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I don't want knowledge
I want certainty
I don't want knowledge
I want certainty
I don't want knowledge
I want certainty
In the street a man shouts out loud
A wallet drops and money flies
Into the midday sun
With the sound, with the sound
With the sound of the ground
With the sound, with the sound
With the sound of the ground
With the sound, with the sound
With the sound of the ground
Oh I get a little bit
Afraid sometimes
Earthlings on fire
Earthlings on fire
With the sound, with the sound
With the sound of the ground
With the sound, with the sound
With the sound of the ground
With the sound, with the sound
With the sound of the ground
Sure I get a little bit
Afraid sometimes
Earthlings on fire
Earthlings on fire
Earthlings on fire
Earthlings on fire
I don't want knowledge
I want certainty
I don't want knowledge
I want certainty
In a house a man drops dead
As he hits the floor he sighs
What a morning
With the sound, with the sound
With the sound of the ground
With the sound, with the sound
With the sound of the ground
With the sound, with the sound
With the sound of the ground
With the sound, with the sound
With the sound of the ground
With the sound, with the sound
With the sound of the ground
With the sound, with the sound
With the sound of the ground
Sometimes earthlings on fire
I don't want knowledge
I want certainty
Oh I get a little bit
Afraid sometimes
I don't want knowledge
I want certainty
I don't want knowledge
I want certainty
Oh I get a little bit
Afraid sometimes
I want certainty
I don't want knowledge
I want certainty
I don't want knowledge
I want certainty
In the street a man shouts out loud
A wallet drops and money flies
Into the midday sun
With the sound, with the sound
With the sound of the ground
With the sound, with the sound
With the sound of the ground
With the sound, with the sound
With the sound of the ground
Oh I get a little bit
Afraid sometimes
Earthlings on fire
Earthlings on fire
With the sound, with the sound
With the sound of the ground
With the sound, with the sound
With the sound of the ground
With the sound, with the sound
With the sound of the ground
Sure I get a little bit
Afraid sometimes
Earthlings on fire
Earthlings on fire
Earthlings on fire
Earthlings on fire
I don't want knowledge
I want certainty
I don't want knowledge
I want certainty
In a house a man drops dead
As he hits the floor he sighs
What a morning
With the sound, with the sound
With the sound of the ground
With the sound, with the sound
With the sound of the ground
With the sound, with the sound
With the sound of the ground
With the sound, with the sound
With the sound of the ground
With the sound, with the sound
With the sound of the ground
With the sound, with the sound
With the sound of the ground
Sometimes earthlings on fire
I don't want knowledge
I want certainty
Oh I get a little bit
Afraid sometimes
I don't want knowledge
I want certainty
I don't want knowledge
I want certainty
Oh I get a little bit
Afraid sometimes
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Law (Earthlings On Fire) was first played to an audience as a curtain-raiser at the Bowie's 50'th Birthday Benefit concert.
In an interview on Israeli radio, Bowie made reference to English philosopher Bertrand Russell who first noted that people don't want knowledge, they want certainty. Bowie said "..was so true when I was young but now I'm quite happy to say I don't accept certainty but I still want the knowledge".
Thanks to teenagewildlife.com for the info.
Also, I found one day, while watching an episode of King Of The Hill (Bobby Hill was becoming a model for a fat boys line of clothing... hilarious), and the begining of Law (Earthlings On Fire) came on as Bobby entered the fashion show. Just a little bit of wierd info.
Spot on! Thank you. You should post more often :)
This song along with I'm Afraid of Americans is my favourite song on the album.
If you think of it, the lyrics kind of sound like someone murdering someone