Modern Man from Cissy by Seán Barna

In the end I feel for you
But I'm not sure I need what you do
I’m a modern man
I'm a modern man

Adam said he liked my story
About that street of blood-stained glory
I am a modern man
I’m a modern man

I take my seat upon the feathers
I fall asleep, sick boys need their bed rest
I’m a modern man
I’m a modern man

A city rife with easy living
Queens and uppers keep it simple
I’m a modern man
I’m a modern man

Made his ornaments from orange pill bottles and he
Hung them on the office Christmas tree
To find some clarity

Walk to let the bad things simmer
Found some cheap beer by the river
I’m a modern man
I’m a modern man

I paint my nails when it suits me
Breathtaking, isn’t it? Masculinity?
I’m a modern man
I’m a modern man

Baby did good, got my schooling
But I’m drowning, sweetheart, and I’m losing
I’m a modern man
I’m a modern man

Sing the good songs, do the good drugs
Turn the news off, and love, love
I’m a modern man

Made his ornaments from orange pill bottles and he
Hung them on the office Christmas tree

In his hand, Cat On a Hot Tin Roof

The boys and girls look the same
There are pills to make it look this way
I heard there is a protest today

But the Gaslight’s already closed
The Gaslight’s already closed
So let’s keep it numb and reckless
That modern man hit hard when they took his name
They took his fortune and identity

Blinding light and and false camaraderie
This leather chair will take more lives away
These boys and girls all look the same

But that Gaslight’s already closed
The Gaslights’s already closed
The Gaslight’s already closed

• Rock
• alternative folk
• americana
• lyrics
• rock
• singer-songwriter
• Philadelphia