fading into obscurity

so many stories i could tell

i had the world under my spell

does this even ring a bell?

i wonder because

don't you know who i was?

interest in me dissipated

all my methods antiquated

i've been cast away

lost and friendless today

i made a name for myself

when one could do such a thing

a reputation that's held

together by string

and so i chose to cherish those

who think there's some purity

to fading into obscurity

what works on paper

has the tendency to ride on vapor

sometimes what's not to love

but then other times

what's to like?

i'm unable to tell if i know who i am

a modest success

a shill or a sham

i'm not a afraid of what i'm made of

but my trajectory

has me fading into obscurity

you kids'll have to fend for yourselves

because your mother's gone and as for the elves

who used to do all the work around here

well

they're not gonna do it anymore

you kids can kiss your mother goodbye

and i'll give you twenty minutes to cry

she used to do all the work around here

but she's not gonna do it anymore

and you're getting to old to be cared for

by me and for that matter

this cake is baked but i much prefer the batter

perhaps in part because it had so much potential

to be delicious and still be influential

i'm undecided

if the evidence that i provided

explains what i mean

it's too late now 'cause i can't see or be seen

and i know you'd only shrug through my tears

so i'm not gonna shed 'em anymore

out of favor with the flavor of the week's where i'll be

and fading into obscurity

an outsider but in good company

oh yeah

i'm fading into obscurity

da da da da

i'm undecided