Love With A Motive
The Audition Lyrics

I was too proud to call you that night
I was too arrogant to pick up the phone and call you that night

I couldn't run, I know running gets old in a way
I couldn't flee, because in some sense, running away from the truth becomes tedious

You sure know how to make or break a day
You certainly know how to make someone's day, or ruin it

Well, you just fled the scene, so out of reach
You abandoned the scene, and now you're unattainable

You think a lot about yourself so much
You self-obsess a great deal

For someone who relies on someone else's trust
For one who depends on someone else's faith in them

I cower to your touch, you think I'd be the one to let go
I'm fearful of your touch, but you believe that I'm the one who should remove myself

So carry on
So continue with what you're doing

Thrilling to know there is no control
It's exciting to realize that there is no grip on the situation

She's got the soul of a poet and the fire of a bullet
She has the heart of a writer and the passion of a warrior

She is what she is, nothing less or unspoken
She is who she is, everything clear and honest

She don't love you no more, she's in love with her motive, yeah
She doesn't love you anymore; she's enamored with her purpose

This jealousy can't hold me over
This resentment can't consume me forever

I can't get mad, you know that anger gets all in your way
I can't get upset, as getting angry only hinders you

My jealous mind, it hates it but takes it
My envious mindset abhors it but accepts it

Those haunting memories are laced with secrets
Those distressing recollections are intertwined with hidden truths

Although I'm hard pressed and back from a fight
Even though I'm beaten and bruised from the altercation

You think that this would end soon but it's taking its time
You believe that this would conclude shortly, but it's happening gradually

Confusion it is such an all time bad written melody
Confusion is a poorly composed tune that lasts forever

Of course you'd sing, please carry on
You'll undoubtedly sing this dreadful song, so proceed

Ask about her ways and her secret life
Inquire about her methods and her shrouded existence

She'll say yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
She'll simply answer yes, yes, yes, yes, yes

Ask her if she thinks she can sleep at night
Ask her if she believes she can have a peaceful rest at night

Thrilling to know there is no control
It's exhilarating to comprehend that there is no command

She's in love, she's in love
She's in love

(She's in love, she's in love)
(She's in love, she's in love)

She don't love you no more, she's in love with her motive, yeah
She doesn't love you anymore; she's enamored with her purpose