This city, she's been dead for years now. Don't forget to read the lyrics: lyrics.wikia.co... The Protomen - Act II: The Father of Death - Keep Quiet uploaded in HD quality for your viewing pleasure. If you like this, buy the album!
It’s 2021. I know a total of zero things about Megaman and being told this album is about Megaman was a total kick in the gut. I was so enthralled by the story and and seeing it’s Megaman isn’t bad at all, it’s just bonkers and now I sound like an absolute madman trying to get people to listen to it. “Yes it’s about Megaman- no, no I don’t know anything about Megaman either you don’t have to- where are you going?”
Listening to Light Up the Night the first time I thought Tom and Joe were together lmao, but going through the album all the way reading the notes on genius lyrics is a great experience lol
“Yes it’s about Megaman- no, no I don’t know anything about Megaman either you don’t have to- where are you going?” I see you went to the same school of persuasion that I did.
This song is so visual, you can see Joe and the Robot driving neck to neck, before finally standing off, you can see Joe try to fight this machine, see him ready to go down fighting, and him defeating it with the help of light.
Damn. I always imagined him walking down a road and realizing he's being watched and stopping then calling out the robot and after a long fight he kills the robot with it's own weapon and meets dr light
This band and these albums are so goddamn amazing, but I have the hardest time explaining them to people without sounding like a crazy person. "IT'S A MEGAMAN ROCK OPERA! BUT NOT LAME!? JUST SHUT UP AND LISTEN."
It just hit me that you can kind of hear the same tune as The Hounds in this, just with different instruments. Considering that The Hounds is about how Wily used fear and lies to take over a city that's already going to hell, and this may well be the beginning of the end for his rule (a very long end, and possibly one for the city as a whole, but and end nonetheless), that's fucking brilliant.
Okay, okay. It didn't happen over night, but the protomen are now my favorite band. And by a mile. Had to give it a few listens, but I can't stop loving these guys. amazing. Act 3 please.
Man it’s been 11 years since your comment. I gotta know, are they still your favourite band? 2011 was a waaaaaaay different time, so I am super curious
@@JeshuaMorbus Thankfully they've been touring a lot recently and have commented about work on it being delayed last year because of covid so maybe there's a chance of it happening soon
Between Protoman, Megaman, and Joe, only Joe was a true hero. Joe was only human, but he was free. Even when no one would stand with him, even when no one would fight with him, Joe refused to submit. Such a man has only two options: Absolute victory, or death. Proto and Mega had neither.
The character singing Breaking Out, Keep Quiet, and parts of Light Up the Night. The Protomen have story notes with their lyrics that cover the plot that's not sung about
the songs from act 2 are basically from every 80's movie ever PERIOD. Not to say they are Generic, Which they are most certainly not, it's just that they borrow bits and pieces of inspiration from all over the place.
@@johnwegrzynek9342 Yes, they have released 3 singles this far that sopposedly will be in the album. This City Made Us, Hold Back the Night and The Fight (their latest)
I play their songs on guitar regularly every few days and have been doing that.. FOR YEEEEEEEEAAAAAAARS NOW! .. sorry, had to do it. Cheers from Germany ;)
Personally, it was something of the inverse for me. I saw Protoman as a manifestation of Light's ego, desire for peace and rage at Wily. As such, I figured Protoman was the young Light. Then when he dies, Megaman is built in a fit of sorrow, fear and self-sacrifice, the same sacrifice world Joe was raised in. If Joe was Protoman, I wouldn't particularly fit with 'The Stand (Man or Machine)', because that song really emphasizes how Protoman doesn't believe in humanity, while Mega/Joe still does.
Amazing how they can take something like the plot of Megaman and turn into into a rock opera that makes you feel more emotions and paints a picture better than movies you’ll see in theatres.
I imagine that Protoman has more than a bit of Joe in him, to be completely fair. I read somewhere that the Sniper Joes were named so by Dr. Wily after (spoiler) the real Joe died, just so Wily could laugh at Dr. Light's mortified face. And then Dr. Light took that Joe's designs and built Protoman with them, which is confirmed in Protomen canon (though it's the inverse in Megaman canon). So, in a way, Protoman can be interpreted as Joe.
Wow. In most videos, you get people bitching that they don't want to hear intellectuals analyze songs and their philosophic meaning. Your comment is refreshing, thank you. With regard to the Protomen, they are heroic and talented, and the heroism is not the same altruistic propaganda we are told to admire. Their heroism is about real courage, conviction, individualism, and sincere pride.
at the end of the song the robot sings back the chorus of the song to Joe, most look at this thinking that the robot is just mocking Joe, but what if it agrees? what if it has something worse than death to fear from Wiley?
Ehh... Sounds cool except Protoman and Megaman are the only robots with free will and actual personalities. The assassin was part of the first line of robots who are just mindless workers.
Yeah, but it's also implied the Sniper's been around for YEARS, and it clearly needs to be able to learn to some extent to be as long-lived as it is considering it was able to subdue an entire city alone no matter who it singled out. It's also stated to have preferences in its weaponry, and that the main reason it failed is because it wanted to make things personal and use its knife to kill Joe, which let him use its own blaster to break the grapple.
