How to delete iphone music library

Hi there.
I have had itunes match since it was released, but have it currently turned off so I can clean up my library a bit.
I have IOS 6.1 on an iphone 5 connected to itunes 11.0.1
I wish to delete all of my iphone music library. That is: I wish to remove all songs off my iphone but keep all songs on my macbook pro itunes library
I have my settings to manage songs manually and up until today I could delete the whole iphone library when I wanted (select all>delete)
I can check the songs, none are greyed out. I can right click and delete/highlight and hit the delete key or highlight and edit>delete. However it doesn't go any further.
The songs stay where they are on my iphone, on the iphone library in itunes and there is no prompt question, asking if i wish to keep the file or throw it to trash etc.
I have searched but seem to only find answers here about deleting songs one by one on my iphone. i have 7000 songs i want deleted on here!
I am hoping someone an help.
Thankyou
side note: I am finding turning off itunes match on my iphone settings annoying. I can switch itunes match "off" but when I leave settings and go back in, match has turned itself back on....URGGHH

Yep I understand it is in the cloud, I used to be able to take the music off there though.
I have just tried another method, Settings>Music>Show All Music
and this seems to have helped. It has gone from 7000 songs to 2!
I still don't want them in my itunes iphone library when I connect my phone....Any help removing the songs so they aren't on the iphone library in itunes would be a massive help
Thanks for your help so far!

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