This Modern World

by Laurie Anderson

From the album: Amelia

Track 12 of 22 on Amelia (2024).

Duration: 0:34

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Lyrics for This Modern World

This modern world of science and invention is of particular interest To women, for the lives of women have been more affected by its New horizons than those of any other group. It is in the home that The applications of scientific achievement have perhaps been most Far-reaching, and it is through changing conditions there that Women have become the greatest beneficiaries in the modern scene

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