Modern Guilt
by Beck

Album: Modern Guilt (2008)
Play Video
  • Hey
    Hey
    Da da da da

    I feel uptight when I walk in the city
    I feel so cold when I'm at home
    Feels like everything's starting to hit me
    I lost bed ten minutes ago

    Modern guilt I'm staring at nothing
    Modern guilt I'm under lock and key
    It's not what I have changed,
    Turning into convention

    Don't know what I've done but I feel ashamed
    Standing outside the glass room sidewalk
    These people talk about impossible things
    And I'm falling down the conversations
    Another palm beats into you and Jill

    Modern guilt is all in our hands
    Modern guilt won't get me to bed
    Say what you will
    Smoking my cigarette
    Don't know what I've done but I feel afraid

    Da da da Publisher: Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 2

  • Jorge from Birmingham, AlThis album is soooooooo underrated!
    It is one of those records, you have to lay down, use headphones, and close your eyes to enjoy.
  • Jack from Denver, CoThis song is soo cool. This is one of the best albums I've ever heard.
see more comments

Editor's Picks

Edie Brickell

Edie BrickellSongwriter Interviews

Edie Brickell on her collaborations with Paul Simon, Steve Martin and Willie Nelson, and her 2021 album with the New Bohemians.

Tony Banks of Genesis

Tony Banks of GenesisSongwriter Interviews

Genesis' key-man re-examines his solo career and the early days of music video.

Famous Singers' First Films

Famous Singers' First FilmsSong Writing

A look at the good (Diana Ross, Eminem), the bad (Madonna, Bob Dylan) and the peculiar (David Bowie, Michael Jackson) film debuts of superstar singers.

Neal Smith - "I'm Eighteen"

Neal Smith - "I'm Eighteen"They're Playing My Song

With the band in danger of being dropped from their label, Alice Cooper drummer Neal Smith co-wrote the song that started their trek from horror show curiosity to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Glen Phillips of Toad the Wet Sprocket

Glen Phillips of Toad the Wet SprocketSongwriter Interviews

The "All I Want" singer went through a long depression, playing some shows when he didn't want to be alive.

Annie Haslam of Renaissance

Annie Haslam of RenaissanceSongwriter Interviews

The 5-octave voice of the classical rock band Renaissance, Annie is big on creative expression. In this talk, she covers Roy Wood, the history of the band, and where all the money went in the '70s.