21st Century Love Songs

It was a forgettable day, I remember it well ‘Cos of the music in the lobby of the Easy Hotel Some kid was singing that he couldn’t make it all by himself I said “So this lad is an expert? He sounds about twelve.” He said “A man needs a woman at the end of the day” What a moronic crock of shit for anybody to say Cos if you’re bisexual, asexual, lesbian, or gay Then you are not represented by the radio anyway Singing out to vanity, out of date and obsolete I want the one about the death of monogamy It’s all half cocked Takе ‘em in fixed then fuck ‘еm back up again On, off, on, off Can’t agree on anything Burn on entry, ride on empty 21st century love songs The one about lowering expectation Holding tight in desperation This ain’t a movie, more like a eulogy A 21st century love song Where is the song where they split and they can’t even say why? Or where they ghost one another ‘til they finally die? From a relationship built on a succession of lies Where is my bogus official? “Nice Dress” We’ll teach the world how to sing about the death of respect Fall out of passion overnight, with immediate effect I want a national anthem for the no longer best A cynical single that is best pressed to the chest Sing it out to casualties hooked on empty calories This’ll never work out statistically 21AD data protection IT zeal and hi-tech affection Cyber gentry, zero calorie 21st century, 21st century

Submitted by The Void — Mar 01, 2026

I miss this like I miss my dead friends As I look at pictures of us back then Up in the air, up in the air Didn't we used to take this for granted? Didn't we used to find things that we could moan about? Wouldn't one more day right back there I'll be everything you need now We were bits of kids trying to sing like Jake That's something they will never take away High on amphetamines still learning how to play You and me, we'll remember these days Now everything is upside down We know, we know We still walk this common ground The bad times seemed so ugly then We know, we know Looking back I bet you wouldn't change a thing Doesn't it make you feel like when we met? A need for change while keeping pace of traditions set Just maybe you and me became everything that we wanted to be? Now we see how we stood out from the rest Maybe it all worked out for the best? Compete, complete, don't complain Compete, complete, don't complain Compete, complete, don't complain Compete, complete Through edging greys we will remember these days Compete, complete, don't complain Compete, complete, don't complain Compete, complete, don't complain Compete, complete Through edging greys we will remember these days Through edging greys we will remember these days Through edging greys we will remember these days Through edging greys we will remember these days Through edging greys we will remember these days We were bits of kids trying to sing like Jake That's something they will never take away High on amphetamines still learning how to play You and me, we'll remember these days

Submitted by The Void — Mar 01, 2026

We all laughed when it used to be fun You used to be fun when you used to be someone Splitter Times like these when you think of the past Then you live in the past It's a quick fix, it don’t last Splitter Back then I used to hesitate Now I'll hesitate no more 1-2-3-4 I'm not chasing a person no more I’m chasing a memory I'm not chasing a person no more I'm chasing a memory People like me, we believe in it all We arise when we fall, then we fly like a pinball Splitter People like you I've seen dozens of times From the changes of mind To the moving of the goal line Splitter To your flesh did I dedicate My entire estate and more 1-2-3-4 I'm not chasing a person no more I'm chasing a memory I'm not chasing a person no more I'm chasing a memory Back then I used to hesitate Now I’ll hesitate no more 1-2-3-4 I’m not chasing a person no more I'm chasing a memory I’m not chasing a person no more I'm chasing a memory Splitter

