On April 19, 2005, he released a solo album, ...Something to Be. This marked the first time that a male artist from a rock or pop group has debuted at No 1 with their first solo album since Billboard introduced the chart 50 years ago. His first single off that album, Lonely No More, reached No. 6 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart.
In January 2007, Rob Thomas released a single entitled Little Wonders , which he wrote for the Disney movie Meet the Robinsons.
In June of 2009 he released his 2nd solo album titled Cradlesong
Something To Be
Rob Thomas Lyrics
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I don't wanna hear about love no more
I don't wanna talk about how I feel
I don't really wanna be me no more
Dress down now I look a little too
Boy next door
Maybe I should try to find a downtown whore
I need you to tell me what to stand for
I've been looking for something
Something I've never seen
We're all looking for something
Something to be
Hey man
Play another one of those heartbreak songs
Tell another story how things go wrong
And they never get back
My pain is a platinum stack
Take that shit back
You don't wanna be me when it all goes wrong
You don't wanna see me with the houselights on
I'm a little too headstrong
Stand tall
I don't wanna get walked on
I can't stand what I'm starting to be
I can't stand the people that I'm starting to need
There's so much now
That can go wrong
And I don't need somebody
Trying to help it along
It's the same old song
Everybody says you've been away too long
Everybody wanna take you what went wrong
Wanna make you like an icon
Till you believe that they're right
In Rob Thomas’s song “Something To Be,” the singer expresses his frustration with love and his own identity. He’s tired of hearing about love, talking about his feelings, and being himself. He considers changing his appearance to appear more “hardcore” and looks for someone to tell him what to stand for. The singer is looking for something he’s never seen and something to be, which suggests a desire for a sense of purpose or direction. However, he’s also resistant to the influence of others and doesn’t want someone trying to help him along.
Line by Line Meaning
Hey man
Starting the song with an address to someone familiar
I don't wanna hear about love no more
Tired of hearing and talking about love
I don't wanna talk about how I feel
Unwilling to share personal feelings
I don't really wanna be me no more
Feeling uncomfortable with one's own identity
Dress down now I look a little too Boy next door
Feeling too ordinary after dressing down
Maybe I should try to find a downtown whore That'll make me look hardcore
Thinking of resorting to something extreme to look different
I need you to tell me what to stand for
Looking to others for guidance on values and beliefs
I've been looking for something Something I've never seen
Searching for something new and different
We're all looking for something Something to be
Acknowledging that everyone is searching for their identity
Play another one of those heartbreak songs Tell another story how things go wrong And they never get back My pain is a platinum stack
Asking for more songs about heartbreak and expressing one's own emotional pain
Take that shit back You don't wanna be me when it all goes wrong You don't wanna see me with the houselights on I'm a little too headstrong Stand tall I don't wanna get walked on
Requesting someone to take back what they've said; warning others not to emulate oneself; asserting oneself and refusing to be taken advantage of
I can't stand what I'm starting to be I can't stand the people that I'm starting to need There's so much now That can go wrong And I don't need somebody Trying to help it along
Disliking the person one is becoming and the dependency on others; feeling that things can go wrong but not wanting anyone to interfere
It's the same old song Everybody says you've been away too long Everybody wanna take you what went wrong Wanna make you like an icon Till you believe that they're right
Feeling like everyone is criticizing and judging; pressuring to conform to others' expectations until one believes in these expectations
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Written by: ROB THOMAS, ROBERT THOMAS
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