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Testtubes and Tesla coils, |
|
clockwork brain 'n' glowing oils, |
|
copper, brass, explosive jelly, |
|
his mechapede policed Old Delhi. |
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Invented the radio transmitting, too. |
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Played poker with Theremin, Tesla and Poe. |
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Harnessed cold moonlight to power airships |
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and destilled antitoxines from postnasal drips. |
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(2x) |
|
Entropy |
|
fading his life away |
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before the world could ever see |
|
dissipating, evaporating |
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Hired and sacked behind locked doors, |
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a man in uniform fighting cold wars. |
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Invented steam saviors and taught them to fight |
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and they stopped things going bump in the night. |
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All his accomplishments hidden for life. |
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His genius's top secret even from his wife. |
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An aged wrinkled genius, his memory fading. |
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His fates, his creations, the government evading. |
|
(2x) |
|
Entropy |
|
fading his life away |
|
before the world could ever see |
|
dissipating, evaporating. |
|
Testtubes and Tesla coils, |
|
clockwork brain 'n' glowing oils, |
|
copper, brass, explosive jelly, |
|
his mechapede policed Old Delhi. |
|
Invented the radio transmitting, too. |
|
Played poker with Theremin, Tesla and Poe. |
|
Harnessed cold moonlight to power airships |
|
and destilled antitoxines from postnasal drips. |
|
(3x) |
|
Entropy |
|
fading his life away |
|
before the world could ever see |
|
dissipating, evaporating. |
