Modern love on your mobile phone In a dark room, all alone Texting someone you used to know Modern love, all alone Modern touch, oh, how you've grown Simple wishes, a small fish bone Stuck in your throat, you can cope with it Modern love, modern soul Temper tantrums, tarantulas Caught on a string, you like to laugh It's swinging back and forth, and you smoke it all Modern pictures, vintage tone Modern love hold me Modern love told me Modern love throws me back into the world again ♪ Take me back to the past Where we strolled on cobbled esplanades And the fun house mirrors all fade to black There were bulb lights flashin', we paid in cash Into space and back again The old ones lose, the children win And I see you smiling with your Cheshire grin On a tree branch swinging in the wind Whistle softly old songs of love You learned about the turtle-dove And the glove makers all join in song About modern thoughts, and modern love Modern love holds me Modern love shows me Modern love throws me back in to the world again