Tales Of Modern Love

from Happy/Sad: Lost Songs by Owen Williams

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Stand in the street, stand in bare feet,
Shouting and swearing at him.
With blood on your face, he stands in disgrace,
As you pull and you scratch at his skin.

All the passers by, watch you beg, scream and cry,
You punch, kick and lie in the rain.
As the crowd gathers round, getting restless and loud,
You’re taking turns fanning the flames.

He pulls your hair, as you fall down the stairs,
But it’s the look in his eye that really hurts.
When the morning comes, and it’s all undone,
Another tale of modern love at work.

Holding on, to that first Spring song,
When the Winter has long since set in.
The heartless phone calls, the fists in the walls,
A modern display of feeling.

Cruel to be kind, drives you out of your mind,
That modern love’s as hard as your heart,
As night turns to day, and you walk away,
From a young love doomed from the start.

Oh we fuss and we fight, we do it all night,
and then we do it again.
But if you're right, and you're right,
Then I'm out of my mind.
But I know I love you.

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from Happy/Sad: Lost Songs, released September 1, 2015

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Owen Williams England, UK

Singer/songwriter from Essex in the UK. Acoustic based blues and gospel.

Released first album 'Routine Monsters' in 2009 and demo album 'Happy/Sad' in 2015. His latest album 'Standing Still Will Kill You' was released in 2017. Two new singles, Symmetry and There Will Be Blood were released in November 2018.

Influences include Bob Dylan, Nick Cave, Tim Buckley, Tom Waits and many more! ... more

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