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.
Snowblind
Robbie Williams Lyrics
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Looking at you
Let me melt a while in your company
I unwind in your rapture
I'm an overture to your symphony
Time makes time
A memory between us
While the whole world was looking at you
You came and wrapped yourself around me
You feel the sun
A work in progress
I'm so far away from where I wanna be
You stole my heart
But my madness
Is taking the man right out of me
You said, we could have been so good together
I complicate so easily
While the whole world was looking at you
You wrapped yourself around me
So wonderful
Feeling so vulnerable
You'll never know what you did to me
Can't disguise
I'm hiding behind my eyes
You could've meant the whole world to me
“Snowblind” by Robbie Williams is an emotional ballad about a man who is completely entranced by someone. The singer is infatuated with this person, who has a profound effect on him. The opening lyrics, "I'm snowblind, looking at you," indicate that he's transfixed by the other person, not able to see anything else in the world but them. He says he wants to "melt a while" in the other person's company and "unwind in [their] rapture." The singer considers himself to be a part of their larger picture: "I'm an overture to your symphony."
As the song progresses, the singer reflects on the time they've spent together. He thinks about how "time makes time a memory between us," and wonders whether he's "still impossible to read." The other person had "wrapped" themselves "around" him, and he feels grateful for that, considering how the world was so preoccupied with them.
The lyrics then shift to focus on how the relationship affected the singer. He started feeling "so far away from where I wanna be," and the other person has "stole[n his] heart" while his "madness" is "taking the man right out of [him]." The other person had remarked that "we could have been so good together," but he knows that he "complicat[es] so easily." The song concludes with the singer describing the immense impact that the other person has had on him: "I'm so wonderful / Feeling so vulnerable / You'll never know what you did to me / Can't disguise / I'm hiding behind my eyes / You could've meant the whole world to me."
Line by Line Meaning
I'm snowblind
I am blinded by your beauty
Looking at you
Just gazing at you
Let me melt a while in your company
Allow me to indulge in your presence for a while
I unwind in your rapture
I relax in your joy
I'm an overture to your symphony
I provide an introduction to your masterpiece
Time makes time
The past creates the present
A memory between us
Shared memories connecting us
Am I still impossible to read?
Do you still find me hard to understand?
While the whole world was looking at you
While everyone was focused on you
You came and wrapped yourself around me
You came to me and enveloped me
You feel the sun
You sense warmth and positivity
A work in progress
Still developing and evolving
I'm so far away from where I wanna be
I am distant from where I desire to be
You stole my heart
You captured my love
But my madness
But my irrationality
Is taking the man right out of me
Is turning me into someone unrecognisable
You said, we could have been so good together
You commented that we could be an amazing couple
I complicate so easily
I tend to overthink and add complexity
So wonderful
So amazing
Feeling so vulnerable
Feeling exposed and open to potential harm
You'll never know what you did to me
You will never understand the impact you had on me
Can't disguise
I am unable to hide
I'm hiding behind my eyes
I am concealing my true feelings
You could've meant the whole world to me
You had the potential to be everything to me
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: ROBERT PETER WILLIAMS, GUY ANTONY CHAMBERS
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@iznikolova
I'm Snowblind,
Looking at you,
Let me melt a while in your company,
I unwind in your rapture,
I'm an overture to your symphony,
Time makes time,
A memory between us,
Am I still impossible to read?
While the whole world was looking at you,
You came and wrapped yourself around me.
You feel the sun,
A work in progress,
I'm so far away from where I wanna be,
You stole my heart,
But my madness,
Is taking the man right out of me,
You said, we could have been good together,
I complicate so easily
While the whole world was looking at you,
You wrapped yourself around me.
So wonderful,
Feeling so vulnerable
You'll never know what you did to me,
Can't disguise,
I'm hiding behind my eyes,
You could've meant the whole world to me.
@JasonBorn89
I'm snowblind looking at ya, Let me melt a while in your company,
I unwind in your rapture, I'm an overchure to your symphony,
Time makes time a memory between us, am i still impossible to read and while the whole world was looking at ya, you came and wrapped yourself around me.
You feel the sun, I'm working progress and so far away from where i wanna be,
You stole my heart but my madness has taken the man right out of me,
you said we could've been so good together, I complicate so easily,
While the whole world was looking at ya, You wrapped yourself around me,
So wonderful, feeling so vulnerable, you'll never know what you did to me,
can't disguise i'm hiding behind my eyes, you could've meant the whole world to me.
@meatballsander
I'm Snowblind,
Looking at you,
Let me melt a while in your company,
I unwind in your rapture,
I'm an overture to your symphony,
Time makes time,
A memory between us,
Am I still impossible to read?
While the whole world was looking at you,
You came and wrapped yourself around me.
You feel the sun,
A work in progress,
I'm so far away from where I wanna be,
You stole my heart,
But my madness,
Is taking the man right out of me,
You said, we could have been good together,
I complicate so easily
While the whole world was looking at you,
You wrapped yourself around me.
So wonderful,
Feeling so vulnerable
You'll never know what you did to me,
Can't disguise,
I'm hiding behind my eyes,
You could've meant the whole world to me
@heliosphaeresonnen_wind_ki5720
i love this. a song like a hug from someone you love.
@johnjedennett2206
It breaks my heart everytime i listen to this song
@lils7818
I've loved Robbie's music all my life and this is one of the most beautiful songs I've ever heard.
@sarahc561
Ditto.
@illxLunaxlli
It makes me cry!!! it deserves a movie!
@sarahc561
Absolutely heart melting.
@RenaJanina1111
BEAUTIFUL!!! Most beautiful song on "Swing Both Ways"!! <3
@jesslee9407
This deserves so many more views than what it has :(
@ro7mania
This song is wonderful, is like a box full with emotions. Every time I listen to it, it brings me sadness, but also joy and hope.
@dominiqueguilbaud7403
Émouvant, dans tout son charme et tant de sensibilité 😍🧡🌟🌠⭐