kids next door are throwing rocks modern day stonings modern day cruelty modern day torture this is what fuels me and this day's a scorcher how do you love me love me love me let me count the ways why do you shove me shove me shove me underneath the waves your hand in my hair you pulled me down is this a joke until we drown modern day drownings modern day cruelty modern day dealings always unspool me things arise to complement each other the skin when burned weeps its so burned the woman outgrown gives birth to a daughter who carries a torch of hot white light everythign is right the doll shows off the bright and the bright shows off the doll cos' the window needs the wall we spent our time on an untamed beach where rocks thrust up from sand we spent money on sun-warmed fruits that broke open and wept in our hands modern day modern day modern day this day's a scorcher