Purpose Motive Intention
(Released September 25, 2010)
Tracks
- 1. Hollywould?
- 2. Breakdown
- 3. Sad Song
- 4. The Line
- 5. Mr Everything
- 6. Windowpain
- 7. Someone Else's Life
- 8. Worms
- 9. Oh,boy!
- 10. Mondayman
- 11. Another Round
- 12. Sundog
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Hollywould
holly’s on sunset
lookin’ to score
another hair-sprayed prom queen
so young and so insecure
dealers on melrose
with smack from van nuys
they put her under a spell
with their glitter disguise
in hollywood
(holly would, holly would)
holly i wish you would
(holly would, holly would)
holly i think you should
freaks on la brea
junkies on vine
snobs on rodeo chopping their lines
feeding on excess
holly’s barely alive
she bought a one-way ticket down the 405
in hollywood
(holly would, holly would)
holly i wish you would
(holly would, holly would)
it’s the scum of the earth misunderstood
(holly would, holly would)
blood-suckers of the earth new neighborhood
(holly would, holly would)
i can’t live here forever but i wish i could!
pleased to meet her at the chinese theater
holly don’t mind if you mislead her
pleased to meet her at the chinese theater
could’ve been an over-achiever
pleased to meet her at the chinese theater
holly don’t mind if you mislead her
pleased to meet her at the chinese theater
holly likes it when you mistreat her
in hollywood
(holly would, holly would)
holly i wish you would
(holly would, holly would)
it’s the scum of the earth misunderstood
(holly would, holly would)
blood-suckers of the earth new neighborhood
(holly would, holly would)
i can’t live here forever but i wish i could!
holly, holly, holly
holly i wish you would
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Breakdown
all those lost tomorrows
never to return
can’t become a legend
now that this occurred
you don’t need to tell me
why you had to go
waiting for you all night at the show
it’s not that hard to figure out
no one said life’s fair
it’s not that hard to figure out
mental tear beyond repair
you want it?
you got it now
heavy lies the crown
you want it?
you got it now
break down
straight down
all the way
all the so-called heroes
one by one they fall
rows n’ rows of zeros
posters on my wall
you can’t buy forgiveness
what is done is done
hangin’ on display for everyone
it’s not that hard to figure out
one thing left to win
it’s not that hard to figure out
soak the skin in your sin
you want it?
you got it now
heavy lies the crown
you want it?
you got it now
break down
straight down
you want it?
you got it now
heavy lies the crown
across your face
the future is burning
your head begins to pound
fame will lift you up
then break you down
you want it?
you got it now
heavy lies the crown
you want it?
you got it now
break down
straight down
you want it?
you got it now
all your idols all break down
they all will break
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Sad Song
everybody should just get off my back
blow my cover then i'm under attack
i'm losing feeling my fingers aren’t the same
i hit the ceiling ‘cause everyone’s insane
now i'm floatin’ i don’t know where to go
i guess i'm lookin’ for someone i don’t know
maybe i'll find her in californ-i-a?
maybe i'll get there and i'll be on my way?
when i get there...
i'll play you a sad song note for note
i'll play you a sad song that’s all i wrote
i'll play you a sad song better grab your coat
‘cause you know it’s cold where i come from
everybody just wants a piece of me
but ain’t nobody gonna go peacefully
i'm losing feeling from bleeding in my brain
i'm being bullied like abel and you’re cain
now i'm rolling i'm rolling down the hill
i should be sleeping but i keep chasing thrills
maybe i'll find them in californ-i-a?
maybe i'll get there and i'll be on my way?
when i get there...
i'll play you a sad song note for note
i'll play you a sad song that’s all i wrote
i'll play you a sad song better grab your coat
‘cause you know it’s cold where i come from
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The Line
this is a song for silence
when you got nothing left to say
and this is a song for guidance
when your mind begins to fray
you got all you ever wanted
was it enough to give away?
now that your head is haunted
my lonely heart club starts today
you know you could’ve been my one and only
of the many in the line
can you save this lost and lonely boy?
are we just wasting time?
this is a song for buying
back everyone that you betray
this is a song for dying
at my funeral they’ll play
i hope they play it loud
because you could’ve been my one and only
of the many in the line
can you save this lost and lonely boy?
are we just wasting time?
