Protomen - The Good Doctor lyrics

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Tom:

My father worked the mines until the day it took his

Life.

It stole him from his only son and it stole him 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,

"My father worked into his grave."

Albert:

Tom, listen to yourself, then listen carefully to me.

If you replace the working parts, you get a different

Machine.

The man who turns the wheels, they will follow

Anywhere he leads.

We've spent our whole lives searching

For a way to make a better world.

Giving everything to them, asking nothing in return.

Well here it is: our chance to take back everything

We've earned.

Tom: They've waited so long for this day (Albert:

They've waited 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)

"My father worked into his grave." (Don't turn your

Back on me! )

[Light walked slowly to the window overlooking the

City. He knew he had no choice but to turn on the

Machines. They'd come so far. To turn back now would be

Failure. Failure of his promise to the city. Failure of

His promise to his father. Failure of the promise he'd

Made to himself.]

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, she works her

Fingers till they bleed.

Some of the pain that she endures would bring a strong

Man to his knees.

I only want to help.

(You are a fool.) You underestimate the character of

Man.

(They are weaker than you think) You think that they'll

Surrender if you bind their working hands.

But they are strong (Just wait and see.)

We will build cities in a day (Man would cower at the

Sight)

We will build towers to the heavens (Man was not built

For such a height)

We will be heroes! (We will BUILD heroes! )

[Tom reluctantly reached out his hand to the wall and

Pulled the large metal lever.

For miles, lights flickered under the sudden strain as

The machines were brought to life.]

They've waited so long for this day,

Someone to take the death away,

No son would ever have to say,

"My father worked into his grave."

Men sleep tonight with hands of bone. They will awake

With hands of steel.

And with these hands we will destroy. And with these

Hands we will rebuild.

And we will stand above our city, rising high above the

Streets.

From tops of buildings we will look

At all that lies beneath our feet.

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.

[As Thomas Light left the workshop, descended the

Stairs, and walked out in the cold night air, his

Partner surveyed the machines they had spent their

Lives creating. His gaze shifted from one pair of

Lifeless eyes to the next, until he came upon a single

Red light shining through the blacked-out blast shield

Of a dark green helmet. He shuddered. This was the new

Face of fear. He quickly turned to exit, the machine

Striding stoically a few steps behind. The two men were

Both headed to the same place.

Thomas Light walked slowly through the darkened

Streets. His mind was racing. His decision, right or

Wrong, had been made. Nothing could undo it now. He

Spoke to himself in hurried, hushed tones. Weighing the

Consequences of his actions. A familiar automobile

Passed him in the darkness. He was too lost in thought

To take notice.]