Lauv – Modern Loneliness lyrics

Lauv – Modern Loneliness lyrics

[Verse 1]
I've been thinkin' 'bout my father lately
The person that he made me
The person I've become
And I've been tryna fill all of this empty
But, fuck, I'm still so empty
Yeah, I could use some love

[Pre-Chorus]
And I've been trying to find a reason to get up
Been trying to find a reason for this stuff
In my bedroom and my closet
The baggage in my heart is still so dark

[Chorus]
Modern loneliness
We're never alone, but always depressed, yeah
Love my friends to death
But I never call and I never text 'em
La-di-da-di-da
Yeah, you get what you give and you give what you get, so
Modern loneliness
We love to get high, but we don't know how to come down

[Verse 2]
If I could break my DNA to pieces
Rid of all my demons
If I could cleanse my soul
Then I could fill the world with all my problems
But, shit, that wouldn't solve them
So, I'm left here alone

[Pre-Chorus]
And I've been trying to find a reason to get up
I'm trying to find a reason for this stuff
In my bedroom and my closet
The baggage in my heart is still so dark

[Chorus]
Modern loneliness
We're never alone, but always depressed, yeah
Love my friends to death
But I never call and I never text 'em
La-di-da-di-da
Yeah, you get what you give and you give what you get, so
Modern loneliness
We love to get high, but we don't know how to come down

[Post-Chorus]
Down, down, down, down, down
We don't know how to come down
Down, down, down, down, down
We don't know how to come down
Down, down, down, down, down
We don't know how to come down
Down, down, down, down, down
We don't know how to come down

[Chorus]
Modern loneliness
We're never alone, but always depressed, yeah
Love my friends to death
But I never call and I never text 'em
La-di-da-di-da
Yeah, you get what you give and you give what you get, so
Modern loneliness
We love to get high, but we don't know how to come down

[Post-Chorus]
Down, down, down, down, down
We don't know how to come down
Down, down, down, down, down
We don't know how to come down
Down, down, down, down, down (I'm prayin', I'm prayin', I'm prayin')
We don't know how to come down
Down, down, down, down, down (I'm prayin', I'm prayin', I'm prayin')
We don't know how to come down

[Outro]
Modern loneliness
We're never alone, but always depressed, yeah

[Verse 1] I've been thinkin' 'bout my father lately The person that he made me The person I've become And I've been tryna fill all of this empty But, fuck, I'm still so empty Yeah, I could use some love [Pre-Chorus] And I've been trying to find a reason to get up Been trying to find a reason for this stuff In my bedroom and my closet The baggage in my heart is still so dark [Chorus] Modern loneliness We're never alone, but always depressed, yeah Love my friends to death But I never call and I never text 'em La-di-da-di-da Yeah, you get what you give and you give what you get, so Modern loneliness We love to get high, but we don't know how to come down [Verse 2] If I could break my DNA to pieces Rid of all my demons If I could cleanse my soul Then I could fill the world with all my problems But, shit, that wouldn't solve them So, I'm left here alone [Pre-Chorus] And I've been trying to find a reason to get up I'm trying to find a reason for this stuff In my bedroom and my closet The baggage in my heart is still so dark [Chorus] Modern loneliness We're never alone, but always depressed, yeah Love my friends to death But I never call and I never text 'em La-di-da-di-da Yeah, you get what you give and you give what you get, so Modern loneliness We love to get high, but we don't know how to come down [Post-Chorus] Down, down, down, down, down We don't know how to come down Down, down, down, down, down We don't know how to come down Down, down, down, down, down We don't know how to come down Down, down, down, down, down We don't know how to come down [Chorus] Modern loneliness We're never alone, but always depressed, yeah Love my friends to death But I never call and I never text 'em La-di-da-di-da Yeah, you get what you give and you give what you get, so Modern loneliness We love to get high, but we don't know how to come down [Post-Chorus] Down, down, down, down, down We don't know how to come down Down, down, down, down, down We don't know how to come down Down, down, down, down, down (I'm prayin', I'm prayin', I'm prayin') We don't know how to come down Down, down, down, down, down (I'm prayin', I'm prayin', I'm prayin') We don't know how to come down [Outro] Modern loneliness We're never alone, but always depressed, yeah Explain Request ×

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Songwriters: Ari Leff, Jonathan Simpson, Michael Matosic, Michael Pollack, Mike Elizondo

Modern Loneliness lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.

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Mylie 2020-04-17 18:50:12

Lauv’s “Modern Loneliness” is meant to speak to the “modern” concept of loneliness as defined by Lauv. And as he describes it, it is pretty much defined as always being in the company of people yet still feeling alone. He further expounds that this sensation is characterized by indeed having friends but never taking the time to get in contact with them via telephone or the ‘net. But as for the source of this loneliness, that would apparently be some type of depression he is suffering from.
Thus the second verse in particular is centered on the singer’s desire to ‘cleanse his soul’. And this is obviously a metaphorical idea which would apparently produce the desired result of making him more cheerful. He also points to another contribution to this unfavorable mind state, which is people’s affinity for ‘getting high’ yet their inability to “come down” when need be. Perhaps he could be referring to the aftereffects of actually taking drugs, but these statements are ambiguous enough as presented. What it all seemingly boils down is that his loneliness is founded in his own inner turmoil. And the way it is manifest externally is by the narrator, at least in terms of actually outreaching, being sort of an introvert.

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