your face it left me blind
your lies are tattooed on my mind
i'll wait outside your door
i'll take back what is mine
then walk a different line
well i know
that you know
i won’t ever get it right
and i know
that you know
I'm not good enough tonight
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Mr. Everything
off he goes to war
overgrown and insecure
in his private hell it’s getting hard to tell
what he’s been fighting for
now he’s lost in outer space
on a broken-hearted chase
for the love he can’t replace
or words he can’t erase
even with all his amazing grace
mr. everything
you can never bring him down
mr. everything
teach me how to sing like god
he’s been doing all he can
to become your biggest fan
but it’s all for show and everyone should know
the truth behind his plan.
and he wants you to depend
on the hand he’ll seldom lend
and he loves to play pretend with new ways to offend
wake up man you’re headed for the end
mr. everything
you can never bring him down
mr. everything
teach me how to sing like god
i can’t get back the times he let me down
mr. everything
you can never bring him down
mr. everything
teach me how to sing like god
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Windowpain
oh hello my friend
how do we always end up right back here again?
feels just like the time we met way back when
i never wanted it to end
they love to tell you “hey man life goes on”
but i'll digress then write another depressing song
wanted a better life well where did i go wrong?
i think i waited just too long
‘cause your love looks like broken glass on my windowpane
going for it all i'll go against the grain
i used to know a guy who once asked “who’s to blame?”
but that’s when he went by another name
talkin’ to the hurricane
feels so empty when there’s plenty of guilt and shame
i don’t know why i even came
it’s time to play the game
‘cause your love looks like broken glass on my windowpane
going for it all i'll go against the grain
i used to know a guy who once asked “who’s to blame?”
but that’s when he went by another name
you make it hard to say no
‘cause your love looks like broken glass on my windowpane
going for it all i'll go against the grain
i used to know a guy who once asked “who’s to blame?”
but that’s when he went by another name
oh that’s when he went undercover
yeah that’s when he went by another name
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Someone Else's Life
all she wanted never turned out right
popped a handful for a long goodnight
an old
whiskey bottle and a memory
she said you’re the only one
you’re the only one for me
mommy dearest
what a big charade
filled the bathtub with a razorblade
she cut
a final message for her little girl to see
it said you’re the only one
you’re the only one for me
so fake a smile come dance for us
pretend to rise
up against the emptiness buried deep inside
prayin’ harder just because there’s not enough time
to live out all the plans you made for someone else’s life
daddy moved on with his brand new wife
called and told her he would visit twice a year
missed her birthday but in the card christmas day
she read you’re the only one
you’re the only one for me
so fake a smile come dance for us
pretend to rise
up against the emptiness buried deep inside
prayin’ harder just because there’s not enough time
to live out all the plans you made for someone else’s life
well what she wanted was a lie
a mother’s love in short supply
when all she needed was goodbye
but you had to go
had to go and die
fake a smile come dance for us
pretend to rise
up against the emptiness buried deep inside
prayin’ harder just because there’s not enough time
to live out all the plans you made for someone else’s life
you’re bleeding though it never does make you feel alive
enough to see the tragedy through someone else’s eyes
believin’ in what never was
just not enough time
to live out all the plans you made for someone else’s life
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Worms
watch the worms come out at night
crawling everywhere
they’ll wake you shake you try to break you
people please beware
watch the worms come out at night
bleeding every man
nothing but a parasite
you better kill them while you can
while you can
you didn’t know me
you didn’t care
you didn’t know me when i was here
watch the worms come out at night
no time to prepare
they hate to wait won’t hesitate
this ain’t no truth or dare
watch the worms they’ll pick your brain
lick your open sore
thirsty for a drop of blood
they’re gonna suck on every pore
every pore
you didn’t know me
you didn’t care
you didn’t know me when i was here
watch the worms come out at night
crawling everywhere
they’ll wake you shake you try to break you
people please beware
watch the worms come out at night
bleeding every man
nothing but a parasite
you better kill them while you can
you didn’t know me
you didn’t care
you didn’t know me when i was here
you didn’t know me (you never owned me)
when i was here
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Oh Boy
i read about you in the news (oh boy oh boy)
all of your red turned into blues (oh boy oh boy)
then all the stardust swirling around your lights
took a bow and left the stage
if only one more song could just be sung
to keep a madman in his cage
looks like you’re really gone for good (oh boy oh boy)
i would’ve helped you if i could (oh boy oh boy)
i wrote a long letter to speak my mind
and i mailed it to your grave
it said the one thing missing in my life
is your two finger smile and wave
so would you kindly look my way?
