Why does it show music that I can't play? The names of the songs are faded

Hi, after the 4S update I looked at my music and for some reason I saw all of my music on my Mac on my phone. I never had every song from my Mac on my phone, but only the ones that I had before I was aloud to play the others were just their I couldn't play them. The names were faded on the ones I couldn't play
Thank You. Please Help

I have this same exact problem with numerous songs. They initially synced no problem, they will still play from my computer in my iTunes library no problem, but they will NOT sync to my iPhone (4S). My computer is authorized to play the songs, and I have selected "manage music and videos manually".

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