Tesla played with sparks, jamming good with coils and lightning
and signals from Mars
He built with both hands but made it too far
Became the Wizard man, then we were Tesla's fans

Tesla really shined, gray blue eyes and dapper hairdo
Like some cat from Smiljan,
He could shock 'em with current, he could blind 'em with flash
He came on so brilliant man, well heeled but wouldn't shake hands

But where was his death ray
when Edison tried to steal our volts
No A/C power to light us
So bankers messed with his plans and wireless energy was canned

Tesla lived out of time, giving us a better future
The world was too crass
He was the nazz, with a mind sharp as glass
He took it all too far, but boy could he play with sparks

With only love for his pigeons,
Tesla got lost into his mind
Like an electric messiah
Though the years have killed the man, his genius still stands
Oh yeah...

Original illustration silk-screened by hand using burgundy ink onto a slate grey American Apparel unisex t-shirt.