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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.
AND WITH THESE HANDS THAT WILL NOT BLEED:
MY FATHER'S BATTLE WILL BE WON.
MY FATHER'S BATTLE WILL BE WON.
January 3, 2026 at 8:03 AM
AND WITH THESE HANDS THAT WILL NOT BLEED:
MY FATHER'S BATTLE WILL BE WON.
MY FATHER'S BATTLE WILL BE WON.
THIS TOWN HAD IT'S ANGELS,
NOW THERE'S NOTHING BUT DEVILS LEFT.
NOW THERE'S NOTHING BUT DEVILS LEFT.
January 3, 2026 at 7:27 AM
THIS TOWN HAD IT'S ANGELS,
NOW THERE'S NOTHING BUT DEVILS LEFT.
NOW THERE'S NOTHING BUT DEVILS LEFT.
WE ARE YOUR HOPE.
January 3, 2026 at 6:55 AM
WE ARE YOUR HOPE.
(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.)
Never again.)
January 3, 2026 at 6:23 AM
(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.)
Never again.)
TELL ME NOW.
January 3, 2026 at 5:49 AM
TELL ME NOW.
Oh, god.
January 3, 2026 at 5:18 AM
Oh, god.
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.
January 3, 2026 at 4:47 AM
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.
SO BE IT, SEND YOUR ARMIES,
THERE'S NO MAN OR MACHINE WHO CAN STOP ME.
THERE'S NO MAN OR MACHINE WHO CAN STOP ME.
January 3, 2026 at 4:13 AM
SO BE IT, SEND YOUR ARMIES,
THERE'S NO MAN OR MACHINE WHO CAN STOP ME.
THERE'S NO MAN OR MACHINE WHO CAN STOP ME.
NOW THE WHEELS ARE SPINNING OUT OF CONTROL.
WHAT WOULD THEY DO IF WE HELD THEM STILL?
WHAT WOULD THEY DO IF WE HELD THEM STILL?
January 3, 2026 at 3:39 AM
NOW THE WHEELS ARE SPINNING OUT OF CONTROL.
WHAT WOULD THEY DO IF WE HELD THEM STILL?
WHAT WOULD THEY DO IF WE HELD THEM STILL?
THERE'S WORSE THINGS
THAN DEATH, HERE.
THAN DEATH, HERE.
January 3, 2026 at 3:06 AM
THERE'S WORSE THINGS
THAN DEATH, HERE.
THAN DEATH, HERE.
There's a fear, can't be seen, it surrounds me.
As afraid of the dark as the light.
Was a time, long ago, these were safe streets
NOW I'M THE ONLY ONE WHO KEEPS ME ALIVE.
As afraid of the dark as the light.
Was a time, long ago, these were safe streets
NOW I'M THE ONLY ONE WHO KEEPS ME ALIVE.
January 3, 2026 at 2:30 AM
There's a fear, can't be seen, it surrounds me.
As afraid of the dark as the light.
Was a time, long ago, these were safe streets
NOW I'M THE ONLY ONE WHO KEEPS ME ALIVE.
As afraid of the dark as the light.
Was a time, long ago, these were safe streets
NOW I'M THE ONLY ONE WHO KEEPS ME ALIVE.
Tell me now.
Is there a man among you here?
Is there a man among you here?
January 3, 2026 at 1:57 AM
Tell me now.
Is there a man among you here?
Is there a man among you here?
OUR HEROES FAIL US
WITHOUT THE VEIL OF NIGHT.
WITHOUT THE VEIL OF NIGHT.
January 3, 2026 at 1:21 AM
OUR HEROES FAIL US
WITHOUT THE VEIL OF NIGHT.
WITHOUT THE VEIL OF NIGHT.
Say a prayer for all the girls who learned to stay awake.
January 3, 2026 at 12:48 AM
Say a prayer for all the girls who learned to stay awake.
I KNOW YOU THINK YOU CAN CONTROL IT.
I'VE SEEN THE WAY A CROWD CAN TURN.
I'VE SEEN THE WAY A CROWD CAN TURN.
January 3, 2026 at 12:17 AM
I KNOW YOU THINK YOU CAN CONTROL IT.
I'VE SEEN THE WAY A CROWD CAN TURN.
I'VE SEEN THE WAY A CROWD CAN TURN.
They've waited so long for this day,
THERE IS NO PRICE THEY WOULDN'T PAY.
THERE IS NO PRICE THEY WOULDN'T PAY.
January 2, 2026 at 11:39 PM
They've waited so long for this day,
THERE IS NO PRICE THEY WOULDN'T PAY.
THERE IS NO PRICE THEY WOULDN'T PAY.
For years now theres been nothing
But the static on the radio.
But the static on the radio.
January 2, 2026 at 11:05 PM
For years now theres been nothing
But the static on the radio.
But the static on the radio.
You feel the thunder start to move you.
You feel your pulse begin to RISE.
The night's a SHOCK that cuts right through you,
AND YOU COME ALIVE.
You feel your pulse begin to RISE.
The night's a SHOCK that cuts right through you,
AND YOU COME ALIVE.
January 2, 2026 at 10:30 PM
You feel the thunder start to move you.
You feel your pulse begin to RISE.
The night's a SHOCK that cuts right through you,
AND YOU COME ALIVE.
You feel your pulse begin to RISE.
The night's a SHOCK that cuts right through you,
AND YOU COME ALIVE.
CAN YOU OPEN YOUR EYES?
SEE THE BLOOD'S ON THE GROUND?
CAN'T YOU HEAR THEM CALLING OUT?
SEE THE BLOOD'S ON THE GROUND?
CAN'T YOU HEAR THEM CALLING OUT?
January 2, 2026 at 9:58 PM
CAN YOU OPEN YOUR EYES?
SEE THE BLOOD'S ON THE GROUND?
CAN'T YOU HEAR THEM CALLING OUT?
SEE THE BLOOD'S ON THE GROUND?
CAN'T YOU HEAR THEM CALLING OUT?
This city, now...
January 2, 2026 at 9:23 PM
This city, now...
I saw the look in his eyes,
Saw the fire raining down.
Saw the fire raining down.
January 2, 2026 at 8:45 PM
I saw the look in his eyes,
Saw the fire raining down.
Saw the fire raining down.
If there's a way out of this, can somebody tell me now?
January 2, 2026 at 8:11 PM
If there's a way out of this, can somebody tell me now?
Don't stand in my way this time.
January 2, 2026 at 7:35 PM
Don't stand in my way this time.
But from the crowd, from their collective fear, arose these broken words:
WE ARE THE DEAD.
WE ARE THE DEAD.
January 2, 2026 at 6:59 PM
But from the crowd, from their collective fear, arose these broken words:
WE ARE THE DEAD.
WE ARE THE DEAD.
There must be an end to the darkness.
January 2, 2026 at 6:25 PM
There must be an end to the darkness.