One By One By One

Good morning, would you like to take a -?
Hi, could I interest you in -?
Excuse me, free piece of - (stop!)
This is for you
"On the road of life let no obstacle
Great or small, stand in your way"

Hi, my name is Warren
It's another day out here in the metropolis
I'm employed as you might see as an ambassador
For a very-very influential downtown artist
Whose been featured in the New York Times

This guy, he is a genius
He paints these pithy sayings all across the city
But then, he got arrested 'cause I guess it is illegal
And he hired me to watch his cat while he's in jail

I have taken it upon myself
As someone very dedicated
To keep the artist's vision with the people on the street
Even though the artist is incarcerated
So, I made these flyers
With the sayings he once painted on the sidewalks and the walls
And one by one, by one, my duty calls

Good morning, sir
Wouldn't you like to brighten up your day? (No)
Well, these were made especially, but wait, hey, mister!
Ma'am take a work of art with you today (not today, thanks)
But it's been created by a –, well, screw you!
Kindness is a virtue that is oftentimes ignored
Ugh! Stop, breath in, breath in
Channeling the energy of positive vibrations
Inviting them in one by one, by one, by one

Okay, here's my frustration
The city tends to make me feel invisible
Yes, of all the superpowers, it's the one I'd like to have
But it isn't very handy when you're trying to get noticed
As a pioneer of visual art
I start my every morning
In the thick of all these people with my hopes and dreams restored
And one by one, by one, I get ignored

Ugh! It makes me wanna scream or write a manifesto
That declares the city void of any soul
Hello!
I'd nail it to the lamppost and shout it from the rooftops
Loud and clear
But who would hear?

Huh! Well, that's auspicious
And though surely, it is not a guarantee
Maybe one by one, by one, by one, by one, by one, by one, by one
This whole entire city's gonna look at me