I've seen your face in the shadows I've seen your face in the places I wasn't meant to be I've heard them whisper about you I've heard the men in the bars And I've seen the women lock their doors at night Lock your doors tonight They say your eyes are on fire They say you'd kill a man for walking the wrong side of the line Wrong side of the line But men, they say a lot of foolish things And in the end the only words I can find to believe in are mine They say: This city, she's been dead for years now For years now So death is not something that scares me That scares me There's worse things than death here They told me (Keep quiet) I will not be told where to stand! I will not be told what to say! Not by man or machine! Not by you, not by anyone tonight! You're gonna have to do better than fear! You're gonna have to step out of the shadows and fight! And when they see your face again They will know what it means to have fear dragged out into the light Drag it out! They say: This city, she's been dead for years now For years now So death is not something, not something that scares me That scares me So come on! Come on! Step into the light! This city, she's been dead for years now For years now So death is not something that scares me That scares me There's worse things Than death here There's loss and there's silence and sadness So come on Come on! Just open your mouths and revive it Ooh, aaah Ooh, aaah Ooh, aaah Just open your mouths and revive it!
OMG!!!!!! This music made my day!!! I thank my government for not playing this music in the public radios. Because otherwise people would frankly jump out of their cars and dance! =DDDDD Thanks for creating this piece of art! Cheers from Sweden and keep up the good work!
Y'know some of the lyrics really reflect where I am in life at the moment. I'm trying to get a fly out of my room. Edit as of a week later: Can confirm it stepped out of the shadows to fight, though I had to light up the night to get it to leave. Then another came for vengeance.
I just found out about Protomen (this is the first track I hear from them), and this is amazing. It has this weird feeling I can't describe, it feels familiar and new at the same time. Too bad they're not touring in Europe, I read the live performance were really worth it. I wish their CDs were available in my country, not just some used import overpriced copies :/
The Protomen are a group that has made a series of songs as a spinoff storyline involving Dr. Light and Dr. Wily. All within a rock-opera of sorts. Acts 1 and 2 are done, Act 3 is coming soon-ish.
Not as such. In the Megaman games, Sniper Joe was the name of a mass-production version of Protoman. Here, it's the reverse - Protoman's design was inspired by Joe's helmet, and in turn by the robot he took it from, which itself seems to be based on the Sniper Joe robot from the games (one red eye).
Dr. Wily was merely a tool. The true evil here is the primordial entity known only as The Barber, who has existed since the dawn of mankind and wants nothing more than for man to turn against his beard and take a razor to his chin. Every time a man shaves, The Barber wins. Dr. Light knew what he was doing. It's why he, as the only man with a beard, was the only one in the city who wasn't under Wily's control... His one mistake: Forgetting to give his sons a beard.
CoriSparx Yes... Yes, of course! How could we have all been so blind! The answer... It's here! *brings out Eddie with a full beard* THIS IS OUR SAVIOR!!!
THEY SAY (This city) THIS CITY (She's been dead) SHE'S BEEN DEAD FOR YEARS NOW (For years now) FOR YEARS NOW (For years now) SO DEATH IS (So death is) NOT SOMETHING (Not something) NOT SOMETHING THAT SCARES ME (That scares me) THAT SCARES ME (That scares me) THERE'S WORSE THINGS (There's worse things) THAN DEATH HERE (Than death here) THEY TOLD ME (Keep quiet)
If you check out the songs lyrics in lyricswikia, you'll find the... stage directions? which aren't sung and are quite relevant in many cases. In the case of LightingUpTheNight's videos, you have a link in every description already, so you don't even have to look it up.
Whoa whoa whoa. Wait. If the robot was saying the words Joe spoke at the end of the song, it can mean two things: one, it was mocking him for thinking those things, or an even more frightening thing: it was evolving, becoming like Joe, thinking like him, recognizing him as a worthy foe, and incorporating his likeness into itself: it had become a "Sniper Joe."
Does anyone know the video of an animated Thom Yorke and bear doing a dance off to this song? There's also one that the same guy where they dance to Light Up The Night. I've been searching for so long and now I'm resorting to begging in the comment section, please help me.
@steakwithsalt I actually think the Joe character and the Light character sound different. I don't want to start this whole big thing, but i believe the singer does a good job of showing the difference between two characters. either way, I love this band and can't wait for the next cd.
I spoke a little bit too soon - the digital version is available, but the physical version (that I personnaly prefer when it comes to things I like, and is strongly recommended "for the complete experience") can't be found on Amazon (non-US version). I'll see if the official website shop ships to europe for a good price.
They ignorantly dismissed it because of what they thought it sounded like, rather than considering it for what it is. It's also out of context on its own, as it's part of a much larger rock opera.
@raymonmorris7 Not exactly... Joe is actually the one singing this. You would never know unless you read the lyrics since Light and Joe have the same singer. Unless you have read the lyrics, in which case I must be confused about what you were saying there. Anyway this song is amazing.
I just linked this to someone. They said it was "shit cheesy 80's hair metal"? What.The.Fuck. I don't believe this..... Grrr.... This is one of the best songs on the album, and it's supposed to sound 80's. In a good way
People like to complain that the humans at the end of Act I wouldn't have stood a chance against Wily's robots, or that attacking them would be silly. They oughta take lessons from Joe.
I love how people just are listening to this only because of Video Game High School, Actually it saddens me, because they are just now hearing it. AND SHUT UP ABOUT VGHS ALREADY.
@steakwithsalt And, light was the one to cut the machine's throat, an take the cranium casing to be a helmet for joe. Just saying. He kinda did take vengance.
@TheDominicmacabre That's right, I forgot about that! Awesome moment. Anyway I actually agree with you that Joe and Light sound different, but a friend of mine still didn't even realize Joe existed.
+The Amazing Boy What can I say? VGHS is my all-time, no doubt, favorite show. I commonly reference it. Like when I'm at Taco Bell, I'll randomly say, "Nothin like a third taco, ya feel me?"
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