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.
Once a beautiful Miss America married Mr. Right
Had a little baby girl, born on a stormy night
But that was once upon a time
Now it's a brand new world
Gimme the future, gimme the future
Gimme the future with a modern girl
Gimme the future, gimme the future
Gimme the future with a modern girl
Somewhere just between the past and somethin' dawnin' new
There's a break in the chain, a skip in the clock
Girl, that's where I'm gonna find you
Between the boy I was before and what I'm gonna be
There's a clash on the border, a flame in the sky
Girl, that's where you're gonna find me
Can't you hear the planet groanin' like a broken down machine
Rusted with the guilty tears of fallen kings and queens
But you and I stand innocent
Baby, it's a brand new world
Gimme the future, gimme the future
Gimme the future with a modern girl
Gimme the future, gimme the future
Gimme the future with a modern girl
(Gimme the future, gimme the future
Gimme the future with a modern girl)
We're the son and the daughter on a new freeway
(Gimme the future, gimme the future)
Ah, laughin' while the road maps blow away
(Gimme the future with a modern girl)
We're the son and the daughter and we ain't afraid
(Gimme the future, gimme the future)
Won't be makin' the mistakes our fathers made
(Gimme the future with a modern girl)
(Gimme the future, gimme the future)
Oh, gimme the future with a modern girl
(Gimme the future, gimme the future)
Oh, gimme the future with a modern girl
Once a beautiful Miss America married Mr. Right
Had a little baby boy, born on a stormy night
But that was once upon a time
Now it's a brand new world
Gimme the future, gimme the future
Gimme the future with a modern girl
Gimme the future, gimme the future
Gimme the future with a modern girl
Gimme the future, gimme the future
Gimme the future with a modern girl
Gimme the future, gimme the future
Gimme the future with a modern girl
Gimme the future, gimme the future
Gimme the future with a modern girl
We're the son and the daughter on a new freeway (gimme the future, gimme the future)
(Gimme the future with a modern girl)
Ah laughin' while the road maps blow away (gimme the future, gimme the future)
(Gimme the future with a modern girl)
We're the son and the daughter and we ain't afraid (gimme the future, gimme the future)
(Gimme the future with a modern girl)
Won't be makin' the mistakes our fathers made (gimme the future, gimme the future)
(Gimme the future with a modern girl)
Gimme the future, gimme the future
Gimme the future with a modern girl
Gimme the future, gimme the future
Gimme the future with a modern girl
Gimme the future, gimme the future
Gimme the future with a modern girl
Gimme the future, gimme the future
Gimme the future with a modern girl
Had a little baby girl, born on a stormy night
But that was once upon a time
Now it's a brand new world
Gimme the future, gimme the future
Gimme the future with a modern girl
Gimme the future, gimme the future
Gimme the future with a modern girl
Somewhere just between the past and somethin' dawnin' new
There's a break in the chain, a skip in the clock
Girl, that's where I'm gonna find you
Between the boy I was before and what I'm gonna be
There's a clash on the border, a flame in the sky
Girl, that's where you're gonna find me
Can't you hear the planet groanin' like a broken down machine
Rusted with the guilty tears of fallen kings and queens
But you and I stand innocent
Baby, it's a brand new world
Gimme the future, gimme the future
Gimme the future with a modern girl
Gimme the future, gimme the future
Gimme the future with a modern girl
(Gimme the future, gimme the future
Gimme the future with a modern girl)
We're the son and the daughter on a new freeway
(Gimme the future, gimme the future)
Ah, laughin' while the road maps blow away
(Gimme the future with a modern girl)
We're the son and the daughter and we ain't afraid
(Gimme the future, gimme the future)
Won't be makin' the mistakes our fathers made
(Gimme the future with a modern girl)
(Gimme the future, gimme the future)
Oh, gimme the future with a modern girl
(Gimme the future, gimme the future)
Oh, gimme the future with a modern girl
Once a beautiful Miss America married Mr. Right
Had a little baby boy, born on a stormy night
But that was once upon a time
Now it's a brand new world
Gimme the future, gimme the future
Gimme the future with a modern girl
Gimme the future, gimme the future
Gimme the future with a modern girl
Gimme the future, gimme the future
Gimme the future with a modern girl
Gimme the future, gimme the future
Gimme the future with a modern girl
Gimme the future, gimme the future
Gimme the future with a modern girl
We're the son and the daughter on a new freeway (gimme the future, gimme the future)
(Gimme the future with a modern girl)
Ah laughin' while the road maps blow away (gimme the future, gimme the future)
(Gimme the future with a modern girl)
We're the son and the daughter and we ain't afraid (gimme the future, gimme the future)
(Gimme the future with a modern girl)
Won't be makin' the mistakes our fathers made (gimme the future, gimme the future)
(Gimme the future with a modern girl)
Gimme the future, gimme the future
Gimme the future with a modern girl
Gimme the future, gimme the future
Gimme the future with a modern girl
Gimme the future, gimme the future
Gimme the future with a modern girl
Gimme the future, gimme the future
Gimme the future with a modern girl
Lyrics submitted by spliphstar
Modern Girl Lyrics as written by Sarah B Durkee Paul Ross Jacobs
Lyrics © Songtrust Ave, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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