Turn Against True Invention

Pick your favorite
I'm not in there
Too much praise made all else turn against
True invention

Think back to the start of it all
They looked up, but no one touched
I tried to make a dent in the wall
I did well, but no one cared

Fame is not the answer
Wealth is not the answer
To hang it up is pointless

Would they all notice?
If progress folded?
Would things get better?

Would they all notice?
Pick your favorite
I'm not in there
Too much praise made all else turn against
True invention

We came with an idea alive
They reached out, but no one touched
Think back to the start of it all
I did well, but no one cared

Fame is not the answer
Wealth is not the answer
To hang it up is pointless

Would they all notice?
If progress folded?
Would things get better?
Would they all notice?

They defend me
While they offend me
Too much praise made all else turn against
True invention

We came with an idea alive
They reached out, but no one cared
Think back to the start of it all
I did well, but no one cared

Fame is not the answer
Wealth is not the answer
To hang it up is pointless

Would they all notice?
If progress folded?
Would things get better?
Would they all notice?