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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.
You've given everything you've got, and still they wanna watch it BURN.
February 9, 2026 at 7:22 AM
You've given everything you've got, and still they wanna watch it BURN.
THEY LOOKED TO ME ONCE. NOW THEY TURN TO YOU.
DO YOU UNDERSTAND NOW? DO YOU SEE THAT THE TRUTH IS:
THEY DON'T WANT TO CHANGE THIS.
DO YOU UNDERSTAND NOW? DO YOU SEE THAT THE TRUTH IS:
THEY DON'T WANT TO CHANGE THIS.
February 9, 2026 at 6:52 AM
THEY LOOKED TO ME ONCE. NOW THEY TURN TO YOU.
DO YOU UNDERSTAND NOW? DO YOU SEE THAT THE TRUTH IS:
THEY DON'T WANT TO CHANGE THIS.
DO YOU UNDERSTAND NOW? DO YOU SEE THAT THE TRUTH IS:
THEY DON'T WANT TO CHANGE THIS.
The fight my brother fought
Here, now, will end with me.
Here, now, will end with me.
February 9, 2026 at 6:22 AM
The fight my brother fought
Here, now, will end with me.
Here, now, will end with me.
You will never have another Hero
You will never have another chance.
You will never have another chance.
February 9, 2026 at 5:52 AM
You will never have another Hero
You will never have another chance.
You will never have another chance.
(Timid voice after timid voice telling him, speaking in unison:
A chorus of fear.)
A chorus of fear.)
February 9, 2026 at 5:22 AM
(Timid voice after timid voice telling him, speaking in unison:
A chorus of fear.)
A chorus of fear.)
My father told me once when I was young,
A man cannot undo the things he's done.
A man cannot undo the things he's done.
February 9, 2026 at 4:53 AM
My father told me once when I was young,
A man cannot undo the things he's done.
A man cannot undo the things he's done.
I'm coming, send up a sign.
I swear, I can make everything right, I can make it in time.
I swear, I can make everything right, I can make it in time.
February 9, 2026 at 4:22 AM
I'm coming, send up a sign.
I swear, I can make everything right, I can make it in time.
I swear, I can make everything right, I can make it in time.
I'M SO TIRED OF GIVING UP, I'M SO TIRED OF GIVING IN.
February 9, 2026 at 3:53 AM
I'M SO TIRED OF GIVING UP, I'M SO TIRED OF GIVING IN.
THIS CITY'S SLEEPING LIKE A SOLDIER TRAPPED INSIDE OF AN IRON LUNG.
MACHINES CAN KEEP YOU BREATHING,
BUT WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU FIND A NEW WAR'S BEGUN?
MACHINES CAN KEEP YOU BREATHING,
BUT WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU FIND A NEW WAR'S BEGUN?
February 9, 2026 at 3:23 AM
THIS CITY'S SLEEPING LIKE A SOLDIER TRAPPED INSIDE OF AN IRON LUNG.
MACHINES CAN KEEP YOU BREATHING,
BUT WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU FIND A NEW WAR'S BEGUN?
MACHINES CAN KEEP YOU BREATHING,
BUT WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU FIND A NEW WAR'S BEGUN?
YOU CAN'T SEE THE STARS. THEY'VE BEEN FOR AGES.
February 9, 2026 at 2:52 AM
YOU CAN'T SEE THE STARS. THEY'VE BEEN FOR AGES.
What have I done?
Though I did not pull the trigger, I built the gun.
Though I did not pull the trigger, I built the gun.
February 9, 2026 at 2:23 AM
What have I done?
Though I did not pull the trigger, I built the gun.
Though I did not pull the trigger, I built the gun.
With hands of iron,
There's not a task
We couldn't do.
There's not a task
We couldn't do.
February 9, 2026 at 1:52 AM
With hands of iron,
There's not a task
We couldn't do.
There's not a task
We couldn't do.
And I know we won't fight alone.
And the spark that we carry will turn the dark into
A flame, a fire, a light.
And the spark that we carry will turn the dark into
A flame, a fire, a light.
