talk all we want to, but the world still goes around and round
Source: Round and Round (Tevin Campbell) by Tevin Campbell
If chicken little tells you that the sky is fallin', even if it wasn't would you still come crawlin' back again? I bet you would my friend...
Source: Livin’ On The Edge by Aerosmith
Your world just spins whilst mine stands still - Nothing's changed in your gravity grave
Source: Gravity Grave by The Verve
Got two good eyes but they still don't see
Source: Casey Jones by Grateful Dead
I try to be still in a moment And I'm hoping for a never ending odyssey
Source: Stuck In Gravity by Of Monsters and Men
Our weary eyes still stray to the horizon
Source: High Hopes by Pink Floyd
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
You're tellin' me the world does not even spin around? You're tryna say the car we're sittin' in don't belong to gravity?
Source: We Didn’t Make It To The Moon by Milky Chance
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.
Source: Stillness In Time by Jamiroquai
Yeah I fill you full of little lies, you're still hungry for the truth - And I know we've got problems, let's just try to solve them
Source: Bleed Into Your Mind by The All-American Rejects
Or am I standing still? Beneath the darkened sky - Or am I standing still? With the scenery flying by
Source: Standing Still (Jewel) by Jewel
Yes, there are two paths you can go by, but in the long run, there's still time to change the road you're on - And it makes me wonder...
Source: Stairway to Heaven by Led Zeppelin
Under water, time is standing still, you’re the treasure - Dive down deeper still
Source: 10,000 Emerald Pools by Børns
You don't mean nothing if you don't do nothing - You're just waiting at the bottom of the hill - You don't mean nothing if you don't do nothing - You're just standing still
Source: Standing Still (Ringo Starr) by Ringo Starr
One day the blood won't flow so gladly - One day we'll all get still, Get still
Source: A World Alone by Lorde
Let me take you on a trip, around the world and back, and you won't have to move - You just sit still
Source: World in My Eyes by Depeche Mode
I'll stop the world and melt with you
Source: I Melt with You by Modern English
The world’s still spinning ’round we don’t know why
Source: Champagne Supernova by Oasis
And the sun went down, as I crossed the hill - And the town lit up, the world got still
Source: Learning to Fly (Tom Petty) by Tom Petty
My Friends Would Think I Was a Nut
When the human race learns to read the language of symbolism, a great veil will fall from the eyes of men.
Absolutely Still and I Can’t Wait One Minute More
The world is spinning, turning day to night, and my thoughts are running at the speed of light.
Cause It’s the World I Know
We accept the reality of the world with which we’re presented. It’s as simple as that.
My Friends and I We’ve Cracked the Code
One day the blood won’t flow so gladly. One day we’ll all get still. Get still.
Get It Together and Flow
See a pearl form, a diamond in the rough. See a bird soaring high above the flood. It’s in your blood, it’s in your blood.
We’ll Begin With a Spin
Anything you want to, do it. Want to change the world? There’s nothing to it.
We Just Want To Dance Here, Someone Stole the Stage
We’re seeing things in a different way and God knows it ain’t his.
We Built This City on Rock and Roll
…how different theories are suddenly introduced to add strength to the edifice.
But I Feel It Still…
If wishes were trees, the trees would be falling. Listen to reason, reason is calling.
Under Water, Time Is Standing Still
Let it be known, there is a fountain, that was not made by the hands of men.