“It’s only in uncertainty
That we’re naked and alive.”
That Voice Again, written by Peter Gabriel and David Rhodes
Song lyrics, So (1986)
Context: I’m hearing right and wrong so clearly.
There must be more than this.
It’s only in uncertainty
That we’re naked and alive.
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English singer-songwriter, record producer and humanitarian 1950Related quotes
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There is of course the peace of the cemetery. If you want that you can have it. But you will pay for such complacent serenity with blind eyes which do not see the world's fear and agony; with deaf ears, into which the still sad music of humanity never comes; with deadened nerves and unsensitized conscience.
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