The Megas - History Repeating: Red - 07 I'm Not the Breakman 

"What are you? Dr Light's assistant? His weapon? *His son?!* "

Protoman: If you're the one, my father's son, then what am I supposed to be? *WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO BE* ?! [Opening notes of "Get a Weapon" play] Freaking. Chills.

Proto Man simultaneously believes that Mega Man is only following his programming (and that's the only way any robot can act), and is mad at him for choosing to side with humans against robots.

"What am I supposed to be?" *Weapon get jingle* WHY MUST YOU DO THIS TO ME D':

This is my favorite version of Proto Man. A robot so broken that he should be all but scrap metal walking to take revenge. He’s Doctor Light’s mistakes given form, and pitted against his redeemer.

"killing your own won't make you human" that line legitimately gave me chills

does it ever get exhausting, being the best band of all time?

I'm not broken, I'm not the Breakman I am the first, I am the "Protoman"

This is what I love about The Megas: their songs are not trying to copy the original song exactly. Rather they incorporate parts of their melodies in a new song structure.

My favorite lyric: MY HEART IS GONE THERE'S ONLY FIRE I MET MY MAKER AND THE MAN'S A LIAR

i don't even know any mega man lore and the lyrics give me chills. i can't imagine what this is like to listen to when you know the context

I'm not broken... I'm not The Breakman

"Sometimes I can't see the blue through the red" - could mean bloodshed, as in the "trail of dead" MegaMan has left behind, but could also mean ProtoMan's own rage. As in, "seeing red". I like that.

I’ve never played a Mega Man game, watched any of the cartoons, or read any of the comics. But I’m absolutely obsessed with this song. The lyrics are so raw and emotional, can’t stop thinking about it.

“I _had_ a name; my father called me Blues.” Had. Not has. Something about that delivery is just flawless. Still easily the most powerful line in The Megas’ discography- and they have some _powerful_ lines.

Never realized this before, but it's pretty ironic that the main theme for the man who believes he has no choice, is a cover of the Level Select screen, the one part in the game where the player gets to choose their own path. It's quite ingenuous if it was intentional, awesome nonetheless

It's people like this that make me love the Mega Man franchise.

This song always gives me chills. I've always seen Protoman as a tragic character, but this song just amplifies it. Especially the line, "made you from parts of me", it really drives home that Blues was just a prototype, that Light would use to make his "real" son.

Ya know, thinking about it aren't Blues and Shadow Man rather close in the manga? Shadow Man's is the last Robot Master theme this album. Perhaps Blues was holding himself back, avoiding Rock, but Shadow Man's death is what finally snapped him into action?

A recurring theme in this album is if these robots have free will or are just machines. Or worse, they do have wills but what they want is made irrelevant by outside forces.

the heartbeat at 4:05 is the best.

You know, when you put into context everything Protoman went through, this song hits way harder than Impact Man

“I’ve met my maker, and the man’s a liar” deep cuts guys Like seriously deep cuts

This got referenced in the mega man Archie comics

I had a name My father called me Blues This one part always, ALWAYS gets me...

When the fans put more effort into flushing out a story than the creators.

歌詞和訳 　 キャラクター: ブルース ----- I'm Not the Breakman 　 不廃 　 Sometimes I can't see the blue Through the red Hard to see the good Through your trail of dead 　 赤に染まる世界を突っ切ったところで 青が広がる世界に出られない事がある 死神の旅路をその足で越えたところで 最良の結末をその目で見る望みは薄い 　 You say you'll do all you can to save them Killing your own won't make you human 　 人類を守る為にできるかぎりの力を尽くすとお前は言う だが自分自身を殺すことで人間にして貰える訳じゃない 　 I woke to turn this man to cinder Circuits afire as I remember Again I hear a promise spoken My rage repairs what once was broken 　 俺はあの人を灰塵に帰する為に目覚めた 心臓は物心付いた時から燃えている 今再び誓いが立てられる 胸の怒りが俺の壊れた場所を埋める 　 They lost me, Forgot me Made you from parts of me If you're The One, My Father's son Then what am I supposed to be ? What am I supposed to be ? 　 人々は俺を捨てた 俺を忘れた お前を俺の欠片から生み出した お前が俺の父の真の息子なのだとしたら 一体この俺は何者だと言うんだ？ 一体この俺は何者だと？ 　 You say these things you do are what you choose This thing you call your will I call a ruse 　 自分自身の行為はすべて自分自身の決断なのだとお前は言う だがお前の言う決断は俺に言わせれば人々の計略に過ぎない 　 We follow our path We walk the program I've accepted The machine I am 　 俺たちは俺たちの道を歩む 俺たちはプログラムされた道を歩む 俺は受け入れて生きてきた 俺自身という機械の存在を 　 I wear a mask to hide what's been erased How do you kill a man who has your face My heart is gone there's only fire I've met my maker and the man's a liar 　 消された顔を隠す為に俺は仮面を纏った お前自身の顔をした男をどうやって殺す？ 俺の心臓は失く胸に熱だけが燃えている 俺は主に相見えた 主は偽り言を告げた―― 　 They lost me, Forgot me Made you from parts of me If you're The One, My father's son Then what am I supposed to be ? What am I supposed to be ? 　 人々は俺を捨てた 俺を忘れた お前を俺の欠片から生み出した お前が俺の父の真の息子なのだとしたら 一体この俺は何者だと言うんだ？ 一体この俺は何者だと？ 　 What am I ? 　 この俺は何者だと？ 　 I had a name My father called me Blues He tore my heart from my chest To give to you 　 俺には名前がある。 父は俺をブルースと呼んだ。 あの人は俺の心臓を胸から抉り抜いた。 お前に与える為に。 　 I'm not broken I'm not the Breakman I was the first I am the Protoman ! 　 俺は壊れてなんかいない。 俺は『壊れた男』（ブレイクマン）なんかじゃない。 俺はあの人の最初の息子。 俺はお前という英雄の『原型』たる男（プロトマン）なんだ。 　 They lost me, Forgot me Made you from parts of me If you're The One, My father's son Then what am I supposed to be ? What am I supposed to be ? 　 人々は俺を捨てた 俺を忘れた お前を俺の欠片から生み出した お前が俺の父の真の息子なのだとしたら 一体この俺は何者だと言うんだ？ 一体この俺は何者だと？ 　 What am I supposed to be... 　 ――この俺は何者だと？

