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Act III: This City Made Us, by The Protomen
2 track album
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THIS IS NOT A FUCKING DRILL.
(Weighing the consequences of his actions. A familiar automobile passed him in the darkness.
He was too lost in thought to take notice.)
He was too lost in thought to take notice.)
December 1, 2025 at 4:43 AM
(Weighing the consequences of his actions. A familiar automobile passed him in the darkness.
He was too lost in thought to take notice.)
He was too lost in thought to take notice.)
(Liner: The men keep their distance, straining to see every crushing blow through the smoke that has surrounded the ongoing battle. The din stops abruptly.
Unsettlingly.)
Unsettlingly.)
December 1, 2025 at 4:13 AM
(Liner: The men keep their distance, straining to see every crushing blow through the smoke that has surrounded the ongoing battle. The din stops abruptly.
Unsettlingly.)
Unsettlingly.)
All for naught if your heart stops beating, 'CAUSE YOU'RE THE ONLY ONE THAT KEEPS IT ALIVE.
December 1, 2025 at 3:38 AM
All for naught if your heart stops beating, 'CAUSE YOU'RE THE ONLY ONE THAT KEEPS IT ALIVE.
DO YOU UNDERSTAND NOW?
DO YOU SEE THAT THE TRUTH IS:
THEY DON'T WANT TO CHANGE THIS.
DO YOU SEE THAT THE TRUTH IS:
THEY DON'T WANT TO CHANGE THIS.
December 1, 2025 at 3:07 AM
DO YOU UNDERSTAND NOW?
DO YOU SEE THAT THE TRUTH IS:
THEY DON'T WANT TO CHANGE THIS.
DO YOU SEE THAT THE TRUTH IS:
THEY DON'T WANT TO CHANGE THIS.
An eccentric and brilliant man, Light was a loner. A thinker. A man of ideas.
Ideas forbidden in Wily's society.
Ideas forbidden in Wily's society.
December 1, 2025 at 2:35 AM
An eccentric and brilliant man, Light was a loner. A thinker. A man of ideas.
Ideas forbidden in Wily's society.
Ideas forbidden in Wily's society.
Like this whole city wants to scream,
but no one makes a sound.
but no one makes a sound.
December 1, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Like this whole city wants to scream,
but no one makes a sound.
but no one makes a sound.
WE ARE THE DEAD
WE ARE THE DEAD
WE ARE THE DEAD (What have we done?)
WE ARE THE DEAD (What will we do?)
WE ARE THE DEAD (Where will we turn?)
WE ARE THE DEAD (Is there nothing we can do?)
WE ARE THE DEAD (How did it come to this?)
WE ARE THE DEAD (How did we go so wrong?)
WE ARE THE DEAD
WE ARE THE DEAD (What have we done?)
WE ARE THE DEAD (What will we do?)
WE ARE THE DEAD (Where will we turn?)
WE ARE THE DEAD (Is there nothing we can do?)
WE ARE THE DEAD (How did it come to this?)
WE ARE THE DEAD (How did we go so wrong?)
December 1, 2025 at 1:29 AM
WE ARE THE DEAD
WE ARE THE DEAD
WE ARE THE DEAD (What have we done?)
WE ARE THE DEAD (What will we do?)
WE ARE THE DEAD (Where will we turn?)
WE ARE THE DEAD (Is there nothing we can do?)
WE ARE THE DEAD (How did it come to this?)
WE ARE THE DEAD (How did we go so wrong?)
WE ARE THE DEAD
WE ARE THE DEAD (What have we done?)
WE ARE THE DEAD (What will we do?)
WE ARE THE DEAD (Where will we turn?)
WE ARE THE DEAD (Is there nothing we can do?)
WE ARE THE DEAD (How did it come to this?)
WE ARE THE DEAD (How did we go so wrong?)
There's nothing you could do. (And I will finish)
You had no choice. (what was started:)
You had no choice. (what was started:)
December 1, 2025 at 12:55 AM
There's nothing you could do. (And I will finish)
You had no choice. (what was started:)
You had no choice. (what was started:)
THIS CANNOT BE THE ONLY WAY.
December 1, 2025 at 12:21 AM
THIS CANNOT BE THE ONLY WAY.
THERE'S WORSE THINGS
THAN DEATH HERE,
THEY TOLD ME:
(KEEP QUIET.)
THAN DEATH HERE,
THEY TOLD ME:
(KEEP QUIET.)
November 30, 2025 at 11:49 PM
THERE'S WORSE THINGS
THAN DEATH HERE,
THEY TOLD ME:
(KEEP QUIET.)
THAN DEATH HERE,
THEY TOLD ME:
(KEEP QUIET.)
AND NOW OUR TIME HAS COME,
IF WE EVER HAD A CHANCE.
IF WE EVER HAD A CHANCE.
November 30, 2025 at 11:09 PM
AND NOW OUR TIME HAS COME,
IF WE EVER HAD A CHANCE.
IF WE EVER HAD A CHANCE.
WE ARE THE DEAD
WE ARE THE DEAD
WE ARE THE DEAD (What have we done?)
WE ARE THE DEAD (What will we do?)
WE ARE THE DEAD (Where will we turn?)
