![]() He also states that God and man don't believe in modern love. Modern love teaches that you dont have to feel guilt or be religious in general. His God and man line is referring to the distance that man has made from god through modern love. The church reference to me is about getting to the alter before he's too old so he can have kids and that kinda stuff. Modern love isn't so much hard work as it is the power to impress the girl you're with. Modern love and the girls involved will date him (walk beside him) then leave him (walks on by). Relationships bomb out, he cant keep a girl, etc. I think what he's trying to say is that he obviously hates modern love. So here's my take after thinking about it a bit: This has always been a song that has captured my interest though I never knew its meaning. My InterpretationWell after reading what you guys had to say, I went back and re-read the lyrics. Too bad I'm not David Bowie and can't just keep that cycle of arrested development going forever, huh? ) As a kid I just liked the upbeat tune with the dark lyrics. As a young guy, that makes you want to react by rejecting all of that and splitting off to become single and repeat the process again.Īlways dug this song. That naturally leads to talk of settling down which can be scary and restricting. On one hand, freedom and liberation leads to passion and love. (hence tagged as personal interpretation). This sticks out because it's a cycle I've seen and experienced first hand. So before the relationship goes down that path toward stability (and maybe stagnation) you reject it all and go back to modern love.starting it all over again. This terrifies you and brings a load of anxiety because you may not have thought that far ahead so your reaction is to go party and deny what you don't want to acknowledge. You think you're happy but then you start to settle down and you think that maybe you want to marry. That's where the cycling choral verses start to represent the thoughts of a young guy who is trying to find just what he really wants. The whole cliche is about making sure the bride or groom make it to the church on time. "Gets you to the church on time" is a reference to getting married. Either way it's the desire for stability and safety that those traditions imply. but at the same time that other side of you. It can be amazing when you have truly uninhibited love with someone. ![]() No religion (tradition, maybe outdated and stodgy) and no hangups. The way I always hear this song, it's about a guy and his conflict between "modern" cosmopolitan relationships and more "traditional" ones that still hold some draw. The "hook" of this song is how it's cyclical. My InterpretationI think a lot of people are taking things too literally (what the backup singers are saying while he sings each part of the chorus). In the end he's untimately left disappointed by all Modern Love and all relationships. He's entered another loveless relationship so he turns his back, walks and doesn't wave goodbye. However, he feels no presence of God ("no confessions.no religion") and he realises that the preaching is juts another charm offensive and all talk. He's welcomed into the church ("make me party") and puts his belief in God. He feels like he's drowning ("lying in the rain") and when the eventual split comes, again apathy.īowie cleverly uses "gets me to the church on time" to mean that his shallow relationships drive him to find answers in church instead of leading to a church wedding (the normal use of the phrase). He realises the dating scene is all about turning on the charm. ![]() As much as he want's to, when they split his apathy won't even allow him to wave goodbye. He meets someone but it's all the same and they're all talk ("I'm standing in the wind"). General CommentOK, Bowie and Linkin' Park aside, this song is simply a great song, if albeit confusing.īowie is reluctant to go out and try dating/sleeping around, but he's single and knows he can't just "stay in". (God and man) I don't believe in modern love (God and man) don't believe in modern love (Church on time) puts my trust in God and man (Modern love) gets me to the church on time
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