Submitted by The Void — Mar 01, 2026

Institutionalised submission, we've seen it before We've been here before Institutionalised submission, we've seen it before We′ve been here before Institutionalised submission, we′ve seen it before We've been here before Institutionalised submission, we′ve seen it before We've been here bеfore Institutionalised submission, we′vе seen it before We've been here before People died for the rights you ignore Nevermore, nevermore Trying to survive this side of the law Nevermore, nevermore The electric smell of unrest in the air No one was prepared No matter how stuffed the belly or the wallet Nobody is spared Not picked or elected, this signals the end Faux bourgeois sucked in by the headline Descend, descend Zero to one, now the fear has gone What the future holds is of no use to no one With this carrying on there′ll be no use crying No use waiting for anything under the sun To fix the problem To fix this problem omit the problem Your overdraft shows you're the lowest of low You′re not a capitalist, just a cunt by association Your Mam and Dad had to sell the semi-detached Because they needed the cash So they could pay for his operations A pacemaker and a hip replacement You all voted to be one of the bourgeoisie There's no I in tyrant or U in crook But there′s a U in cunt, and a tit in stitched up And a rat in desperation is just a cunt by association On the bottom shelf, by the kids' magazines We are force-fed filth from infancy A right-wing plan creates your view Of a world that doesn't have room for you Choices you don't need to make Sides that you don′t need to take Enemies that are not real Fear that no one needs to feel Left or right, black or white It′s us or them, it's wrong or right Left or right, black or white It′s us or them, it's wrong or right Caught in the death grip of power and paranoia Caught in the death grip of power and paranoia Institutionalised submission, we′ve seen it before We've been here before Institutionalised submission, we′ve seen it before We've been here before

Submitted by The Void — Mar 01, 2026

But the heart's still buried from When I was yours, when I was yours But the voice still carries through When I was yours, when I was yours Through the hills and valleys sing When I was yours, when I was yours Sing "Erase this memory of when I was yours" I've got a punctured soul from too much "give a shit" Can you die from this? I guess we're going to find out It ain′t stopped me moving forwards Using raw confusion Hey! Can I get a witness? Can you hear this? Could anybody even care less? A hidden picture′s setting it off Thought I'd deleted them all I wasn′t thorough enough Guts still churning, eyes still burning I'm still working it out But the heart′s still buried from When I was yours, when I was yours But the voice still carries through When I was yours, when I was yours Through the hills and valleys sing When I was yours, when I was yours Sing "Erase this memory of when I was yours" When I was yours Got to get a move on - step by step Ditch the all-night do-wrong - step by step Feeling copacetic - step by step Seemingly athletic - step by step Take in the scenery - hup-2-3 And fuck the negativity - hup-2-3 Gleaming like a pistol - hup-2-3 And shining like a chainsaw - hup-2-3-4 Ain't gonna pay for it anymore For the beast to stay up all night I don′t give a damn what they're fighting for Hey mama, yer boy is straight-up alright Hey mama, yer boy is straight-up alright Hey mama, yer boy is straight-up alright I been thinking I'm not good enough Well, I′m good enough for me About time I gave me all that love I been spending on the moon and stars I came close enough but no cigar I′m gonna take that chain from round my neck I'm gonna throw it in the river I′ve been asleep too long and now I'm home I′m gonna soak that sun into my bones There's a difference ′tween being lonely and being on your own I need a real love - I need a real love I need a real love - I need a real love I need a real love - I need a real love Something I identify as worthy of my attention I need a real love - Worthy of my affection I need a real love - I don't want no dissension I need a real love - Something I identify as mine, all mine All my time rewarded and I've avoided How to take the easy way out But the heart′s still buried from When I was yours, when I was yours But the voice still carries through When I was yours, when I was yours Through the hills and valleys sing When I was yours, when I was yours Sing "Erase this memory of when I was yours" It's just a sleep away It's just a sleep away It's just a sleep away It's just a sleep away The warming affection It's just a sleep away The morning erection It's just a sleep away Giving up fighting It's just a sleep away Let a little light in It's just a sleep away As the dog looked up at the aeroplane And I laughed at his obvious confusion He turned to me and said "Fish don't know they're in water."

Submitted by The Void — Mar 01, 2026

And so this fella said to me "You should invest in property You wanna double your money And be a little more like me" Another day, another test Another angry cyclist He says "Get your mutt upon a lead" Then he shot off at double speed (What a fucking hero) Everybody is an expert these days I'll do me, and you do you, come on! Everybody is an expert these days I'll do me, and you do you, yeah! Everybody is an expert these days, yeah This chubby fella in the gym I'm on me sit-ups, getting trim He said "That's not how it's done at all" His belly's hanging round his balls (the cheeky cunt) He could have been flirting I couldn't be certain I was too busy laughing at him Trying to tuck his shirt in Everybody is an expert these days I'll do me, and you do you, come on! Everybody is an expert these days I'll do me, and you do you, yeah! Everybody is an expert these days Sent to try us And in the middle of a virus Why would anybody wanna seem pious? These hazy days That leave you wondering If there's no song that fits Why not sing any old shit? Michael Phelps can barely swim If you compare him to a dolphin