WE ARE THE DEAD (Is there nothing we can do?)
WE ARE THE DEAD
WE ARE THE DEAD (What have we done?)
WE ARE THE DEAD (What will we do?)
WE ARE THE DEAD (Where will we turn?)
WE ARE THE DEAD (Is there nothing we can do?)
November 30, 2025 at 10:36 PM
WE ARE THE DEAD
WE ARE THE DEAD
WE ARE THE DEAD (What have we done?)
WE ARE THE DEAD (What will we do?)
WE ARE THE DEAD (Where will we turn?)
WE ARE THE DEAD (Is there nothing we can do?)
WE ARE THE DEAD
WE ARE THE DEAD (What have we done?)
WE ARE THE DEAD (What will we do?)
WE ARE THE DEAD (Where will we turn?)
WE ARE THE DEAD (Is there nothing we can do?)
(The slight breeze against his forehead meant that something was changing.)
November 30, 2025 at 10:00 PM
(The slight breeze against his forehead meant that something was changing.)
And I know we've had our time,
I know we've had our chance.
But I know the fight is already done.
I know we've had our chance.
But I know the fight is already done.
November 30, 2025 at 9:28 PM
And I know we've had our time,
I know we've had our chance.
But I know the fight is already done.
I know we've had our chance.
But I know the fight is already done.
They've waited so long for this day,
Someone to take the death away.
Someone to take the death away.
November 30, 2025 at 8:56 PM
They've waited so long for this day,
Someone to take the death away.
Someone to take the death away.
(Liner: Between the gaps in the trembling and calloused fingers that cradle his heavy head, Light watches the mob of cowards carry Protoman's scarred helmet -- all that was left of the Man Machine who would have been their savior.)
November 30, 2025 at 8:23 PM
(Liner: Between the gaps in the trembling and calloused fingers that cradle his heavy head, Light watches the mob of cowards carry Protoman's scarred helmet -- all that was left of the Man Machine who would have been their savior.)
(He pointed the gun at the robot's head and slid his finger over the trigger, steeling himself for the blast. The gray-haired man stopped him.)
November 30, 2025 at 7:49 PM
(He pointed the gun at the robot's head and slid his finger over the trigger, steeling himself for the blast. The gray-haired man stopped him.)
WE ARE THEIR HOPE.
November 30, 2025 at 7:12 PM
WE ARE THEIR HOPE.
But if your hands are willing,
THERE IS MORE TO THIS FIGHT.
THERE IS MORE TO THIS FIGHT.
November 30, 2025 at 6:36 PM
But if your hands are willing,
THERE IS MORE TO THIS FIGHT.
THERE IS MORE TO THIS FIGHT.
(Liner: Smoke pours from the stacks high above the outer wall. The gates are open. A figure stands in the light before the entrance. Perfectly still, he waits. The crash of metal destroys the silence. One by one the Robots step forward, step into the light.)
November 30, 2025 at 6:03 PM
(Liner: Smoke pours from the stacks high above the outer wall. The gates are open. A figure stands in the light before the entrance. Perfectly still, he waits. The crash of metal destroys the silence. One by one the Robots step forward, step into the light.)
They looked to me once,
Now they turn to you.
Do you understand now?
Do you see that the truth is
They don't want to change this.
They don't want a hero.
They just want a martyr,
A statue to raise.
Now they turn to you.
Do you understand now?
Do you see that the truth is
They don't want to change this.
They don't want a hero.
They just want a martyr,
A statue to raise.
November 30, 2025 at 5:32 PM
They looked to me once,
Now they turn to you.
Do you understand now?
Do you see that the truth is
They don't want to change this.
They don't want a hero.
They just want a martyr,
A statue to raise.
Now they turn to you.
Do you understand now?
Do you see that the truth is
They don't want to change this.
They don't want a hero.
They just want a martyr,
A statue to raise.
Twenty floors above the dark streets of the city, Dr. Light lived in a run-down tenement.
An eccentric and brilliant man, Light was a loner. A thinker. A man of ideas.
An eccentric and brilliant man, Light was a loner. A thinker. A man of ideas.
November 30, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Twenty floors above the dark streets of the city, Dr. Light lived in a run-down tenement.
An eccentric and brilliant man, Light was a loner. A thinker. A man of ideas.
An eccentric and brilliant man, Light was a loner. A thinker. A man of ideas.
But when you fight, you'll fight alone.
And in the end, you'll see there was no other way.
And in the end, you'll see there was no other way.
November 30, 2025 at 4:21 PM
But when you fight, you'll fight alone.
And in the end, you'll see there was no other way.
And in the end, you'll see there was no other way.
IS THIS THE BEST YOU'VE GOT?
IS THIS YOUR STRONGEST MACHINE?
IS THIS YOUR STRONGEST MACHINE?
November 30, 2025 at 3:48 PM
IS THIS THE BEST YOU'VE GOT?
IS THIS YOUR STRONGEST MACHINE?
IS THIS YOUR STRONGEST MACHINE?
DO NOT SAY THIS IS HOW IT HAS TO BE.
November 30, 2025 at 3:13 PM
DO NOT SAY THIS IS HOW IT HAS TO BE.