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Lyrics of This Modern Love by Bloc Party
verse
To be lost in the forest, to be cut adrift
You've been trying to reach me
You bought me a book
To be lost in the forest, to be cut adrift
I've been paid, I've been paid
verse
To be lost in the forest, to be cut adrift
You've been trying to reach me
You bought me a book
To be lost in the forest, to be cut adrift
I've been paid, I've been paid, I've been-
verse
Don't get offended if I seem absent minded
Just keep telling me facts and keep making me smile
And don't get offended if I seem absent minded
I get tongue-tied
chorus
Baby, you've got to be more discerning
I've never known what's good for me
Baby, you've got to be more demanding
I will be yours
verse
I'll pay for you anytime
I'll pay for you anytime
verse
And you told me you wanted to eat up my sadness
Well, jump right on shorty, you can gorge away
And you told me you wanted to eat up my sadness
chorus
(Jump right)
Baby, you've got to be more discerning
I've never known what's good for me
And baby, you've got to be more demanding
(Jump left)
What are you holding out for?
What's always in the way?
verse
Why so damn absent-minded?
Why so scared of romance?
verse
This modern love breaks me
This modern love wastes me
This modern love breaks me
This modern love wastes me
outro
Do you wanna come over and kill some time?
Do you wanna come over and kill some time?
Do you wanna come over and kill some time?
Throw your arms around me
Writer(s): Russell Lissack, Gordon Moakes, Kele Okereke, Matt Tong
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Silent Alarm (with hidden track)
Album • 2005 • 13 tracks
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