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08. Goin' Thru The Motions
Album: The Big Picture
Artist: Michael W. Smith
         
 

Actions have been justified
All is compromised
Looking for approval there
In someone else's eyes, oh
Dodging all you really are
Becomes your greatest task
Acting out your lonely part
You hide behind your mask
Bridge:
Never true to yourself
Knowing well this is not like you
Fooling yourself
You're just living a lie

Chorus:
Goin' goin'
Goin' thru the motions
Goin' goin'
Goin' thru the motions
Goin' goin'
Goin' thru the motions
Goin' goin'
Goin' thru the motions

Victim of the circumstance
Prisoner of the shame
But it's the double standard life
That keeps you in the game
Taken by your own disguise
But when it's wearing thin
You'll do anything it takes
To impress your friends

Bridge:
Never true to yourself
This is not what you want to be
Fooling yourself
You're just living lie

Chorus

Bridge

Chorus



 

More Lyrics from The Big Picture

  1. 01. Lamu
  2. 02. Wired For Sound
  3. 03. Old Enough To Know
  4. 04. Pursuit of the Dream
  5. 05. Rocketown
  6. 06. Voices
  7. 07. The Last Letter
  8. 08. Goin' Thru The Motions
  9. 09. Tearin' Down The Wall
  10. 10. You're Alright
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Music Out This Week


This Tuesday, September 1
ALBUMS
Poor Old Lu At the Showbox (Live) (independent)

This Wednesday, September 2
SINGLES
Alex Henry Foster Calling Out! - Single [Hopeful Tragedy]
Scroll Eater Consume The Scroll - Single [Facedown]

This Friday, September 4
ALBUMS
Dan Musselman Dust and Doxology (independent)
Jeannie Ortega Phantom Love [Syntax]
Sarah Reeves Standing Up [Curb]
Zahna Break or Breakthrough [XOVR]

SINGLES
Beach Chapel Cardiff - Single (independent)
Chris Caro REDEEM - Single [Syntax]
K’nek, Mancito Telfort WALK - Single (independent)
Chandler Letner At a Bar - Single [Dream]
Malcolm Rue, A Tribe Apart Gimme That - Single [Syntax]
Matthew Plante FAVOUR! - Single [Dream]
Jon Reddick Tell Somebody - Single [Gotee]
Magdalene Rose Do You Want to Be Free? - Single [RockFest]
V1 Worship Still Worthy - Single [Dream]

Next Wednesday, September 9
ALBUMS
Natalie Layne Still Running To You - EP [Centricity]

Next Friday, September 11
ALBUMS
Tasha Cobbs Leonard TASHA Unscripted (Live) [Motown Gospel]
The Rock Music Not Alone (independent)

SINGLES
Johan Asgarde No Other - Single [Gotee]
Charly Perry Masterpieces - Single [Gotee]
Matthew Plante HAND ON ME! - Single [Dream]
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