In regards to the meaning of this song:
Before a live performance on the EP Five Stories Falling, Geoff states “It’s about the last time I went to visit my grandmother in Columbus, and I saw that she was dying and it was the last time I was going to see her. It is about realizing how young you are, but how quickly you can go.”
That’s the thing about Geoff and his sublime poetry, you think it’s about one thing, but really it’s about something entirely different. But the lyrics are still universal and omnipresent, ubiquitous, even. So relatable. That’s one thing I love about this band. I also love their live performances, raw energy and Geoff’s beautiful, imperfectly perfect vocals. His voice soothes my aching soul.
This is the modern world
This is the modern world
What kind of fool do you think I am (whoa)
To think I know nothin' 'bout the modern world (whoa)
All my life is spent on spite
I won't turn my head in ?
Is my inspiration dry
I know more than you'll ever know
Even in school I felt quite sure
That one day I'd be on top
And I'd look down upon the ?
The teachers' descent don't mean a thing
This is the modern world that I've learned about
This is the modern world
We don't need no one
To tell us what's right or wrong
Say what you like 'cause I don't care (whoa)
I know what I am and going to
Is somewhere I won't see you
Don't have to explain myself to you
I don't give two fucks about your view
This is the modern world that I've learned about
This is the modern world
We don't need no one
To tell us what's right or wrong
Modern world, this is, this is, this is
This is, this is, this is
No we don't need no one
To tell us what's right or wrong, wrong
This is the modern world
This is the modern world
This is the modern world
What kind of fool do you think I am (whoa)
To think I know nothin' 'bout the modern world (whoa)
All my life is spent on spite
I won't turn my head in ?
Is my inspiration dry
I know more than you'll ever know
Even in school I felt quite sure
That one day I'd be on top
And I'd look down upon the ?
The teachers' descent don't mean a thing
This is the modern world that I've learned about
This is the modern world
We don't need no one
To tell us what's right or wrong
Say what you like 'cause I don't care (whoa)
I know what I am and going to
Is somewhere I won't see you
Don't have to explain myself to you
I don't give two fucks about your view
This is the modern world that I've learned about
This is the modern world
We don't need no one
To tell us what's right or wrong
Modern world, this is, this is, this is
This is, this is, this is
No we don't need no one
To tell us what's right or wrong, wrong
This is the modern world
This is the modern world
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Modern World Lyrics as written by Paul John Weller
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