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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.
I think somehow Joe knew it.
Paid the price he thought he had to pay.
Paid the price he thought he had to pay.
November 26, 2025 at 1:30 PM
I think somehow Joe knew it.
Paid the price he thought he had to pay.
Paid the price he thought he had to pay.
WE WILL STAND AGAINST THE FIRE
FOR AS LONG AS WE CAN STAND.
FOR AS LONG AS WE CAN STAND.
November 26, 2025 at 12:58 PM
WE WILL STAND AGAINST THE FIRE
FOR AS LONG AS WE CAN STAND.
FOR AS LONG AS WE CAN STAND.
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.
November 26, 2025 at 12:27 PM
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.
(Hours later, from the broadcasting room at the tower at the center of the city...)
November 26, 2025 at 12:27 PM
(Hours later, from the broadcasting room at the tower at the center of the city...)
But if your hands are willing,
THERE IS MORE TO THIS FIGHT.
THERE IS MORE TO THIS FIGHT.
November 26, 2025 at 11:50 AM
But if your hands are willing,
THERE IS MORE TO THIS FIGHT.
THERE IS MORE TO THIS FIGHT.
Step forward, step into the light
If you're ready,
And you're willing,
And you're prepared to fight.
If you're ready,
And you're willing,
And you're prepared to fight.
November 26, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Step forward, step into the light
If you're ready,
And you're willing,
And you're prepared to fight.
If you're ready,
And you're willing,
And you're prepared to fight.
The shadow, it covers your face.
But your eyes shine,
Just like mine.
But your eyes shine,
Just like mine.
November 26, 2025 at 10:36 AM
The shadow, it covers your face.
But your eyes shine,
Just like mine.
But your eyes shine,
Just like mine.
I want to burn until there's nothing left to burn about.
November 26, 2025 at 10:02 AM
I want to burn until there's nothing left to burn about.
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.
November 26, 2025 at 9:28 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.
IF THERE'S A WAY OUT OF THIS, SOMEBODY TELL ME NOW.
November 26, 2025 at 8:52 AM
IF THERE'S A WAY OUT OF THIS, SOMEBODY TELL ME NOW.
We've gotta turn it off.
Flip a switch.
Flip a switch.
November 26, 2025 at 8:19 AM
We've gotta turn it off.
Flip a switch.
Flip a switch.
(Before he could fall any further Megaman was at his side. The brothers, the Sons of Light, embraced. Protoman was dying. Nothing could stop that now. Protoman looked up through strained eyes and tried to speak.)
November 26, 2025 at 7:41 AM
(Before he could fall any further Megaman was at his side. The brothers, the Sons of Light, embraced. Protoman was dying. Nothing could stop that now. Protoman looked up through strained eyes and tried to speak.)
WE'VE GOTTA TURN IT OFF.
FLIP A SWITCH, AND--
FLIP A SWITCH, AND--
November 26, 2025 at 7:05 AM
WE'VE GOTTA TURN IT OFF.
FLIP A SWITCH, AND--
FLIP A SWITCH, AND--
WE ARE YOUR HOPE.
November 26, 2025 at 6:30 AM
WE ARE YOUR HOPE.
Emily, a crowd has gathered here
And once again they fail to see.
And once again they fail to see.
November 26, 2025 at 5:55 AM
Emily, a crowd has gathered here
And once again they fail to see.
And once again they fail to see.
Thomas, please
Don't cry for me.
Don't cry for me.
November 26, 2025 at 5:21 AM
Thomas, please
Don't cry for me.
Don't cry for me.
(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.)
November 26, 2025 at 4:42 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.)
YOU ARE ALL THAT I HAVE LEFT.
November 26, 2025 at 4:13 AM
YOU ARE ALL THAT I HAVE LEFT.
SEND ME THE BEST YOU'VE GOT,
SEND ME YOUR STRONGEST MACHINES.
THE FIGHT MY BROTHER FOUGHT,
HERE, NOW, WILL END WITH ME.
SEND ME YOUR STRONGEST MACHINES.
THE FIGHT MY BROTHER FOUGHT,
HERE, NOW, WILL END WITH ME.
November 26, 2025 at 3:34 AM
SEND ME THE BEST YOU'VE GOT,
SEND ME YOUR STRONGEST MACHINES.
THE FIGHT MY BROTHER FOUGHT,
HERE, NOW, WILL END WITH ME.
SEND ME YOUR STRONGEST MACHINES.
THE FIGHT MY BROTHER FOUGHT,
HERE, NOW, WILL END WITH ME.
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November 26, 2025 at 3:25 AM
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THIS TOWN HAD IT'S ANGELS,
NOW THERE'S NOTHING BUT DEVILS LEFT.
NOW THERE'S NOTHING BUT DEVILS LEFT.
November 26, 2025 at 3:03 AM
THIS TOWN HAD IT'S ANGELS,
NOW THERE'S NOTHING BUT DEVILS LEFT.
NOW THERE'S NOTHING BUT DEVILS LEFT.
THIS CITY DOESN'T KNOW WHAT'S COMING.
November 26, 2025 at 2:24 AM
THIS CITY DOESN'T KNOW WHAT'S COMING.
I have seen this city,
A thousand times.
A thousand times.
November 26, 2025 at 1:53 AM
I have seen this city,
A thousand times.
A thousand times.
But the choice now is yours,
How we'll stand
Or how we'll fall.
How we'll stand
Or how we'll fall.
November 26, 2025 at 1:17 AM
But the choice now is yours,
How we'll stand
Or how we'll fall.
How we'll stand
Or how we'll fall.
(Liner: The city is closer now. Rushing past the buildings to the base of one crumbling high-rise. The first story passes by. The second now, and with more speed. There is a blur of windows and brick.
Eighteen... Nineteen...)
Eighteen... Nineteen...)
November 26, 2025 at 12:45 AM
(Liner: The city is closer now. Rushing past the buildings to the base of one crumbling high-rise. The first story passes by. The second now, and with more speed. There is a blur of windows and brick.
Eighteen... Nineteen...)
Eighteen... Nineteen...)