Protomen - Here Comes The Arm lyrics

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[Light understood immediately. No mistake had been

Made. This was all occurring as part of Wily's design.

A man who'd spent all of his life fearing and planning

Against his loss of control could not be undone by a

Lone boy and a bag of explosives. Light's eyes turned

To the east. The industrial complex on the edge of the

City. From a tower in the center of the complex, a red

Light pulsated. A second transmitter. They'd stopped

Nothing. Light fell to his knees and cried out into the

Night. He'd sent this boy to his death. The enormous

Loudspeakers, mounted to the steel walls surrounding

The complex, began to howl. A voice followed the

Sirens.

Although difficult to make out amidst the commotion

That surrounded him, Light heard enough to understand.

He could make out the words, "threat to the safety of

The city." He heard, "insurgent forces." He heard the

Loudspeaker commanding the frightened men and women of

The city to return to their homes or risk being counted

Among the criminals. Even from the courtyard, Light

Could make out the thousands upon thousands of green-

Helmeted robots marching from the steel gates of the

Complex. Wily had built a fortress. He had built an

Army. He had been waiting for this moment to unleash

It.]

Tom:

Emily, a crowd has gathered here

And once again they fail to see.

You can't just set the world at someone else's feet

And not get trampled underneath.

And I think somehow Joe knew it,

He paid the price he thought he had to pay,

But Emily, that debt was meant for me...

That debt was meant for me.

This is not the world my father knew.

This is not the world, I know,

He would have wanted me to build,

But I can't undo it now.

It's like a train, and all it's cars are filled with

Steel,

That I would stop if I knew how.

And it is bearing down on me.

So I will stand here with my shoulders square and tall,

And when the whistle blows, not falter,

But when the crash comes I will fall.

With so much steam and steel behind it,

I won't slow it down at all.

Oh God...

Oh God...

Here comes the arm.

[The building above Light shuddered. The weight of the

Screen and the metal framing that surrounded it

Overwhelmed the now destroyed upper levels of the

Building. He heard the sharp crack and whine of bending

Steel. He felt the quake of thousands of pounds of

Metal crashing into the earth and the marble

Surrounding him.

The explosion of steel and stone sent the crowd fleeing

In all directions. Light barely noticed. The world had

Been crashing down around him for more than twenty

Years. He placed his hand in his jacket pocket and

Pulled out a small piece of paper, it's creases cracked

And splitting. He carefully unfolded it.

Soon, he would be with Emily. Only now could he summon

The courage to read what she had written to him all

Those years ago. Only now could he bear to read her

Words.]

"Thomas,

Please don't cry for me. I know you never meant for

This. I love you completely. Just remember that if I

Should leave you now, then in my final hour, I pray

This letter finds you well before it all goes to hell.

He could never cage the world. It's too big for anyone,

And soon the dark will pass. I want so much to be with

You but in my heart I know, Tom, the city needs you

Now. This city needs you now.

Emily"

[Amongst the turmoil and destruction, he could just

Make out the screams for help coming from every

Direction. Tom scanned the desperate and terrified

Faces of the people running past. He gazed once more

Into the flames reflected in the blast shield that

Covered Joe's face. He unlocked the helmet and removed

It from the boy's head. Light looked at the bruised and

Battered face of a hero. A hero the city had lost. He

Spoke:]

Joe, when you see Emily,

Tell her to wait for me.

'Cause I still have work to do...