I believe in you purpose baby
coming up to the surface and maybe
I'll never see you again
then again, who knows
make me quiver
hands will shiver
still got all the things that I would of give her
yeah, yeah
but it's slow going
something's showing
yeah, yeah

They say love is a stream that will find it's own course
making due is a thing, a thing I will do no more

Whenever you come back, I'll be waiting
trifling the slack, no head gating
this is all pure fiction, you know that's right
it's just pure fiction that's all right

I believe in you purpose baby
coming up to the surface and maybe
I'll never see you again
then again, who knows
make me quiver
hands will shiver
still got all the things that I would of give her
yeah, yeah
but it's slow going
something's showing
yeah, yeah



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    General Comment:Wow, The Blue Album knows where it's at with relationship. Nick really knows his way with women, the pain inflicted by them. Yeah, what I get out of this song is that Nick loves a girl, but doesn't love him back, or maybe doesn't love him as much as he loves her. I feel like this is somehow tied to "Sweet". This song also speaks to me, recent break-up troubles.
    Flag Deadsarow311on December 14, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:Does anyone know what the guy in the background is saying after the "yeah"s? I think I knew the first time I had this album (1996), but I just got it again after it was stolen from me a long time back and now I can't make it out.
    Flag SaDiabloon March 26, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:Its obvious.

    We all meet people in our lives, and they all serve a purpose.

    Nick met a girl, and they dident stay together, weather it being physically, location wise, mentally, or relationship wise.

    He knows that he dident meet her by coincidence, and that he "believes in her purpose" aka he wants to find out the reason why they met, and why she entered in his for that short time.

    When they parted, chances are they'll never see eachother again, but he believes they will because they had to much going to just let it pass by him like a stranger in the crowd

    Just my two cents.........
    Flag Freedomis40ozon October 27, 2006   Link
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    General Comment:Poor Nick..agree with everyone above. Guy loves girl, girl doesnt love him back. Sucks.
    Flag high5inmferon May 29, 2006   Link
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    General Comment:the girl doens't want him but he'll be ready at any time
    Flag JRS311on January 04, 2006   Link
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    General Comment:"I believe in you purpose baby
    coming up to the surface and maybe
    I'll never see you again
    then again, who knows"

    This tells me that a chick is just using this guy. Perhaps the dude has realized this fact but he'll still be there for her.

    "Whenever you come back, I'll be waiting..."

    Loved this song on their 3-11 Day DVD
    Flag aomoridaveon December 10, 2005   Link
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    General Comment:I know exactly what this song is saying. It's awesome.
    Flag RoCkHaRdeRon December 08, 2005   Link
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    General Comment:to me, this song is talking about two people who feel like they are supose to be together, it's just the timeing is off so they try lying to themseleves that it'll work out in the end but they both know that it can't work even though they both want it to so bad. So they just have to believe that they will be happy in life somehow, their pupose is to make someone else happy. which sucks
    Flag ridethefireon January 11, 2005   Link
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    General Comment:I'm going through this EXACT shit right now:

    to me, its about a girl that wants to be single, she wants to take a break from this relationship because she isn't sure if she's ready to settle down... the guy, doesn't want her to leave... and it really upsets him, but he understands that she needs too, and has to let her go
    Flag apscienceon December 20, 2004   Link
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    General Comment:This song is definitely related to "Sweet" on the same album, maybe they divided up the lyrics into two songs?.. Anyway, This is another song about unrequited love-- The guy fell in love with a girl who rocks his world, and he wants to show his love for her and treat her like a queen... But something isn't right about her, and now she's leaving to go far away. Maybe he won't see her again, but he hopes in the back of his mind that he does and that it will work out in the end. He realizes by saying that, he is living in a fantasy.. but he supposes it's okay to dream for a while
    Flag PrettyTrainCrashon May 02, 2004   Link

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