WESTINGHOUSE:
I’m so sorry Nikola...

TESLA:
Sorry that my lab’s burnt down? That my life’s work is gone?
That people are dying because of ME!

WESTINGHOUSE:
Listen to me! Even if Edison convinces every newspaper that what he’s saying is true, we can still win. If the readers all believe Edison’s lies, we can still win. But if you start to believe him, then he’s already won.

TESLA:
Well he’s one

WESTINGHOUSE:
Only if you let him.

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TESLA:
All that I had hungered for
has crumbled to the ground.
This gift from God I now abhor.
My life’s work has all been in vain;
there’s nothing left, just pain.

It’s hard to tell the child in me
that I’ve let him down.
I’m far from who I thought I’d be:
A man of great renown, instead I’m
burdened with a voice unheard.

CONSCIENCE:
Nikola, you must try
to remember just why
they all need you
to follow through
it's darkest just before dawn...

You may be tempted to flee
but stick around and you’ll see
the plans you’ve made are just delayed;
they’re hindered but they’re not gone...

so go on.

You must now go on.
You must now go on.
You must now go on.
You must now go on.
You must now go on.

DJUKA:
You can't just give up, my son.
It’s a test; you must now go on.
It’s a test; you must now go on.
It’s a test; you must now go on.

KATHARINE:
You have to trust you'll overcome this mountain;
you're not done.
Please trust you'll overcome this mountain;
you're not done.

TESLA:
Wood and steel may burn away,
but once the ashes clear
I’ll get to work right here today:
The blueprints didn’t disappear
‘cause I still see them all up here.

So I'll rebuild
a million times.
You know I'm thrilled
by uphill climbs.

I’m thankful for
all of my scars.
Just one step more
to reach the stars.

This is not over yet
and I will not regret
all the things that I've done,
and my life will go on.

So you wanted a war
so let's settle this score
and I'll give you far more
than you ever asked for.

EDISON:
Just give up.
It's essential.
You didn't live up
to your potential.

We can tell you're
just a failure,
so it'd be splendid
if your life ended.

DJUKA:
Listen son:
You're not done.
You've just begun.
Now go on.

CONSCIENCE:
Don't you know that it's darkest before the dawn?
So you must go on.

KATHARINE:
If the whole world were against you,
all the more firmly they'd cling to you.
‘Til your troubles all have up and gone,
you must remember to go

DJUKA, CONSCIENCE, KATHARINE, CHORUS:
on and on and on and on...

CHORUS:
Go on!

EDISON:
You tried to betray me, the Wizard from Menlo!

CHORUS:
Go on!

EDISON:
And now you’ll repay me and live in my shadow!

CHORUS:
Go on!

EDISON:
You’ll wish that you hadn’t racked up all that debt!

CHORUS:
Go on!

EDISON:
So thanks for the patents and thanks for the SWEAT!

TESLA:
The present might be yours but the future is mine, so I'll

TESLA & CHORUS:
GO ON!!