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Act III: This City Made Us, by The Protomen
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THIS IS NOT A FUCKING DRILL.
There is a fire that will burn through the streets of the city,
And we will stand in the light
We will stand in the light, you and I.
And we will stand in the light
We will stand in the light, you and I.
November 14, 2025 at 11:26 AM
There is a fire that will burn through the streets of the city,
And we will stand in the light
We will stand in the light, you and I.
And we will stand in the light
We will stand in the light, you and I.
We can still make it right.
Maybe we can bring back the light.
Maybe we can bring back the light.
November 14, 2025 at 10:50 AM
We can still make it right.
Maybe we can bring back the light.
Maybe we can bring back the light.
Machines can keep you breathing, but what happens when you find a new war's begun?
November 14, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Machines can keep you breathing, but what happens when you find a new war's begun?
Now you stand just as long as they need you,
BUT YOU'RE THE ONLY ONE WHO KEEPS YOU ALIVE.
BUT YOU'RE THE ONLY ONE WHO KEEPS YOU ALIVE.
November 14, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Now you stand just as long as they need you,
BUT YOU'RE THE ONLY ONE WHO KEEPS YOU ALIVE.
BUT YOU'RE THE ONLY ONE WHO KEEPS YOU ALIVE.
If these people
Tell this story
To their children, as they sleep--
Maybe someday
They'll see a hero
Is just a man who knows he is free.
Tell this story
To their children, as they sleep--
Maybe someday
They'll see a hero
Is just a man who knows he is free.
November 14, 2025 at 9:05 AM
If these people
Tell this story
To their children, as they sleep--
Maybe someday
They'll see a hero
Is just a man who knows he is free.
Tell this story
To their children, as they sleep--
Maybe someday
They'll see a hero
Is just a man who knows he is free.
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 14, 2025 at 8:30 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.
THEY'VE WAITED SO LONG FOR THIS DAY,
SOMEONE TO TAKE THE DEATH AWAY.
SOMEONE TO TAKE THE DEATH AWAY.
November 14, 2025 at 7:52 AM
THEY'VE WAITED SO LONG FOR THIS DAY,
SOMEONE TO TAKE THE DEATH AWAY.
SOMEONE TO TAKE THE DEATH AWAY.
But if I keep stoking the fear,
THEN THERE'S NO DISTANCE I CAN'T GO.
THEN THERE'S NO DISTANCE I CAN'T GO.
November 14, 2025 at 7:52 AM
But if I keep stoking the fear,
THEN THERE'S NO DISTANCE I CAN'T GO.
THEN THERE'S NO DISTANCE I CAN'T GO.
YOU AND I, TOM,
WE ARE MEN,
AND WE CAN BEND,
AND WE CAN BREAK.
WE ARE MEN,
AND WE CAN BEND,
AND WE CAN BREAK.
November 14, 2025 at 7:11 AM
YOU AND I, TOM,
WE ARE MEN,
AND WE CAN BEND,
AND WE CAN BREAK.
WE ARE MEN,
AND WE CAN BEND,
AND WE CAN BREAK.
If you can hear my voice outside these walls
If you can hear me sending out this message tonight,
If you can hear me sending out this message tonight,
November 14, 2025 at 6:34 AM
If you can hear my voice outside these walls
If you can hear me sending out this message tonight,
If you can hear me sending out this message tonight,
The hope of man is no machine,
IT'S THERE IN HANDS OF SKIN AND BONE.
IT'S THERE IN HANDS OF SKIN AND BONE.
November 14, 2025 at 5:55 AM
The hope of man is no machine,
IT'S THERE IN HANDS OF SKIN AND BONE.
IT'S THERE IN HANDS OF SKIN AND BONE.
BUT AS I LIVE:
THERE IS NO EVIL THAT WILL STAND.
THERE IS NO EVIL THAT WILL STAND.