from wherever you are
could you shine on me today?
and tell me all the chords to play?
then maybe someday i could save the world
what do you say?
you were the one under attack (oh boy oh boy)
now we wish you would come back (oh boy oh boy)
because the world’s going down at a steady pace
we live on wars hate drugs and greed
it’s 30 years later
you’re 30 years dead
but love is still what we need
yeah i said that love is still what we need
so would you kindly look my way?
from wherever you are
could you shine on me today?
and tell me all the chords to play?
then maybe someday i could save the world
what do you say?
you’ll never know what it’s like
to see the whole world cry
no you’ll never know what it’s like
so would you kindly look my way?
from wherever you are
could you shine on me today?
and tell me all the chords to play?
maybe someday i could save the world
what do you say?
don’t hide your love away
from across the universe could you shine on me today?
and tell me all the chords to play?
then maybe someday i could save the world
what do you say?
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Mondayman
was i born in the wrong year
somewhere lost in time?
we’re all here slowly dying
‘cause living is a crime
the times i wanted you
to listen to me play
the times i wanted to
let it slip away
so many ways to go
there’s so many ways to go
will i ever get to be somebody’s hero?
was i born on the wrong day
a little monday man?
first day of the work week
i'm already makin’ my vacation plans
the times i wanted you
to listen to me sing
sometimes i wanted to
rewrite everything
oh i don’t know if i could be your
so many ways to go
there’s so many ways to go
will i ever get to be somebody’s hero?
hero
hero
don’t go
before you get to save my life
hero
hero
be my hero
‘cause i don’t know if i could be yours
so many ways to go
so many ways to go
will i ever get to be somebody’s hero?
so many ways to go
so many ways to go
will i ever get to be somebody’s hero?
will i ever get to be your hero?
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Another Round
it’s cold in here i'm freezing
feels like i'm gonna die
it must be the new season
of winter in my eye
you could be the one
all around the world you’ve come
to speak to me in tongues
another round for everyone
all my friends have left me
but there’s no need to cry
i guess they all got busy
living wasted lives
you could be the one
all around the world you’ve come
to speak to me in tongues
another round for everyone
how ‘bout another round for everyone?
and if i fall would you catch me now
‘cause something’s gotta give?
if i fall would you count for me
the reasons left to live?
if i fall would you help me up
or laugh at me instead?
if i fall would you care for me
or leave me there for dead?
you can leave me lie here
i won’t mind at all
it feels ok to die here
when sunday morning calls
you could be the one
all around the world you’ve come
to speak to me in tongues
another round for everyone
how ‘bout another round for everyone?
and if i fall would you catch me now
‘cause something’s gotta give?
if i fall would you count for me
the reasons left to live?
if i fall would you help me up
or laugh at me instead?
if i fall would you care for me
or leave me there for dead?
another round for everyone
how ‘bout another round for everyone?
i'll buy another round
if i fall would you catch me now
‘cause something’s gotta give?
if i fall would you count for me
the reasons left to live?
if i fall would you help me up
or laugh at me instead?
if i fall would you care for me
or leave me there for dead?
now would you leave me there for dead?
yeah you could leave me there for dead
why don’t you leave me there for dead?
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Sundog
light a candle for a long full life
a couple of kids a job and loving wife
speeding through a little place in time
without your heartbeat
i would not have mine
if only i could be like you
then you wouldn’t have to worry too
if only i could be like you
there you are
you did it once again
it’s hard to comprehend
we’re staring at the end
there you are
lost around the bend
so all my love i'll send
to my father and my one and only friend
don’t know if i'll ever feel the same
i'm your image even bear your name
and though the road of life left you for dead
newborn sundog watch over my head
if only i could be like you
then you wouldn’t have to worry too
if only i could someday be like you
there you are
you did it once again
it’s hard to comprehend
we’re staring at the end
there you are
lost around the bend
so all my love i'll send
to my father and my one and only friend
there you are
you did it once again
it’s hard to comprehend
we’re staring at the end
there you are
lost around the bend
so all my love i'll send
so all my love i'll send
there you are
outside lookin’ in
so all my love i'll send
to my father and my one and only
father and my one and only
father and my one and only
light a candle for a long full life