La la la la, la di da La la la la, la di da I'm Nikola, Nikola Tesla Master of lightning, electric successor Wirelessly dreamed of a better tomorrow Inventor, futurist, idealist Underrated in my time, but a true scientist I was born in Croatia, 1856 A mind ahead of my time, Destined to switch the world on, Illuminate our reality With visionary dreams of electricity I studied in Graz, my genius quickly showed Professors said my questions overflowed I worked in Budapest, then off to France Ready to take the world, and advance La la la la, la di da La la la la, la di da I'm Nikola, Nikola Tesla Master of lightning, electric successor Wirelessly dreamed of a better tomorrow Inventor, futurist, idealist Underrated in my time, but a true scientist I set sail for the States, with just some clothes and poems Ready to meet Edison, and show him My AC motor, a major innovation But Thomas shut me down, and caused frustration So I went solo, to follow my own path Pioneering fluorescents, and the Tesla coil's wrath Radio, x-rays, I was on to it first But others often stole my work, and made it worse La la la la, la di da La la la la, la di da I'm Nikola, Nikola Tesla Master of lightning, electric successor Wirelessly dreamed of a better tomorrow Inventor, futurist, idealist Underrated in my time, but a true scientist Underrated in my time, but... As rivals got rich, I struggled for funds I had a world-changing mind, but was stunned When Marconi took credit for the radio It broke my spirit, and my cash flow I fed pigeons in the park, slowly faded from view A man out of time, but with visions true I died alone in a hotel room, my potential unmet But now I'm recognized, as one of the best La la la la, la di da La la la la, la di da I'm Nikola, Nikola Tesla Master of lightning, electric successor Wirelessly dreamed of a better tomorrow Inventor, futurist, idealist Underrated in my time, but... Underrated in my time, but...