[Intro] [Verse 1] I plugged the planet to a spinning wheel I made the invisible magnetic field real A million volts buzzing in a tailored suit I gave you the future, and they gave me the boot. I caught the lightning in a copper cage The absolute genius of the modern age I’m sending the signals through the dirt and the sky But the men with the money want to bleed it all dry. [Pre-Chorus] The bankers are sweating! The copper is cheap! I’m giving it free while the billionaires weep! They’re tearing the tower, they’re cutting the wire Because they can’t put a meter on a heavenly fire! [Chorus] Spark! Shock! Turn up the grid! Look at the magnificent things that I did! Spark! Shock! I’m taking a stand! I’m throwing the lightning right out of my hand! Free the power! Free the wave! They’re stealing the patents right over my grave! [Verse 2] I shook up the city with a little machine The wildest vibrations that you've ever seen An alternating pulse in a cynical town I could vibrate the crust till the bridges fall down. They claim I'm a madman, they say I'm absurd Just a lonely old ghost talking back to a bird. [Pre-Chorus] The bankers are sweating! The copper is cheap! I’m giving it free while the billionaires weep! They’re tearing the tower, they’re cutting the wire Because they can’t put a meter on a heavenly fire! [Chorus] Spark! Shock! Turn up the grid! Look at the magnificent things that I did! Spark! Shock! I’m taking a stand! I’m throwing the lightning right out of my hand! (Chant) Free the power! Free the wave! They’re stealing the patents right over my grave! [Bridge] Room three-three-two-seven. A heart stops beating. The government suits are arranging a meeting. Where are the blueprints? Where is the ray? They locked up the trunks on the very same day. No money, no credit, no name on the prize. Just a dangerous mind and a thief in disguise. [Guitar Solo] [Outro] Where is the death ray? (Shock! Spark!) Who stole the papers? (Shock! Spark!) I lit up the world! (Shock! Spark!) Now dance in the dark! Now dance in the dark!
