I was hailed as the new pioneer
And now no one remembers my name
My creation changed life as we know it
I am the spark that started the flame

I would dream of catching light in a jar
And releasing it beam by beam
My life’s work my heart and my soul
Is laid out upon your screens

You’ll see another drop of my tears
As I see my ideas fade away

Like a steam train
I’m like a jet plane
I’m a lost cause
You’ll see another drop of my tears

I’d hang mirrors on pieces of string
And I created pictures dancing
To coin a phrase I was pained to learn
Nothing is everlasting

You’ll see another drop of my tears
As I see my ideas fade away

Like a steam train
I’m like a jet plane
I’m a lost cause
You’ll see another drop of my tears

I was hailed as the new pioneer
And now no one remembers my name