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.

Superblind
Robbie Williams Lyrics

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Superblind
Sleep sleep feel the deep,
Get away from the devil in all?
Don't you want to see
What you could have won
Bittersweet, your defeat baby
I'm much sicker than you
All you are is colors

And your colors run

Isn't it genius that you give tonight
You just keep on doing harm
Could only see the sense in being superblind
And just keep on keeping on

I can't help thinking about me
Put a thought in for me
I'm the genius behind me
Maybe I shouldn't have said it
Here's to the next century
What will they think if they think about me

Here it is, what a lie say a prayer,
For the way it should be
We are people they don't believe
Wish your mother wouldn't bother
Won't she just stay out of your mind?
Or should they stay when you make them leave

Isn't it genius that you give tonight?
You just keep on doing harm
Could only see the sense in being superblind
And just keep on keeping on

I can't help thinking about me
Put a thought in for me
I'm the genius behind me
Maybe I shouldn't have said it
Here's to the next century
What will they think if they think about me

I can't help think about me
Won't you put a prayer in for me
You could talk and think about me

It's like these props know when we're dancing
We can pray our way out of here
You're like a new wave old romantic
Try to break our heart but got stuck on it
Superblind

When your superblind
Keep you out of mind

Because we all know
Cos we didn't care.

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of "Superblind" seem to convey a sense of detachment from reality, perhaps brought on by the use of drugs to numb oneself to the chaos of the world. The opening lines, "Sleep sleep feel the deep, get away from the devil in all?" suggest a need for escape, a desire to shut out the painful realities of life. The chorus, "Isn't it genius that you give tonight, you just keep on doing harm, could only see the sense in being superblind and just keep on keeping on" reinforces this feeling of detachment, as if the singer is aware of the harm they're doing but feels powerless to stop.

The lyrics also touch on the idea of ego, with lines like "I'm the genius behind me" and "What will they think if they think about me". It's almost as if the singer is aware of their own arrogance, but can't help but feed into it. The final lines, "When your superblind, keep you out of mind, because we all know, cos we didn't care" seem to suggest a sort of nihilism, that nothing really matters and it's better to just tune out and not care.

Overall, the song seems to be exploring themes of escapism, ego, and nihilism, all wrapped up in Robbie Williams' signature brand of pop-rock.

Line by Line Meaning

Sleep sleep feel the deep,
Close your eyes and drift off into a deeper sleep.

Get away from the devil in all?
Escape from all that is evil.

Don't you want to see What you could have won
Do you not want to know what you missed out on?

Bittersweet, your defeat baby
The bitterness of losing mixed with the sweet memories.

I'm much sicker than you All you are is colors And your colors run
I'm crazier than you, you're just superficial and easily defeated.

Isn't it genius that you give tonight You just keep on doing harm Could only see the sense in being superblind And just keep on keeping on
How smart of you to cause destruction tonight. The only way to continue is to ignore the consequences and act blindly.

I can't help thinking about me Put a thought in for me I'm the genius behind me Maybe I shouldn't have said it Here's to the next century What will they think if they think about me
I can't stop thinking about myself, think about me too. I am the mastermind of my own life, although maybe revealing that was a bad idea. What will future generations think of me?

Here it is, what a lie say a prayer, For the way it should be We are people they don't believe Wish your mother wouldn't bother Won't she just stay out of your mind? Or should they stay when you make them leave
This is the truth, say a prayer for what should have been. Society doesn't believe in us. I wish my mother wouldn't interfere, but should she stick around when I try to push her out?

It's like these props know when we're dancing We can pray our way out of here You're like a new wave old romantic Try to break our heart but got stuck on it Superblind
It's as if the objects sense when we're dancing. We can pray for an escape. You're a modern version of an old romantic. You try to break our hearts, but you can't help getting caught up in them. You're blinded by your own emotions.

When your superblind Keep you out of mind Because we all know Cos we didn't care.
When you're blindly acting out, forget about the consequences and just live in the moment. Because deep down, we know that we didn't care either way.

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: FIL EISLER, ROBBIE WILLIAMS

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