🎶 Knowing Nothing, Understanding All
🎶 “Knowing Nothing, Understanding All”
Lyrics for a musical setting inspired by Feynman
🎵 Intro (spoken or sung softly)
I learned the names of stars and stones,
of birds that sing on silent thrones.
But still the robin’s morning call,
taught more than any name at all…
🎶 Verse 1
They told me “this is gravity,”
They showed me books and symmetry.
But something deeper called to me—
A question wrapped in mystery.
🎶 Chorus (recurring refrain)
🌌 I want to know, not just the name—
To feel the fire, not learn the flame.
To see the thread behind it all—
Knowing nothing, understanding all. 🌌
🎶 Verse 2
A drop of water in my hand,
Reveals more truth than I can stand.
It spins a world, it sings a law—
No word could match the awe I saw.
🎶 Chorus
🌌 I want to know, not just the name—
To feel the fire, not learn the flame.
To see the thread behind it all—
Knowing nothing, understanding all. 🌌
🎶 Bridge (instrumental or soft vocal)
Let others memorize and recite,
I’ll chase the silence in the night.
Where wonder walks and wisdom waits,
Beyond the walls of numbered gates…
🎶 Final Chorus (softer, rising)
🌌 I want to know, not just the name—
To feel the wind, not play the game.
To stand in awe and watch it fall…
Knowing nothing, understanding all. 🌌
🎶 Outro (whispered or hummed)
The joy is not in knowing right—
It’s in the dance of seeking light.