One of my favorites for sure (in an album full of them!), you can just feel a barely-contained rage as it slowly gets overtaken by confusion, ending up in a deep sadness by 3:47

the way these guys add so much depth to the megaman series.... i'm now inspired to write a novelization of the series...

I love the part that goes: "I had a name, my father called me Blues. He tore my heart from my chest to give to you. I'm not broken, I'm not the Breakman. I was the first, I am the, Protoman!" This part is so great because of how the instrumentals slow down as it builds up to the first line where he talks about when he was Light's son, Blues, before having his heart torn from his chest figuratively and literally. Then, when he says, "I'm not broken, I'm not the Breakman", it shows how he is no longer broken from Light's actions, but he isn't Wily's creation anymore, he, as he states, is the first of his kind, the Protoman. Beautiful writing, touching delivery, and amazing instruments. Great job y'all.

I never realized Protoman is flesh and bone on the cover

I sometimes go back to these songs and listen to them, and this one is still one of the best songs I know. I often forget that it is in service to a rock opera about video games because it's very poetic and plaintive. Struggling with identity is such a human thing, and this is a very human song. The duality of him despising Light, feeling resentment towards Rock, yet still seeing him as a brother and ultimately not really wanting to hurt him is very clear and cuts deep. It feels like an estranged kid that has step-siblings that he knows his parent likes better, but still loves those siblings just the same.

The determinism dilemma is a serious philosophical problem that only becomes more difficult to ignore as social and behavioral science continue to explain the forces that determine our behavior in more detail and the possibility of things like unconscious biases causing us to act against our own values becomes something you have to face in everyday life. It seems very rare to get a frank acknowledgement of the possibility of the determinist position that our will is a "ruse."

I really love the impact this song has, amazing lore to the lyrics for Protoman

They _lost_ me. _Forgot_ me. Made _you_ from parts of _me_ If _you're_ the one, my father's _son_- Then what am _I_ supposed to be?

Sometimes I can’t see the blue through the red Hard to see the good through your trail of dead You say you’ll do all you can to save them Killing your own won’t make you human I woke to turn this man to cinder Circuits afire as I remember Again I hear a promise spoken My rage repairs what once was broken They lost me Forgot me Made you from parts of me If you’re The One My Father’s son Then what am I supposed to be? You say these things you do are what you choose This thing you call your will I call a ruse We follow our path, we walk the program I’ve accepted the machine I am I wear a mask to hide what’s been erased How do you kill a man who has your face My heart is gone there’s only fire I’ve met my maker and the man’s a liar They lost me Forgot me Made you from parts of me If you’re The One My father’s son Then what am I supposed to be? What am I? I had a name My father called me Blues He tore my heart from my chest To give to you I’m not broken I’m not the Breakman I was the first I am the Protoman! They lost me Forgot me Made you from parts of me If you’re The One My father’s son Then what am I supposed to be? What am I supposed to be?

Hearing how deep you guys made Proto Man's story sound in your music makes me lament that you didn't really go past Mega Man 4. It would have been so dope to hear what you guys had to interpret from other important Mega Man baddies, like Bass, who could be written just as tragic if not more tragic than Blues; a robot built not for fulfillment of someone's loneliness but instead to take *someone else's* son away, but based on the target himself, who was the direct opposite.

I like how he says he HAD a name, not has, had.

It only just occurred to me that "How do you kill a man who has your face" can refer to the fact that Rock and Blues share the same face with how they're designed, modeled after Light's.... Meaning he doesn't know how to kill Rock...but also he *hides his face* When he appeared as Breakman. How do you kill a man who has your face? If you never see it, it's a lot easier.

This is one of my favourite songs ever made.

This is weirdly fun to discover a song this good thanks to tfwiki jokes.

These lyrics are genuinely moving.

Oh god this song brings back so many memories. This is what got me into Megaman in the first place.

