[ ]   [ ]   [ ]                        [ ]      [ ]   [ ]
Bloc Party — This Modern Love
Album: Silent Alarm
Avg rating:
6.7

Your rating:
Total ratings: 199









Released: 2005
Length: 4:22
Plays (last 30 days): 2
share tweet wikiwebsitesearchamg
cd
mp3
search
To be lost in the forest, to be caught adrift
You've been trying to reach me, you bought me a book
To be lost in the forest, to be caught adrift
I've been paid, I've been paid

To be lost in the forest, to be caught adrift
You've been trying to reach me, you bought me a book
To be lost in the forest, to be caught adrift
I've been paid, I've been paid, I've been

Don't get offended if I seem absent-minded
Just keep telling me facts and keep making me smiling
And Don't get offended if I seem absent-minded
I get tongue-tied

Baby, you've got to be more discerning
I've never known what is good for me
Baby, you've got to be more demanding
I will be yours

I'll pay for you anytime

And you told me you wanted to eat up my sadness
Well, jump right, enjoy, you can gorge away
And you told me you wanted to eat up my sadness
Jump right

Baby, you've got to be more discerning
I've never known what is 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?
Why so damn absent-minded?
Why so scared of romance?

This modern love
Breaks me
This modern love
Wastes me

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
Comments (31)add comment
 cooshound wrote:

My 4 year old daughter loves this song. I prefer to think she has good taste, as opposed to Bloc Party's music being best suited for 4 year olds.



This person's daughter is now 22, and I remember this song new as an adult.

I feel old.
Posted 4 weeks ago by doco    [ Reply ]
 Poplars wrote:

"I'll pay for you anytime?" We're all paying. Yuck, Brit-pop. Mute.




This guy doesn't know what Brit Pop is
Posted 1 month ago by salice    [ Reply ]
 Sweetbabyjules wrote:

Oh wow, haven't heard this song in years and it just rocketed me back to my college dorm room.  Loved this song then, still love it now.



haha, I was about to comment the almost exact same thing (except for the college dorm which I didn't have) and then got sidetracked by the fact the last comment was made 17 years ago... Has it not been played in all that time??
Glad to hear it has made its way back then :)
Posted 1 month ago by Exebeche    [ Reply ]
Oh wow, haven't heard this song in years and it just rocketed me back to my college dorm room.  Loved this song then, still love it now.
Posted 1 month ago by Sweetbabyjules    [ Reply ]
This group has also been growing on me!
Posted 17 years ago by FluorideFreeMN    [ Reply ]
Bloc Party has become one of my very favorite bands. Thanks for the introduction, Radio Paradise.
Posted 18 years ago by mikedill    [ Reply ]
this song was played on the first season finale of "How I Met Your Mother" its a very good song, i tracked it down awhile ago.. steven
Posted 18 years ago by steveliv    [ Reply ]
Very good one for the headphones
Posted 18 years ago by bigtwistee    [ Reply ]
... ...
Posted 18 years ago by Mari    [ Reply ]
Excellent! Love this album!
Posted 18 years ago by lkbooth71    [ Reply ]
MUCH better
Posted 18 years ago by glassjawgrlxxx    [ Reply ]
Posted 18 years ago by R_P    [ Reply ]
YES! Bill!!!! Niiice!
Posted 18 years ago by mcoderre    [ Reply ]
lizardman_tcs wrote:
I was reminded of Dinosaur Jr's Feel the Pain.
Nice call! Dino Jr. is definitely among their influences according to this bio (click here)
Posted 18 years ago by lixy    [ Reply ]
"This modern love makes me"
Posted 18 years ago by crockydile    [ Reply ]
ArbiterOfGoodTaste wrote:
Anyone else hear a little Postal Service in the guitar line back there?
I was reminded of Dinosaur Jr's Feel the Pain.
Posted 18 years ago by lizardman_tcs    [ Reply ]
My 4 year old daughter loves this song. I prefer to think she has good taste, as opposed to Bloc Party's music being best suited for 4 year olds.
Posted 18 years ago by cooshound    [ Reply ]
Sounds like Interpol, but less suicidal.
Posted 18 years ago by brokemusician    [ Reply ]
ArbiterOfGoodTaste wrote:
Anyone else hear a little Postal Service in the guitar line back there?
I heard Guster throughout. Are these guys pre- or post- Guster? Who's influencing who?
Posted 18 years ago by RParadise    [ Reply ]
ArbiterOfGoodTaste wrote:
Anyone else hear a little Postal Service in the guitar line back there?
The song might make me go postal
Posted 19 years ago by rixtar99    [ Reply ]
Anyone else hear a little Postal Service in the guitar line back there?
Posted 19 years ago by ArbiterOfGoodTaste    [ Reply ]
I dig this band! Saw them live @ SXSW in Austin...great show. There's been a recent wave of talented artists from the UK lately...this is one of them.
Posted 19 years ago by infamoso    [ Reply ]
I quite like it. I think it sounds like American-style indie-pop rock to me.
Posted 19 years ago by fuh2    [ Reply ]
I like it! More people should offer to pay for me anytime.
Posted 19 years ago by serendipity_blue    [ Reply ]
No thanks.
Posted 19 years ago by lester    [ Reply ]
i like it, but it will grow old pretty quickly.
Posted 19 years ago by bebe    [ Reply ]
Poplars wrote:
"I'll pay for you anytime?" We're all paying. Yuck, Brit-pop. Mute.
The hell man!!! grrrr Bloc party kiks ass!!! This is Good stuff!!!
Posted 19 years ago by mcoderre    [ Reply ]
"I'll pay for you anytime?" We're all paying. Yuck, Brit-pop. Mute.
Posted 19 years ago by Poplars    [ Reply ]
"Every me ends every you" Huh? What does that mean? It's repeated enough to make me think it's 'important'.
Posted 19 years ago by diane    [ Reply ]
Wow- this song is really annoying.
Posted 19 years ago by Fishy-Man    [ Reply ]
Okay I'll bite. This song is interesting. Of course, I am drinking. Very british. Very Feelies with brit overtones.
Posted 19 years ago by Dragonfly_Launch    [ Reply ]