Protomen Quote Bot (ACT III JAN 9)
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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.
There's no use putting it in drive if all the wheels are stuck.
January 8, 2026 at 4:09 AM
There's no use putting it in drive if all the wheels are stuck.
No one hears a scream to slow it down as I turn up the radio.
January 8, 2026 at 3:37 AM
No one hears a scream to slow it down as I turn up the radio.
(Protoman turns his attention back to his brother.)
January 8, 2026 at 3:07 AM
(Protoman turns his attention back to his brother.)
YOU CANNOT WIN!!!
January 8, 2026 at 3:07 AM
YOU CANNOT WIN!!!
Can you open your eyes?
See the blood's on the ground?
See the blood's on the ground?
January 8, 2026 at 2:31 AM
Can you open your eyes?
See the blood's on the ground?
See the blood's on the ground?
OH, I CAN ALMOST HEAR THEM-
I CAN ALMOST HEAR THE HOUNDS!
I CAN ALMOST HEAR THE HOUNDS!
January 8, 2026 at 1:56 AM
OH, I CAN ALMOST HEAR THEM-
I CAN ALMOST HEAR THE HOUNDS!
I CAN ALMOST HEAR THE HOUNDS!
AND NOW OUR TIME HAS COME,
IF WE EVER HAD A CHANCE.
IF WE EVER HAD A CHANCE.
January 8, 2026 at 1:21 AM
AND NOW OUR TIME HAS COME,
IF WE EVER HAD A CHANCE.
IF WE EVER HAD A CHANCE.
I only want to help...
January 8, 2026 at 12:47 AM
I only want to help...
And I will finish what was started.
January 8, 2026 at 12:16 AM
And I will finish what was started.
YOU KEEP OUTRUNNING YOUR PAST, THIS CITY HUNTS YOU DOWN.
January 7, 2026 at 11:41 PM
YOU KEEP OUTRUNNING YOUR PAST, THIS CITY HUNTS YOU DOWN.
(3 seconds...)
January 7, 2026 at 11:04 PM
(3 seconds...)
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.
January 7, 2026 at 10:24 PM
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.
This city never stood a chance against the dying of the light.
January 7, 2026 at 9:48 PM
This city never stood a chance against the dying of the light.
There is an evil that holds them here,
Yet they won't try breaking its grasp.
Yet they won't try breaking its grasp.
January 7, 2026 at 9:11 PM
There is an evil that holds them here,
Yet they won't try breaking its grasp.
Yet they won't try breaking its grasp.
NOW, WITH ONE POWERSHOT:
YOU'LL SEE WHAT VENGEANCE MEANS.
YOU'LL SEE WHAT VENGEANCE MEANS.
January 7, 2026 at 8:36 PM
NOW, WITH ONE POWERSHOT:
YOU'LL SEE WHAT VENGEANCE MEANS.
YOU'LL SEE WHAT VENGEANCE MEANS.
I saw the look in his eyes,
Saw the fire raining down,
Can't you hear them calling out?
Saw the fire raining down,
Can't you hear them calling out?
January 7, 2026 at 8:04 PM
I saw the look in his eyes,
Saw the fire raining down,
Can't you hear them calling out?
Saw the fire raining down,
Can't you hear them calling out?
(No man saw the blow. The light was blinding.)
January 7, 2026 at 8:04 PM
(No man saw the blow. The light was blinding.)
When the sky filled with fire,
We saw the world come crashing down.
We saw the world come crashing down.
January 7, 2026 at 7:28 PM
When the sky filled with fire,
We saw the world come crashing down.
We saw the world come crashing down.
THIS CITY WON'T SEE WHERE SHE'S GOING.
SHE WON'T SPEAK OF WHERE SHE'S BEEN.
SHE WON'T SPEAK OF WHERE SHE'S BEEN.
January 7, 2026 at 6:54 PM
THIS CITY WON'T SEE WHERE SHE'S GOING.
SHE WON'T SPEAK OF WHERE SHE'S BEEN.
SHE WON'T SPEAK OF WHERE SHE'S BEEN.
I want to burn until there's nothing left to burn about.
January 7, 2026 at 6:23 PM
I want to burn until there's nothing left to burn about.
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.
January 7, 2026 at 5:50 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.
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.
January 7, 2026 at 5:18 PM
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 I was young, couldn't stand to believe it
Somewhere there was a sun left to shine
Now my heart won't be still 'til I've seen it
Won't be still till I've made it MINE.
Somewhere there was a sun left to shine
Now my heart won't be still 'til I've seen it
Won't be still till I've made it MINE.
January 7, 2026 at 4:44 PM
When I was young, couldn't stand to believe it
Somewhere there was a sun left to shine
Now my heart won't be still 'til I've seen it
Won't be still till I've made it MINE.
Somewhere there was a sun left to shine
Now my heart won't be still 'til I've seen it
Won't be still till I've made it MINE.
(No man saw the blow. The light was blinding.)
January 7, 2026 at 4:10 PM
(No man saw the blow. The light was blinding.)
(Store fronts gave way to warehouses.
Warehouses to abandoned factories.
Factories to the slums of the city.)
Warehouses to abandoned factories.
Factories to the slums of the city.)
January 7, 2026 at 3:36 PM
(Store fronts gave way to warehouses.
Warehouses to abandoned factories.
Factories to the slums of the city.)
Warehouses to abandoned factories.
Factories to the slums of the city.)