Submitted by The Void — Mar 01, 2026

David, police are on their way Whatever you are today, they'll take it away Can you blame them? You can't just scream and shout And throw your fists about It's time for you to sort your fucking shit out David, you're here in jail again It's day one, not day ten Let this be a warning Are you crazy? You can't just scream and shout Or you won't be getting out It's time for you to sort your fucking shit out David, you're entertaining things You should not be thinking We can't go through this again Are you crazy? Just take a look about You've got it good, without a doubt It's time for you to sort your fucking shit out Oi - sort it out! If you can - sort it out! And you don't - sort it out! Yer a twat - sort your shit out! Oi - sort it out! Say you could - sort it out! Then you should - sort it out! Ain't it time to sort your shit out? David, you've got another chance Take off your shoes and dance Your story is pure romance Let's face it, your luck has not run out You've had nine lives, just about It's time for you to sort your fucking Sort your fucking Sort your fucking shit out

Submitted by The Void — Mar 01, 2026

I got a letter from the Government, a generic thing everyone got sent Saying the money for PPE's been spent Hanging around in a two floor shack As the regime continued ignoring the fact That the hospitalised are not coming back As the right-wing keep dreaming About an autocratic dystopia I'm standing still until I get some directions And an answer to the questions burning deep inside of me Doesn′t anyone round here have some directions? "Can you smell bacon?" "What's that sound?" It's their little fat lеgs all spinning around Back-pedal at the speed that the liеs are found The fear grows in his elite shaped gut An expensive suit and a cheap haircut And a mouth that he never learned how to shut As the right-wing keep dreaming About an autocratic dystopia I′m standing still until I get some directions And an answer to the questions burning deep inside of me I′m staying free until I see some directions Directions Directions Directions As the right-wing keep dreaming About an autocratic dystopia I'm standing still until I get some directions A relief for the indigestion burning deep inside my gut I′m staying put until I get some directions

Submitted by The Void — Mar 01, 2026

I'm working out the devil in my head (in my head) Things I've seen and things that I've said People I've been and wrongs that I've done I'd better add another fucking mile onto this one I'm running out the pain in my heart (in my heart) Relationships end, relationships start Then relationships end again, and you can never be friends Who the fuck would want to go through that again? C - for the cramping A - for the aches R - for the rain, again, oh for fucks sake D - is for doms that I - don't know much about O - is for out... so I gotta get out Get out, just got to keep on running it out Just got to keep on working it out That's why they call it working out I'm sweating out the people in my life (in my life) Calling out time over minimal strife Now I think every friendship could end up like that But what's done is done and all that crap C - for commitment A - for abstain R - for "remind me why I do this again" D - for determined I - for in doubt O is for out, so get out, get out Get out, just got to keep on running it out Just got to keep on working it out That's why they call it working out The best advice that I ever got Was "when you want to stop... don't stop" Out, just got to keep on running it out Just got to keep on working it out That's why they call it working out

Submitted by The Void — Mar 01, 2026

Here I am alone again I can′t believe this is happening Been a while, but it's back again It never waits too long I made a scene, I made a mess It made a fool out of myself I guess But this is bad, this is dangerous There′s something inside so strong And it keeps running up the back of your spine Taking out the best of your mind Putting you to test for the final time? Picking up the pieces again Trying to find the order they're in Ever get the feeling you just don't fit in? Where do we begin? Here comes that feeling again I remember it well Feels like the world just died down deep in your heart Here comes that feeling again I don′t know where it′s been All I know is that we're never apart Save me, save me My head, it wants me dead Save me, save me My head, it wants me dead My head, it wants me dead So what the hell is it now? It′s getting hard to explain So when you sorting it out? I'm taking hold of the reins What are you screaming about? Don′t even know anymore It could be something or nowt All that I know for sure is... Here comes that feeling again Here comes that feeling again Turns out nobody kills the demons Turns out nobody kills the demons Turns out nobody kills the demons They just like to hide for a little while They just like to hide for a little while Save me, save me My head, it wants me dead Save me, save me My head, it wants me dead My head, it wants me dead

Submitted by The Void — Mar 01, 2026