And this is built from the "weapon get" music

Aw yeah, I love this song. One of the album's best and it covers the story's core conflict, too.

I liked the part that started at 0:00

Best song from the band....so far

Goosebumps... every single time at 4:00.

You guys are such legends to us here, you just take our childhood and somehow make it a million times better than we already remembered it! ; ;

I enjoy a lot of these songs, but this one really grabs me. One, it sounds fantastic in general. Next up, the thematic elements and story inherent in the lyrics really do give you a complete tale. Lastly, for reasons I'm not going to get into I've often felt like an outsider in most social interactions and this song really resonates with the feeling of being lost on the outside looking in.

is it ironic that my favorite megas song has the least actual _song from the game_ in it? seriously, i consider this song an actual masterpiece and i used to listen to it, like, ALL the time. it's weird to think that it's based on the weapon get theme???

Cannot stop listening to your songs. So damn good! Anytime I am working in or around the house now, I have your songs just playing on loop. This one is currently my favorite, and I am going to look into getting the comics/manga. I’ve been a huge fan of mega man since I was little, and now at 36 you’ve really relit that fire with your songs! Thank you!

These goes know how to write a song. Great and clever story telling in every one of their songs. And they sound nice too

How has this been out 3 years and now I find it?

Bro this was literally my childhood music thank you for creating the music

It gives me the chills whenever I listen to around 2:46. I still love your music!

Excuse me while I go cry.

I just came here to say that I got into Megaman and The Megas (alongside the Protomen) when I was a young teen / kid, and this music genuinely shaped a lot of music I'd go on to listen to and enjoy. And even all of these years later, this song has not aged a day and the drop STILL gives me chills. THANK YOU for making such a good song AND discography if you ever happen to read this on a small 1% chance. Incredible work, will support whatever this band puts out as long as it continues to rock.

These albums are the exact reason I wish the Mega Man series would happen. Because I want these to play out in real life. ...perhaps not with thousands dead or deactivated, but simply to see the events of The Megas appear in the world outside of music too.

Too good, too good.

Why doesn't anyone remix these songs into 8 bit? A lot of the time they're pretty different than the original 8 bit songs, like The Quick And The Blue, and Continue.

3:46-4:27 : My favorite part of any Megas track.

This is amazing!

so good man

4:21 gives chills every time.

Isn't this based off of the 'Get weapon' screen after beating a robot master?

I'm now realizing I relate to Blues more than Rock...

I LOVEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

......Awesome.

Easily the best the song on this album.

Lyrics: Sometimes I can't see the blue through the red Hard to see the good through your trail of dead You say you'll do all you can to save them Killing your own won't make you human I woke to turn this man to cinders Circuits afire as I remember Again I hear a promise spoken My rage repairs what once was broken They lost me Forgot me Made you from parts of me If you're the one My father's son Then what am I supposed to be? Then what am I supposed to be? You say these things you do are what you choose This thing you call your will I call a ruse We follow a path, we walk the program I've accepted the machine I am I wear a mask to hide what's been erased How do you kill a man who has your face My heart is gone, there's only fire I've met my maker and the man's a liar They lost me Forgot me Made you from parts of me If you're the one My father's son Then what am I supposed to be? Then what am I supposed to be? What am I I had a name, my father called me Blues He tore my heart from my chest to give to you I'm not broken - I'm not the Breakman I was the first - I am the PROTOMAN They lost me Forgot me Made you from parts of me If you're the one My father's son Then what am I supposed to be? Then what am I supposed to be? What am I Supposed to be?

The drum fill around 5:00 is so in pocket my god

Only the megas can make me cry over fake robots from a fucking nintendo game.

Most girls when they get broken up with: *taylor swift* Me when I get broken up with: *this absolute banger*

My favorite song is all of tge songs in one album and i like "The History Repeating Blue too" My darkest dream is "I'm not the breakman" too! 😍😍😍😍

... ... ... Blues...

You're giving the writers of megaman WAY too much credit with this.

"I had a name My father called me Blues He tore my heart from my chest To give to you" Ouch

i remamber there being a lot more comment on this then there are now

Dr. Breakman - B.R.E.A.K.M.A.N.

The part at 1:49 does sound like the Fortress of Doom music from Lufia 2. Loving it!

It would cool proto man was actually villain trying kill rock because he thinks he being replaced by him it could interesting villain motivation

3:29 Is that the Megaman X5 theme?! Or is it that that sample from the X5 theme is itself borrowed from MM3 or another MM game?

I can't sing along to this because I can't stop shaking with tears. "Stop making good songs" .. No!

1:55 Megaman X5 Opening :D

When you accidentally break your dads tv.

megaman x5 opening mixed with something else i cant quite narrow down

😭

why the serial number of Elec man?

if you still read comments heart this But in After all seriousness, I found your music after listening to a bunch of the Protomens music

I ate cool hearts and now I just fart art

I'd love to see the _Just Shapes And Beats_ team do a level for this.

i showed this song to my mom and she thought it was cult music :(

ProtoMan has a mid life chrisis the musical

She lost me, forgot me Choose you after passing me If you're the one, my lover's love Then what am I supposed to be?!