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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.
It was the crash that broke the silence
A thousand voices called my name
And like a moth into the fire,
I FOUND THE FLAME.
A thousand voices called my name
And like a moth into the fire,
I FOUND THE FLAME.
January 10, 2026 at 2:18 PM
It was the crash that broke the silence
A thousand voices called my name
And like a moth into the fire,
I FOUND THE FLAME.
A thousand voices called my name
And like a moth into the fire,
I FOUND THE FLAME.
I love you, Completely.
January 10, 2026 at 1:44 PM
I love you, Completely.
I come for vengeance.
January 10, 2026 at 1:13 PM
I come for vengeance.
All of your heroes are gone.
January 10, 2026 at 12:40 PM
All of your heroes are gone.
If these people
Tell this story
To their children, as they sleep...
Tell this story
To their children, as they sleep...
January 10, 2026 at 12:05 PM
If these people
Tell this story
To their children, as they sleep...
Tell this story
To their children, as they sleep...
But when you fight,
you'll fight alone.
you'll fight alone.
January 10, 2026 at 11:31 AM
But when you fight,
you'll fight alone.
you'll fight alone.
(THERE MUST BE AN END TO THE DARKNESS...)
January 10, 2026 at 10:54 AM
(THERE MUST BE AN END TO THE DARKNESS...)
Do not say this is how it has to be.
You do no better than the fools of this burning city.
You do no better than the fools of this burning city.
January 10, 2026 at 10:16 AM
Do not say this is how it has to be.
You do no better than the fools of this burning city.
You do no better than the fools of this burning city.
(His weapon raised hesitantly, Megaman locks eyes with his brother but breaks free seconds later. His eyes dart over the crowd searching for Light. His father's eyes are on the ground.)
January 10, 2026 at 9:38 AM
(His weapon raised hesitantly, Megaman locks eyes with his brother but breaks free seconds later. His eyes dart over the crowd searching for Light. His father's eyes are on the ground.)
YOU'RE STILL THEIR HERO.
January 10, 2026 at 9:01 AM
YOU'RE STILL THEIR HERO.
THE DEATH OF PROTOMAN.
January 10, 2026 at 8:24 AM
THE DEATH OF PROTOMAN.
I KNOW YOU THINK YOU CAN CONTROL IT. I'VE SEEN THE WAY A CROWD CAN TURN.
January 10, 2026 at 7:50 AM
I KNOW YOU THINK YOU CAN CONTROL IT. I'VE SEEN THE WAY A CROWD CAN TURN.
Even here,
It is not safe.
It is not safe.
January 10, 2026 at 7:15 AM
Even here,
It is not safe.
It is not safe.
AND THERE ARE EMBERS OF A FIRE
THAT'S GONE OUT,
BUT I CAN STILL FEEL THE HEAT ON MY SKIN.
THAT'S GONE OUT,
BUT I CAN STILL FEEL THE HEAT ON MY SKIN.
January 10, 2026 at 6:43 AM
AND THERE ARE EMBERS OF A FIRE
THAT'S GONE OUT,
BUT I CAN STILL FEEL THE HEAT ON MY SKIN.
THAT'S GONE OUT,
BUT I CAN STILL FEEL THE HEAT ON MY SKIN.
And I will finish
What was started,
THE FIGHT OF PROTOMAN.
What was started,
THE FIGHT OF PROTOMAN.
January 10, 2026 at 6:05 AM
And I will finish
What was started,
THE FIGHT OF PROTOMAN.
What was started,
THE FIGHT OF PROTOMAN.
EVERYTHING'S FINE.
January 10, 2026 at 5:31 AM
EVERYTHING'S FINE.
My father worked the mines,
Til' the day it took his life.
Til' the day it took his life.
January 10, 2026 at 4:56 AM
My father worked the mines,
Til' the day it took his life.
Til' the day it took his life.
My father worked the mines,
Til' the day it took his life.
Stole him from his only son
And it stole him from his wife.
Til' the day it took his life.
Stole him from his only son
And it stole him from his wife.
January 10, 2026 at 4:17 AM
My father worked the mines,
Til' the day it took his life.
Stole him from his only son
And it stole him from his wife.
Til' the day it took his life.
Stole him from his only son
And it stole him from his wife.
My father worked the mines,
Til' the day it took his life.
Stole him from his only son
And it stole him from his wife.
Til' the day it took his life.
Stole him from his only son
And it stole him from his wife.
January 10, 2026 at 3:41 AM
My father worked the mines,
Til' the day it took his life.
Stole him from his only son
And it stole him from his wife.
Til' the day it took his life.
Stole him from his only son
And it stole him from his wife.
THIS CITY MADE US.
January 10, 2026 at 3:07 AM
THIS CITY MADE US.
With hands of iron,
There's not a task we couldn't do.
There's not a task we couldn't do.
January 10, 2026 at 2:37 AM
With hands of iron,
There's not a task we couldn't do.
There's not a task we couldn't do.
This city now
Will fade away.
It's crying out,
IT'S MUCH TOO LATE.
Will fade away.
It's crying out,
IT'S MUCH TOO LATE.
January 10, 2026 at 2:03 AM
This city now
Will fade away.
It's crying out,
IT'S MUCH TOO LATE.
Will fade away.
It's crying out,
IT'S MUCH TOO LATE.
(His face is shrouded in the shadow of the fortress, his rough features and solid construction obscured by the void of light.)
January 10, 2026 at 1:30 AM
(His face is shrouded in the shadow of the fortress, his rough features and solid construction obscured by the void of light.)
(His gaze shifted from one pair of lifeless eyes to the next, until he came upon a single red light shining through the blacked-out blast shield of a dark green helmet. He shuddered.
This was the new face of fear.)
This was the new face of fear.)
January 10, 2026 at 12:54 AM
(His gaze shifted from one pair of lifeless eyes to the next, until he came upon a single red light shining through the blacked-out blast shield of a dark green helmet. He shuddered.
This was the new face of fear.)
This was the new face of fear.)
EVERYTHING'S FINE.
January 10, 2026 at 12:19 AM
EVERYTHING'S FINE.