February 9, 2026 at 1:22 AM
And I know we won't fight alone.
And the spark that we carry will turn the dark into
A flame, a fire, a light.
And the spark that we carry will turn the dark into
A flame, a fire, a light.
THERE'S A CITY THAT THIS DARKNESS CAN'T HIDE.
February 9, 2026 at 12:51 AM
THERE'S A CITY THAT THIS DARKNESS CAN'T HIDE.
AND I'M READY,
AND I'M WILLING,
AND I'M PROGRAMMED TO FIGHT.
AND I'M WILLING,
AND I'M PROGRAMMED TO FIGHT.
February 9, 2026 at 12:22 AM
AND I'M READY,
AND I'M WILLING,
AND I'M PROGRAMMED TO FIGHT.
AND I'M WILLING,
AND I'M PROGRAMMED TO FIGHT.
(In the silence of the studio he didn't bother trying to make out what they were saying. His eyes focused on a blinking red light above the digital countdown. He spoke aloud. His words bounced off the soundproofing glass. The cameras weren't yet rolling.)
February 8, 2026 at 11:52 PM
(In the silence of the studio he didn't bother trying to make out what they were saying. His eyes focused on a blinking red light above the digital countdown. He spoke aloud. His words bounced off the soundproofing glass. The cameras weren't yet rolling.)
You finally get it. There are no heroes.
Mankind is doomed.
Mankind is doomed.
February 8, 2026 at 11:21 PM
You finally get it. There are no heroes.
Mankind is doomed.
Mankind is doomed.
The man who turns the wheels,
They will follow anywhere he leads.
They will follow anywhere he leads.
February 8, 2026 at 10:52 PM
The man who turns the wheels,
They will follow anywhere he leads.
They will follow anywhere he leads.
(He spotted what could only be a human body, twisting lifelessly as it plummeted towards the earth.
Light held onto the hope that the falling body was not the one he feared it must be.)
Light held onto the hope that the falling body was not the one he feared it must be.)
February 8, 2026 at 10:21 PM
(He spotted what could only be a human body, twisting lifelessly as it plummeted towards the earth.
Light held onto the hope that the falling body was not the one he feared it must be.)
Light held onto the hope that the falling body was not the one he feared it must be.)
You've only got yourself to blame if you get left behind.
February 8, 2026 at 9:52 PM
You've only got yourself to blame if you get left behind.
OH, BUT NOW I KNOW.
THERE WAS NO PLACE LEFT TO GO.
THERE WAS NO PLACE LEFT TO GO.
February 8, 2026 at 9:22 PM
OH, BUT NOW I KNOW.
THERE WAS NO PLACE LEFT TO GO.
THERE WAS NO PLACE LEFT TO GO.
MACHINES CAN KEEP YOU BREATHING
BUT WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU FIND A NEW WAR'S BEGUN?
BUT WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU FIND A NEW WAR'S BEGUN?
February 8, 2026 at 8:50 PM
MACHINES CAN KEEP YOU BREATHING
BUT WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU FIND A NEW WAR'S BEGUN?
BUT WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU FIND A NEW WAR'S BEGUN?
(He spotted what could only be a human body, twisting lifelessly as it plummeted towards the earth.
Light held onto the hope that the falling body was not the one he feared it must be.)
Light held onto the hope that the falling body was not the one he feared it must be.)
February 8, 2026 at 8:22 PM
(He spotted what could only be a human body, twisting lifelessly as it plummeted towards the earth.
Light held onto the hope that the falling body was not the one he feared it must be.)
Light held onto the hope that the falling body was not the one he feared it must be.)
OH, I'M NOT THE MAN THAT YOU NEED-
February 8, 2026 at 7:53 PM
OH, I'M NOT THE MAN THAT YOU NEED-
Oh, I can almost hear them-
I CAN ALMOST HEAR THE HOUNDS.
I CAN ALMOST HEAR THE HOUNDS.
February 8, 2026 at 7:22 PM
Oh, I can almost hear them-
I CAN ALMOST HEAR THE HOUNDS.
I CAN ALMOST HEAR THE HOUNDS.