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Artist: Matthew and the Atlas
Canonical path: /matthew-and-the-atlas/modern-world
Related lyric paths: 6
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Modern World
Read Modern World lyrics by Matthew and the Atlas on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Modern World
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I don't feel right, I couldn't find a way
Running at midnight, I'm sleeping in the day
Nothing's forever, nothing in the end
It doesn't matter, we can still pretend
We're burning the years, they're burning in the sky
Feel too connected, rivers in your eyes
Need to dissect it, it's taking up my time
Need to direct it
I couldn't face it
I couldn't face it, the modern world
You can't fake it
You can't fake it, you're a fading sun
You can make it
You can make it, when you don't need anyone
Not anyone
You're part of the pack now, there's nothing you can bring
Part of the motion, a puppet on a string
I can't change it and even if I could
I can't see it or do any good
I couldn't face it
I couldn't face it, the modern world
You can't fake it
You can't fake it, you're a fading sun
You can make it
You can make it when you don't need anyone
Not anyone
I couldn't face it, the modern world
You can't fake it, you're a fading sun
You can make it when you don't need anyone
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Matthew and the Atlas performs "Modern World", and this lyric page sits inside the Matthew and the Atlas catalog on LyroVerse.
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