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Going Through the Motions

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Going Through the Motions

Release date: 19th July 2008

From radio:ACTIVETrack 103:23

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"Going Through the Motions" is a track by McFly, from the album radio:ACTIVE, released 19th July 2008. The track is 3:23 long. It's filed under Pop. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 4 articles about McFly.

About the Artist

McFly

McFly

Lyrics

Going Through the Motions

One, two, three, four!

I never thought that I would be the one to say I've had enough, yeah
I've opened up my closet, the skeletons are catching up
I'm waiting for my chance to bail
But the goddamn ship set sail
I know without a doubt that I want out
But there's not a chance in hell

Time to admit it, a man's got a limit
Going through the motions
I've hit in the bottom, lost and forgotten
Going through the motions
My minds about to overload
It's time I'll be so sad to blow
When we'll be
Going through the motions go, go, go (oh)

Ten minutes later and finally I've got it all
You know that something's wrong when you've begun to gather dust
So what's the point in aiming tall?
When you're guaranteed to fall
Now my reflections cracked
And looking back it's all recognisable

Time to admit it, a man's got a limit
Going through the motions
I've hit the bottom, lost and forgotten
Going through the motions
My minds about to overload
It's time I'll be so sad to blow
When we'll be
Going through the motions go, go, go
(Huh)

Going through the motions
Going through the motions
Going through the motions
Going through the motions

Going through the motions
Going through the motions
Going through the motions
Going through the motions

Going through the motions
Going through the motions
Going through the motions
Aah!

Time to admit it, a man's got a limit
Oh, I've hit the bottom, lost and forgotten
Going through the motions
My minds about to overload
It's time I'll be so sad to blow
When we'll be
Going through the motions

Going through the motions
Going through the motions
Going through the motions
Going through the motions
Going through the motions
Going through the motions
Yeah!

Lyrics provided by LRCLIB

Track details

From radio:ACTIVE

3:232008

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Track number

10

Release year

2008

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2One For the Radio
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3Everybody Knows
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4Do Ya
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