November 14, 2025 at 5:22 AM
BUT AS I LIVE:
THERE IS NO EVIL THAT WILL STAND.
THERE IS NO EVIL THAT WILL STAND.
We will build towers to the heavens,
(MAN WAS NOT BUILT FOR SUCH A HEIGHT.)
(MAN WAS NOT BUILT FOR SUCH A HEIGHT.)
November 14, 2025 at 4:42 AM
We will build towers to the heavens,
(MAN WAS NOT BUILT FOR SUCH A HEIGHT.)
(MAN WAS NOT BUILT FOR SUCH A HEIGHT.)
IF YOU DESTROY THE WORKING PARTS,
WHAT YOU GET IS A BROKEN MACHINE.
WHAT YOU GET IS A BROKEN MACHINE.
November 14, 2025 at 4:09 AM
IF YOU DESTROY THE WORKING PARTS,
WHAT YOU GET IS A BROKEN MACHINE.
WHAT YOU GET IS A BROKEN MACHINE.
No one hears a scream to slow it down as I turn up the radio.
November 14, 2025 at 3:39 AM
No one hears a scream to slow it down as I turn up the radio.
Leave the light on, I'll come back for you.
November 14, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Leave the light on, I'll come back for you.
THEY'VE WAITED SO LONG FOR THIS DAY,
SOMEONE TO TAKE THE DEATH AWAY.
SOMEONE TO TAKE THE DEATH AWAY.
November 14, 2025 at 2:33 AM
THEY'VE WAITED SO LONG FOR THIS DAY,
SOMEONE TO TAKE THE DEATH AWAY.
SOMEONE TO TAKE THE DEATH AWAY.
This city won't know what hit her, what knocked her out into the streets.
November 14, 2025 at 1:54 AM
This city won't know what hit her, what knocked her out into the streets.
NO, HE DID NOT USE HIS HANDS,
LIKE A SMART MAN,
HE USED A TOOL.
LIKE A SMART MAN,
HE USED A TOOL.
November 14, 2025 at 1:14 AM
NO, HE DID NOT USE HIS HANDS,
LIKE A SMART MAN,
HE USED A TOOL.
LIKE A SMART MAN,
HE USED A TOOL.
But if I keep stoking the fear, then there's no distance I can't go.
November 14, 2025 at 12:43 AM
But if I keep stoking the fear, then there's no distance I can't go.
OH, GOD.
OH GOD...
OH GOD...
November 14, 2025 at 12:07 AM
OH, GOD.
OH GOD...
OH GOD...
Sometimes I just wanna drive until the streets run out.
November 13, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Sometimes I just wanna drive until the streets run out.
I'M SO TIRED OF GIVING UP, I'M SO TIRED OF GIVING IN.
YOU WAKE UP KNOWING THINGS SHOULD CHANGE,
NOT KNOWING WHERE TO BEGIN.
YOU WAKE UP KNOWING THINGS SHOULD CHANGE,
NOT KNOWING WHERE TO BEGIN.
November 13, 2025 at 10:59 PM
I'M SO TIRED OF GIVING UP, I'M SO TIRED OF GIVING IN.
YOU WAKE UP KNOWING THINGS SHOULD CHANGE,
NOT KNOWING WHERE TO BEGIN.
YOU WAKE UP KNOWING THINGS SHOULD CHANGE,
NOT KNOWING WHERE TO BEGIN.
YOU'VE BEEN FED WHAT THEY WANTED TO FEED YOU. YOU'VE BEEN BLED OF THE WILL TO SURVIVE.
November 13, 2025 at 10:27 PM
YOU'VE BEEN FED WHAT THEY WANTED TO FEED YOU. YOU'VE BEEN BLED OF THE WILL TO SURVIVE.
As I walk through the city streets,
These frightened people watching me pass;
These frightened people watching me pass;
November 13, 2025 at 9:53 PM
As I walk through the city streets,
These frightened people watching me pass;
These frightened people watching me pass;