One By One

"You need me"

They say it so gallantly

But who would they be

If it weren't for me?

I'm disheartened

Cause I've stained my craft with blood

Yet they tell me all I need is luck

What I need is to be believed in

This work I threw all beads in

He gave one pat on the back

I fell through the cracks

Frequent underachievement

This path, so damn deceiving

My dreams are fading away

One by one by one

Oooh

One by one by one by one

Oooh

One by one by one

What's the point in a life spent dreaming?

One by one by one by one

If they're all gonna pass me by

One by one by one

We were leaving

As if we're destined to be

One of meaning and of rarity

I need to be believed in

This work I threw all beads in

He gave one pat on the back

I fell through the cracks

Frequent underachievement

This path, so damn deceiving

My dreams are fading away

One by one by one

Oooh

One by one by one by one

Oooh

One by one by one

What's the point in a life spent dreaming?

One by one by one by one

If they're all gonna pass me by

One by one by one

What's the point in a life spent dreaming?

One by one by one by one

If they're all gonna pass me by

One by one by one

She preaches that all good voices be heard

Sadly we don't live in that kind of world

She preaches that all good voices be heard

Sadly we don't live in that kind of world

Oooh

One by one by one by one

They all pass me by

One by one by one