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Oh, when will they ever learn...?

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In the void and the haze and the six long days
When the dark and the light went separate ways
Dark and light, noon and night
Man and woman, wrong and right
And the question came when it all was young
Fork in the road on a serpent’s tongue
And the question said: do you still want more?
Do you want whatever’s behind that door?

It’s always modern times
Always modern times
Every lucky day we ride
Our rocket to the other side
And don’t let go
‘Cause there isn’t far to go
Baby, hold on tight
Just keep your hands inside

Came the rain and came the flood
Two by two in a river of mud
Two by two in a sea of love
Ocean covering all that was
And the walls came down
The walls came down
The waters parted and the men were drowned
And the sinners lost, the good ones saved
The unbelievers all enslaved

It’s always modern times
Always modern times
Every magic day we fly
Our rocket to the other side
And don’t be scared
Can’t you see we’re almost there?
Baby, close your eyes
Just let it all go by

And the crystal cars and the men from Mars
If they never did come, well they can’t be far
Gonna pack out things, place we’re told
Top of the world where it still gets cold
And the water runs down, the water runs down
The sea came up where there once were towns
And you can’t go back, you don’t look back,
You never look back

It’s always modern times
Always modern times
Every precious day we fly
Our rocket to the other side
And don’t despair
Don’t you see we’re almost there?
Baby, close don’t you cry
Just let it all go by

It’s always modern times
Always modern times
Always modern times

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from Songs​-​of​-​the​-​Week, released February 19, 2016
Paul Revelli: drums
Ira Marlowe: everything else

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Ira Marlowe Berkeley, California

Ira Marlowe's songs have appeared in indy films, been featured on NPR and Dr. Demento, and received a Parent's Choice Award. He's taught songwriting at UC Berkeley and penned the tunes for four shows by a Tony-winning theatre troupe.

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