Ellis Paul - Thomas Edison lyrics

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Imagine you could ride a thought

Like a train, at a station that you just caught

Now imagine that the head you’re in

Belongs to Thomas Albert Edison

He’s thinking about a light

And not just a light that will burn for an hour

But a light that can last for months and months

And illuminate our home with just a trickle of power

And now he’s not thinking only of one

He’s thinking of millions, nobillions for everyone

So no matter where on Earth you go

London, Rio, Tokyo,

You can lean back in your easy chair

Flick a switch, and the light bulb’s there

And now this train has jumped the tracks

He’s thinking of a way to have sound play back

With a spool and a wire and an aluminum foil

He’s wrapping the sound like a string around the coil

And now what was that? A bird that sings

The sounds are flying off this thing

A dog, a cat, a baby’s laugh,

Captured and played by his phonograph

In fact, the reason that you’re hearing me here

Is because Edison had an incredible idea

Now off he goes with another invention

His mind is so full of dreams and intentions

Sounds and pictures, thoughts and hopes

Light bulbs, phonographs, …scopes

Well now it’s time to apply the brakes

A thousand patterns it’s too much to take

But when you get an idea, let’s make a deal

To be like Edison and make it real.