"It's only when gravity starts to take over you begin to think about your body"
About this Quote
The intent feels disarmingly plain: youth is an era of borrowed confidence, when the body is a background app running smoothly. Then the OS updates fail. “Begin to think” is the tell; the body becomes a problem to manage, a site of anxious attention. Soul isn’t selling wellness or self-love. He’s sketching the moment when embodiment turns from effortless to strategic: you plan how you sit, how you rise, how you look in photos, how long you can work a set.
The subtext carries a faint shrug of male stoicism, too. For many men, especially of Soul’s generation, the body isn’t a subject until it demands one. Gravity “takes over” like an external force, letting the speaker dodge vanity while admitting vulnerability. Coming from a screen icon whose image was once part of the product, the line quietly punctures celebrity immortality: fame can freeze your face in reruns, but it can’t renegotiate the rules.
Quote Details
| Topic | Aging |
|---|---|
| Source | Help us find the source |
| Cite |
Citation Formats
APA Style (7th ed.)
Soul, David. (2026, January 17). It's only when gravity starts to take over you begin to think about your body. FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/its-only-when-gravity-starts-to-take-over-you-57769/
Chicago Style
Soul, David. "It's only when gravity starts to take over you begin to think about your body." FixQuotes. January 17, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/its-only-when-gravity-starts-to-take-over-you-57769/.
MLA Style (9th ed.)
"It's only when gravity starts to take over you begin to think about your body." FixQuotes, 17 Jan. 2026, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/its-only-when-gravity-starts-to-take-over-you-57769/. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.











