The Protomen - Act II: The Good Doctor

The person who uploaded Act II took the videos down.

The Protomen aren't exactly widely known. People can't support a band they don't know about. Ergo, I will upload this and a few other iconic songs from the Act.

Thomas:
My father worked the mines
'Til the day it took his life
Stolen from his only only son
And then stolen from his wife

And I swore upon his grave
someday I would make things right

So I learned how to bend steel
I learned how to make it move
And I watched as it withstood
all the hell we put men through

With hands of Iron
There's not a task we couldn't do.

They've waited so long for this day
Someone to take the death away
No son would ever have to say
"Father worked into his Grave"

Albert:
Tom, listen to yourself
And listen carefully to me
If you replace the working parts
You get a different machine
The man who turns the wheels
They will follow wherever he leads
We've spent our whole lives searching for a way to make a better world
Giving everything to them, asking for nothing in return
Well here it is, a chance to take back everything we've earned.

Thomas:
They've waited so long for this day
(They waited for so long for this day)
Someone to take the death away
(There is no price they wouldn't pay)
No son would ever have to say
(For someone else to lead them)
"Father worked into his Grave"
(Don't turn your back on me!)

What will I become
With the things I will create
I never said that men should bow
I never said that men should break
I only want what's best

The one I love she works so hard
Works her fingers until they bleed
Some of the pain she endures
Would bring a strong man to his knees
I only want to help

Albert: You are a fool
Tom: You underestimate the character of men
Albert: Well they are weaker than you think
Tom: You think they'll surrender if you bind their working hands
But they are strong
Albert: Just wait and see

Thomas:
We will build cities in a day
(Men would cower at the sight)
We will build towers to the heavens
(Men was not built for such a height)
We will be heros
(We build heros)

They've waited so long for this day,
Someone to take the death away
No son would ever have to say
"Father worked into his Grave."

Men sleep tonight with hands of bone
And will awake with hands of steel
With these hands we will destroy
And with these hands we will rebuild
And we will stand above the city
Rising high above the streets
From tops of buildings we will look
At all the lies beneath our feet
And we will raise our hands above us
Cold steel shining in the sun
And with these hands that will not bleed
My father's battle will be won

(thanks PandaSquared)

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• The Protomen
• The Good Doctor
• Dr. Light
• Wily

[Jameskind83]

Listening to this song and 'Father of Death' the other day I started thinking about Oppenheimer and his work in theoretical physics. It struck me how similar he seemed to the character of Doctor Light portrayed in the albums. Often described as the "Father of the atomic bomb (Death)" and immortalized by his translation of the line "I am become death". Like Light he helped to create something of fantastic potential for mankind only to see it twisted into a weapon of unparalleled power and fear.

[HerfDerf]

I found the Protomen while watching Stu make pudding at four in the morning. I listen to both albums practically every day. Let's hope we get the next installment soon.

[WanderedIn]

@weswes666 Well, that's pessimistic of you. You don't think we can overcome genetic biases? A few hundred years ago, modern developed nations would have been an unthinkable paradise. We can make progress, I think.

Also, the point I was making is that the focus of his utopian thought was labor, similar to the thought processes of Marx. Utopian thought can be based on many foundations; an anarchist utopia is expected to differ from a communist utopia.

[weswes666]

@WanderedIn no a Utopian thoughts in general end up the same. the Utopian approach to capitalism is no exception. utopias do not exist and we should never persuade them we should just enjoy the day and work to make the day after an  even better day for yourselves and even more so for our friends and family. for it within our genes that we do not have a comprehensive understanding of a society bigger as 150 humans.

[rockmandude4]

@crapadotol "Poootomen?" THE FIGHT OF POOOTOMAAAAAAAN!!!!

[crapadotol]

P0:00tomen!

[dryice100]

niiice

[TheSamuraiGoomba]

@ThePaulnessable The Zero series is actually pretty bleak, although unfortunately it is lacking in the rock opera department.

[frenchmanfresh1]

The Protomen are the incarnation of Epicness!

[WanderedIn]

@Americanbadashh Well, Wily's an authoritarian dictator and technocrat; he's as much a fascist as a communist, and not really either. The mad scientist with robotic minions is pretty far outside of a historical context.

Light, on the other hand, is pretty clearly a technological utopian thinker, as he wants to replace human labor with machines. Which means his purpose is parallel to utopian communism, but all utopian thought centered on labor ends up pretty parallel.

[IMUIWI]

I Listened to this song all day , Its so deep . Epicness incarnate ^^

[Americanbadashh]

@Meaendyou

I dunno this always came off as Anti-communist to, Willy uses money to advance his plans but by the end of the album it seems very much like a communist dystopia. He seems to be trying to lessen death in the world not lessen work.