Biography:
Modern English is a rock band best remembered for their iconic 1982 song "I Melt With You" which, despite not reaching the top 40 in either the US or U.K., has appeared in various commercials and movies over the years with a popular music video that became an MTV staple. Exploring post-punk themes of loss, reflection, and devotion, the group faced changing waves of success over the 80s and early 90s, putting four albums into the Billboard 200 chart.
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Intro: C--F-- x2
Verse 1:
C
Moving forward using
F
all my breath
C
Making love to you
F
was never second best
C
I saw the world thrashing
F
all around your face
C
Never really knowing it
F
was always mesh and lace
Chorus 1:
C
I'll stop the world
F
and melt with you
C
You've seen the difference
F
and it's getting better
C
all the time There's
nothing you and I won't
F C
do I'll stop the world
F
and melt with you
Verse 2:
C
Dream of better lives
F
the kind which never hate
C
Dropped in the state
F
of imaginary grace
C
I made a pilgrimage to
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save this humans race
C
What I'm comprehending a
F
race that long gone bye
(Repeat Chorus 1)
Interlude: Em-G-Am--
Bridge:
Em G
The future
Am
is open wide
Interlude: C--F--
Chorus 2:
C
I'll stop the world
F
and melt with you
C
I've seen some changes
F
but it's getting better
C
all the time There's
nothing you and I won't
F C
do I'll stop the world
F
and melt with you
(Repeat Interlude)
(Repeat Bridge)
Bass Only
C
Hmmm hmmm hmmm
F G
Hmmm hmmm hmmm hmmm
C
Hmmm hmmm hmmm
F G
Hmmm hmmm hmmm hmmm
Chorus 3:
C
I'll stop the world
F
and melt with you
C
You've seen the difference
F
and it's getting better
C
all the time There's
nothing you and I won't
F C
do I'll stop the world
F
and melt with you
C
I'll stop the world
F
and melt with you
C
I'll stop the world
F
and melt with you
C
I'll stop the world
F
and melt with you
C
I'll stop the world
F
and melt with you
Modo Avion
Moenia
Moffatts
Mofro
Mogli
Molly Lewis
Molly Spurr
Moloko
Molotov
Mom Jeans