Robert Peter Williams (born 13 February 1974) is an English singer and song… Read Full Bio ↴Robert Peter Williams (born 13 February 1974) is an English singer and songwriter. He found fame as a member of the pop group Take That from 1990 to 1995, and achieved commercial success after launching a solo career in 1996. His debut studio album, Life thru a Lens, was released in 1997, and included his signature song, "Angels". His second album, I've Been Expecting You, featured the songs "Millennium" and "She's the One", his first number one singles. His discography includes seven UK No. 1 singles, and all but one of his 14 studio albums have reached No. 1 in the UK. Six of his albums are among the top 100 biggest-selling albums in the UK, with two of them in the top 60, and he gained a Guinness World Record in 2006 for selling 1.6 million tickets in a single day during his Close Encounters Tour.

Williams has received a record 18 Brit Awards, winning Best British Male Artist four times, Outstanding Contribution to Music twice, an Icon Award for his lasting impact on British culture, eight German ECHO Awards, and three MTV European Music Awards. In 2004, he was inducted into the UK Music Hall of Fame after being voted the Greatest Artist of the 1990s. According to the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), he has been certified for 20.2 million albums and 8.66 million singles in the UK as a solo artist. Five of his albums have also topped the Australian albums chart, and has sold 75 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling music artists of all time. He also topped the 2000–2010 UK airplay chart. His three concerts at Knebworth in 2003 drew over 375,000 people, the UK's biggest music event to that point. In 2014, he was awarded the freedom of his hometown of Stoke-on-Trent and had a tourist trail created and streets named in his honour. Williams' thirteenth album, XXV was released on 9 September 2022.

After 15 years, Williams rejoined Take That in 2010 to co-write and perform lead vocals on their album Progress, which became the second-fastest-selling album in UK chart history and the fastest-selling record of the century at the time. The subsequent stadium tour, which featured seven songs from Williams' solo career, became the biggest-selling concert in UK history when it sold 1.34 million tickets in less than 24 hours. In 2011, Take That frontman Gary Barlow confirmed that Williams had left the band for a second time to focus on his solo career, although he stated that the departure was amicable and that Williams was welcome to rejoin Take That in the future. Williams has since performed with Take That on three separate television appearances, and collaborated with Barlow on a number of projects such as the West End musical The Band.

Appliance Of Science
Robbie Williams Lyrics

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Come into the parish of wisdom
But leave your nervous system
With the bouncer on the door
Sell your innocence
For a decade of decadence
Everything all at once all the time is yours

Don't believe in Jesus Christ

Since I believed in your cocaine
All that praying and wailing will leave a stain
So take your Sunday songs and shove it

Hey now, my baby, maybe now we're free
With the appliance of science
We can be anyone we want to be

They'll come bearing you
And charge the earth for it
If you're lucky they'll let you breathe
So scream as you go faster
If that's the world you're after
But make sure you're home for tea

Don't believe in clever people
Clever people drop the bomb
Don't believe your big and evil, they're aliens
So take your rocket science and shove it

Hey now, my baby, maybe now we're free
With the appliance of science
We can be anyone we want to be

"We interrupt this song for a newsflash
Daisy, the first sheep to be cloned
Has died today at the rivaled age of 101... days
Other news:
Two people burned to death whilst they were on the internet
And now to the sport"

Hey now, my baby, maybe now were free
With the appliance of science
We can be anyone we want to be

Hey now, my baby, maybe now were free
With the appliance of science
We can be anyone we want to be

Hey now, my baby, maybe now were free

With the appliance of science
We can be anyone we want to be

Overall Meaning

Robbie Williams's song Appliance Of Science seems to be a commentary on the state of modern society and the human condition in the age of technological advancement. Williams urges the listener to come into the parish of wisdom, but to leave their nervous system with the bouncer on the door. This could be interpreted as a call to abandon fear and anxiety, or perhaps a warning against the dangers of overstimulation and addiction to technology.

Williams invites the listener to sell their innocence for a decade of decadence, indicating that the pursuit of pleasure and instant gratification has replaced traditional values and morals. He rejects religion and suggests that cocaine has become a new kind of faith, mocking the idea of praying and wailing for salvation. Instead, Williams suggests that the appliance of science can set us free from the constraints of tradition and allow us to become anyone we want to be.

The newsflash about the death of Daisy the cloned sheep and the fatalities caused by internet use also suggest a warning against the unchecked power of technology. Williams implies that we may be sacrificing our humanity and putting our lives at risk in our aggressive quest for progress.

Line by Line Meaning

Come into the parish of wisdom
Enter into the domain of knowledge and understanding

But leave your nervous system With the bouncer on the door
Relax and let go of your worries before proceeding

Sell your innocence For a decade of decadence
Compromise your morals for temporary pleasures

Everything all at once all the time is yours
You can have it all, immediately and constantly

Don't believe in Jesus Christ Since I believed in your cocaine
Losing faith in traditional religious beliefs due to addiction

All that praying and wailing will leave a stain So take your Sunday songs and shove it
Religious rituals have negative consequences, reject them

Hey now, my baby, maybe now we're free With the appliance of science We can be anyone we want to be
Science can liberate us and allow us to become whoever we desire to be

They'll come bearing you And charge the earth for it If you're lucky they'll let you breathe
People will exploit you for their own benefit, and you may have to pay a high price to survive

So scream as you go faster If that's the world you're after But make sure you're home for tea
Pursue a high-speed, hectic lifestyle but ensure to maintain a sense of routine and normalcy

Don't believe in clever people Clever people drop the bomb Don't believe your big and evil, they're aliens So take your rocket science and shove it
Intelligence and knowledge can lead to dangerous consequences, reject them

"We interrupt this song for a newsflash Daisy, the first sheep to be cloned Has died today at the rivaled age of 101... days Other news: Two people burned to death whilst they were on the internet And now to the sport"
Media interruptions highlighting the absurdity and dangers of technological advancements

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: MAXTON GIG BEESLEY, ROBERT PETER WILLIAMS

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