Modern History
The Auteurs"Modern History" is a song by The Auteurs, released in 1994 in the Pop genre. The song is 2:54 long and contains 31 lines and 141 words.
0:11Well the desk porter laughed
0:17News of our legend and exploits
0:22Travelled car
0:25From bell hop to hired car
0:31All this and more
0:35Modern history
0:38On the third floor
0:46So is this where he died
0:52Spend your life cutting words up
0:58With a knife
1:00I light a candle for each night
1:06You waste away your life
1:10Modern history
1:13On the third floor
1:17Modern history
1:20On the third floor
1:44Well they're never gonna forget us
1:49We're the most famous
1:52People that they know
1:56Went to a party
1:58I didn't say a word
2:01You don't know how lucky you were
2:07You don't know how lucky you are
2:21So we set fire to your room
2:27And we bandaged up your hands and your arms
2:36Now where's your beauty gone
2:41Oh no no
2:45Modern history
2:48On the third floor
2:51Modern history
2:54On the third floor
Well the desk porter laughed News of our legend and exploits Travelled car From bell hop to hired car All this and more Modern history On the third floor So is this where he died Spend your life cutting words up With a knife I light a candle for each night You waste away your life Modern history On the third floor Modern history On the third floor Well they're never gonna forget us We're the most famous People that they know Went to a party I didn't say a word You don't know how lucky you were You don't know how lucky you are So we set fire to your room And we bandaged up your hands and your arms Now where's your beauty gone Oh no no Modern history On the third floor Modern history On the third floor
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