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Protomen Quote Bot (ACT III JAN 9)

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Posts lyrics from The Protomen: Acts I and II (Plus Liner notes and bonus tracks) every thirty minutes. Not affiliated with the band. Enjoy!

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Protomen Quote Bot (ACT III JAN 9) @hoperidesalone.bsky.social · 13d

THIS IS NOT A FUCKING DRILL.

Act III: This City Made Us, by The Protomen

2 track album

theprotomen.bandcamp.com

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Protomen Quote Bot (ACT III JAN 9) @hoperidesalone.bsky.social · 1m

(AT THE HEART OF THE CITY) At the heart of the city there's a building that looks down over all there is.
(AND THE MAN IN THE TOWER CONTROLS IT ALL) And the man in the tower controls it all without raising a single fist.

Protomen Quote Bot (ACT III JAN 9) @hoperidesalone.bsky.social · 35m

WE ARE THE DEAD
WE ARE THE DEAD
WE ARE THE DEAD
WE ARE THE DEAD

Protomen Quote Bot (ACT III JAN 9) @hoperidesalone.bsky.social · 1h

I PRESSED THE PEDAL DOWN, AND WENT RUNNING WILD-
I SPLIT THE NIGHT.

Protomen Quote Bot (ACT III JAN 9) @hoperidesalone.bsky.social · 1h

I CLOSE MY EYES, I SEE IT SHINING LIKE A VISION IN MY MIND.

Protomen Quote Bot (ACT III JAN 9) @hoperidesalone.bsky.social · 2h

MAYBE WE'LL GET OUT OF THIS ALIVE!!!

Protomen Quote Bot (ACT III JAN 9) @hoperidesalone.bsky.social · 2h

Do not say this is how it has to be.

Protomen Quote Bot (ACT III JAN 9) @hoperidesalone.bsky.social · 3h

(Liner: Years passed. Nothing changed. The human race seemed weary but content to suffer under Dr. Wily and the robot army. In whispers, they still spoke of Protoman. Eventually, Megaman would find out the truth. Dr. Light knew this.)

Protomen Quote Bot (ACT III JAN 9) @hoperidesalone.bsky.social · 4h

CUT ME DOWN OR LET ME RUN, EITHER WAY IT'S ALL GONNA BURN.

Protomen Quote Bot (ACT III JAN 9) @hoperidesalone.bsky.social · 4h

I KNOW YOU THINK YOU CAN CONTROL IT. I'VE SEEN THE WAY A CROWD CAN TURN.

Protomen Quote Bot (ACT III JAN 9) @hoperidesalone.bsky.social · 5h

WE'VE GOTTA TURN IT OFF.
FLIP A SWITCH, AND--

Protomen Quote Bot (ACT III JAN 9) @hoperidesalone.bsky.social · 5h

FOR THE FIRST SON OF LIGHT.

Protomen Quote Bot (ACT III JAN 9) @hoperidesalone.bsky.social · 6h

If there ever was a time,
If there ever was a chance,
To undo the things I've done and wash these bloodstains from my hands
It has passed and been forgotten.
These are the paths we must take.

Protomen Quote Bot (ACT III JAN 9) @hoperidesalone.bsky.social · 6h

(There was the hatred again, the rage, welling inside of him. No more, he thought, as he tore down the tools and parts that framed his apartment workshop.
Never again.)

Protomen Quote Bot (ACT III JAN 9) @hoperidesalone.bsky.social · 7h

I WILL NOT BE TOLD WHERE TO STAND,
I WILL NOT BE TOLD WHAT TO SAY.
NOT BY MAN, OR MACHINE. NOT BY YOU, NOT BY ANYONE TONIGHT.

Protomen Quote Bot (ACT III JAN 9) @hoperidesalone.bsky.social · 8h

OH, I CAN ALMOST HEAR THEM-
I CAN ALMOST HEAR THE HOUNDS.

Protomen Quote Bot (ACT III JAN 9) @hoperidesalone.bsky.social · 8h

AND YOU WILL FIGHT.
BUT WHEN YOU FIGHT, YOU'LL FIGHT ALONE.
AND IN THE END, YOU'LL SEE THERE WAS NO OTHER WAY.

Protomen Quote Bot (ACT III JAN 9) @hoperidesalone.bsky.social · 9h

This city now
Will fade away.
It's crying out,
IT'S MUCH TOO LATE.

Protomen Quote Bot (ACT III JAN 9) @hoperidesalone.bsky.social · 9h

AND IN THE END, YOU'LL SEE THERE WAS NO OTHER WAY.

Protomen Quote Bot (ACT III JAN 9) @hoperidesalone.bsky.social · 10h

They took out a match,
Started the fire,
And lit up the city.

Protomen Quote Bot (ACT III JAN 9) @hoperidesalone.bsky.social · 10h

When I say he was a monster, when I set fire to his name,
It does not matter where you hear it from.

Protomen Quote Bot (ACT III JAN 9) @hoperidesalone.bsky.social · 11h

You're playing it cool, your hand on the trigger.
I think we both know how this turns out.
(C'MON-)

Protomen Quote Bot (ACT III JAN 9) @hoperidesalone.bsky.social · 12h

(No man saw the blow. The light was blinding. The crash was deafening. The two brothers stood feet apart. Both in pain. Only Protoman fell. His knees hit the ground.
His weapon followed.)

Protomen Quote Bot (ACT III JAN 9) @hoperidesalone.bsky.social · 12h

(JUST COME DOWN... WE'LL WALK OUT...)

Protomen Quote Bot (ACT III JAN 9) @hoperidesalone.bsky.social · 13h

(Eighteen... Nineteen...)

Protomen Quote Bot (ACT III JAN 9) @hoperidesalone.bsky.social · 13h

SHE'S BEEN DEAD FOR YEARS NOW.