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Act III: This City Made Us, by The Protomen
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THIS IS NOT A FUCKING DRILL.
A darkness will block out the sun.
Not a thing can be done with so few men...
Not a thing can be done with so few men...
November 13, 2025 at 6:32 AM
A darkness will block out the sun.
Not a thing can be done with so few men...
Not a thing can be done with so few men...
I will not be told where to stand,
I will not be told what to say.
I will not be told what to say.
November 13, 2025 at 5:53 AM
I will not be told where to stand,
I will not be told what to say.
I will not be told what to say.
(58 seconds to air.)
November 13, 2025 at 5:20 AM
(58 seconds to air.)
Today, I watched that hope catch fire,
DON'T ASK ME NOW TO SIT AND WATCH YOU DIE.
DON'T ASK ME NOW TO SIT AND WATCH YOU DIE.
November 13, 2025 at 4:43 AM
Today, I watched that hope catch fire,
DON'T ASK ME NOW TO SIT AND WATCH YOU DIE.
DON'T ASK ME NOW TO SIT AND WATCH YOU DIE.
I can almost hear the hounds...
November 13, 2025 at 4:10 AM
I can almost hear the hounds...
BUT WHY SHOULD WE SAVE THEM, WHEN THEY STAND FOR NOTHING?
IF THEY DESERVE LIFE, LET THEM STAND FOR THEMSELVES.
IF THEY DESERVE LIFE, LET THEM STAND FOR THEMSELVES.
November 13, 2025 at 3:38 AM
BUT WHY SHOULD WE SAVE THEM, WHEN THEY STAND FOR NOTHING?
IF THEY DESERVE LIFE, LET THEM STAND FOR THEMSELVES.
IF THEY DESERVE LIFE, LET THEM STAND FOR THEMSELVES.
Look up at the sky, you can't see the stars.
November 13, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Look up at the sky, you can't see the stars.
I'll give you one more word of wisdom.
When you stand and face the gates of Hell:
You're on your own. You're all you've got.
When you stand and face the gates of Hell:
You're on your own. You're all you've got.
November 13, 2025 at 2:33 AM
I'll give you one more word of wisdom.
When you stand and face the gates of Hell:
You're on your own. You're all you've got.
When you stand and face the gates of Hell:
You're on your own. You're all you've got.
When he fell I was the only one that cared.
November 13, 2025 at 1:56 AM
When he fell I was the only one that cared.
This city won't see where she's going.
November 13, 2025 at 1:22 AM
This city won't see where she's going.
Flip a switch
And turn it off,
You won't be able to breathe.
And turn it off,
You won't be able to breathe.
November 13, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Flip a switch
And turn it off,
You won't be able to breathe.
And turn it off,
You won't be able to breathe.
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 13, 2025 at 12:20 AM
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.
There's no man or machine that can stop me,
And you'll soon see.
And you'll soon see.
November 12, 2025 at 11:46 PM
There's no man or machine that can stop me,
And you'll soon see.
And you'll soon see.
And like a moth into the fire,
I had to find the flame.
I had to find the flame.
November 12, 2025 at 11:13 PM
And like a moth into the fire,
I had to find the flame.
I had to find the flame.
(Joe leaned forward and charged towards the machine. If he was going to die, he would go down swinging. He plunged his shoulder into the chest of the automaton. With every bit of strength he could summon, Joe thrust upward, and both man and machine left the ground in an arc.)
November 12, 2025 at 10:36 PM
(Joe leaned forward and charged towards the machine. If he was going to die, he would go down swinging. He plunged his shoulder into the chest of the automaton. With every bit of strength he could summon, Joe thrust upward, and both man and machine left the ground in an arc.)
IF YOU CAN HEAR ME,
November 12, 2025 at 10:01 PM
IF YOU CAN HEAR ME,
This city now
Will fade away.
Will fade away.
November 12, 2025 at 9:25 PM
This city now
Will fade away.
Will fade away.
(Emily Stanton climbed the stairs to her beloved's apartment, a folded letter in her hand. Tom had been so busy with his work these last few months, they'd barely seen one another. This, instead, was how they'd communicated.)
November 12, 2025 at 8:50 PM
(Emily Stanton climbed the stairs to her beloved's apartment, a folded letter in her hand. Tom had been so busy with his work these last few months, they'd barely seen one another. This, instead, was how they'd communicated.)
You have heard me tell this story
Many times before you sleep,
This time, listen carefully.
Many times before you sleep,
This time, listen carefully.
November 12, 2025 at 8:16 PM
You have heard me tell this story
Many times before you sleep,
This time, listen carefully.
Many times before you sleep,
This time, listen carefully.
YOU CANNOT WIN.
November 12, 2025 at 7:39 PM
YOU CANNOT WIN.
YOU ARE NOT HIM.
HIS FIGHT'S NOT YOURS.
HIS FIGHT'S NOT YOURS.
November 12, 2025 at 7:07 PM
YOU ARE NOT HIM.
HIS FIGHT'S NOT YOURS.
HIS FIGHT'S NOT YOURS.
THEY WILL NOT STAND HERE BY YOUR SIDE.
November 12, 2025 at 6:32 PM
THEY WILL NOT STAND HERE BY YOUR SIDE.
NOT A THING CAN BE DONE WITH SO FEW MEN...
THAT A HERO COULDN'T DO.
THAT A HERO COULDN'T DO.
November 12, 2025 at 5:54 PM
NOT A THING CAN BE DONE WITH SO FEW MEN...
THAT A HERO COULDN'T DO.
THAT A HERO COULDN'T DO.
And with these hands we will destroy,
And with these hands we will rebuild.
And with these hands we will rebuild.
November 12, 2025 at 5:22 PM
And with these hands we will destroy,
And with these hands we will rebuild.
And with these hands we will rebuild.
Now, with one power shot,
You'll see what Vengeance means.
You'll see what Vengeance means.
November 12, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Now, with one power shot,
You'll see what Vengeance means.
You'll see what Vengeance means.