system wonder i stopped believing crawled out the morning climbed up the ceiling blew out the gaslight ain t got my mind right i m on the wrong side calling calling i ve got the modern blues for you honey i ve go the modern blues i ve got the modern blues for you honey i ve go the modern blues yeah here come the bad times don t follow leaders fold up the red flag tear up your nietzsche forget tomorrow all thoughts are borrowed i ve got this feeling falling falling i ve got the modern blues for you honey i ve got the modern blues i ve got the mind to find where you re coming i got the evening news hey yeah yeah somebody spare me this twisted philosophy i m searching for meaning in a world of mediocrity i can t move for preachers can t find no teachers think i m gonna stay here in bed so blue blue so blue blue cos i wasted my whole life working for fools running on amphetamine turning purple and blue i ve got blood on my fingers i ve got stones in my shoes i said what s a man what s a man what s a man to do i ve got the modern blues for you honey i ve got the modern blues i ve got the modern blues for you honey i ve got the modern blues cos i wasted my whole life oh working for fools