Protomen - Intermission lyrics

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["My dearest Emily,

Tonight will mark the end of a life long dream of mine.

The completion of a labor I began as a child, even

Before I knew the words for it... before I knew the

Ways to accomplish such a task. And even now my heart

Is heavy with dread. I fear I've built a great and

Powerful evil. Or rather, together, Albert and I have

Bult it. I know that I am to blame. I allowed Albert to

Persuade me to change the designs. I allowed this

Perversion of my course. This new machine that we've

Built is unlike any I ever imagined. It looks... like a

Man. A lifeless steel man. Albert convinced me that

Even with the new Geological Unmanned Terraforming

System we designed, the task of extracting the ore is

Still too dangerous for a human. He plans to completely

Replace human workers in the mining sector. The idea of

Displacing so many men... the annihilation of countless

Jobs in the name of safety seems an unbalanced trade

Off. What is worse, the latest prototypes have been

Revised to carry small firearms. Emily, I fear that I

Have put you and this entire city in danger. I will

Speak to him tonight on the matter. Perhaps I can

Persuade him to scrap the whole project. In the

Meantime, please be careful. This world is getting

Darker all the time. I weep at the thought of something

Terrible happening to you. I could not bear it.

All my love,

Tom"

In a workshop in a building overlooking the city

Two great men argued over whether or not to turn the

Wheels...]