One Hit Wonder

I've spent years in my work
Trying to break the mold
Creating what I thought would change the world
Looking back, all that work
Was nothing if not a waste
Time passes by as if no one had a taste

I've thrown away all my prospects
Every aspect of life
To chase what could only ever end in strife
There's nothing else to do
Trapped by my own ambitions
All roads are blocked, with nothing left to choose

Was it all just a waste
No, it's them who have no taste

You can't stop the flow of time
You're only a dot on the line
Nothing more, nothing but a
One hit wonder, past his prime
People forget, things are lost to time
What can you do
You're a man, a forgettable
One hit wonder
One sublime waste of time

I've spent years on my work
Raising it with love
And the care I never felt when I was young
But despite my equal care
The world has picked its favorite
Now the rest are left to suffer and compare

Am I the one who's crazy
Or is the world insane
They couldn't care less about a name
And when the world is sleeping
I sit up awake, alone
Trying to find the reason
I should atone

The song that they sing
Do they know what it means

You can't stop the flow of time
You're only a dot on the line
Nothing more, nothing but a
One hit wonder, past his prime
People forget, things are lost to time
What can you do
You're a man, a forgettable
(Is this how it feels to be a)
One hit wonder
One sublime waste of time

(Could I have ever been more
Could I have ever been more
More than a man, more than a name
More than a face, more to anyone)

If only just to a single person
Don't I deserve more
Not a single one of them knows my name
How could they know
It's all a sick joke
I'm not listening to the whispering anymore