Modern England

We want change in our lives
We don't have the strength to do it right
No job, just breathing
Dirty air and a dirty feeling

Housing crisis, dead bodies in the river
The wage is getting thinner, but the fat cat's getting bigger
It's something in the water, there's fluoride at my feet
Soggy, cheesy chips that make me too ill to eat
Pug obsession, how many likes do you have?
Student loans, mortgage, and youth that you won't ever get back
Using automated self-service machines
Avoiding interactions with a sentient human being

Maybe I'll take my red passport, plan a trip to Spain
The beauty that she was will never be the same

This is modern England
This is my modern England for me
This is my modern England
This is my modern England for me

We want change in our lives
We don't have the strength to do it right
No job, just breathing
Dirty air, a dirty feeling

Social media, apps to change my face
Ordering food from 'Spoons without leaving my own place
Estranged family, pizza for my dinner
Sit down with the television and see who's now the real winner
Indie music, all the bands sound the same
The lyrics say, "I love you," but the message stays the same
A uni degree, I'm a bachelor of my arts
But yet, I'm still young and working for a man without a heart

Maybe I'll take my red passport, plan a trip to Spain
The beauty that she was will never stay the same
Look at all the screens, done damage to my brain
The beauty that I was will never be the same

This is modern England
This is my modern England for me
This is my modern England
This is my modern England for me
This is modern England
This is my modern England for me
This is my modern England
This is my modern England for me

No more ex and no more stalking
Getting up so early to see who's checked your story
No more drinking and no more drugs
Just love, just love, and all those hugs
'Cause I don't wanna get in no more fights
We just wanna go and see the sights
No more job and no more breathing
Dirty air, old England's bleeding

This is modern England
This is my modern England for me
This is my modern England
This is my modern England for me
This is modern England
This is my modern England for me
This is my modern England
Oh my, oh my, oh, how she bleeds