THE PROTOMEN - HOLD BACK THE NIGHT
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- Опубликовано: 12 сен 2024
- From the Act III 10-inch record single, THIS CITY MADE US.
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2024 The Hero's Journey is nearly complete.
It’s not that we don’t deserve a hero.
It’s the very fact that we *believe* that we need one that’s holding us back from freedom. We are made to believe that we won’t be strong enough. That a single person can save us. We are poisoned with that belief so we stay silent. In reality, we can *all* be heroes. Together, we can start that fire to light the endless night.
The masses aren't capable of heroism, it takes an individual who rises above the mediocrity of the masses.
it's both a fact and and a sad paradox; to act alone is to die alone, so people wait for a hero to come to signal that they can act. The hero acts as an authorization to act, a sign that action is not futile. So... we wait.
That's why collectively, WE need to be the ones that value courage over life. If not us, then who? If not now, then when?
@@ryanwarunek8385 Rise, brother. Lets talk later
that sounds gay
Seen some comments questioning whether this is out of the vocalist’s range.
As a singer, I can say;
She’s RIGHT at the edge of her voice’s range. Not struggling, but at her limit.
And then she pushes it even further with the “keeps me alive” phrase.
That’s why this is such a powerful performance, that urgency of being on the edge.
She is probably what we would call a Mezzo-Soprano, maybe even an Alto, so not the highest pitch type of female voice. But that’s why her voice is more meaty, more full and holding that heavy, strong tone which gives her belting such a great quality and honestly it makes the song.
Ok who asked?
@@DrHeinzy who prompted you?
@@DrHeinzy I did.
@@DrHeinzyoh no, everybody hide, it's the Almighty Arbiter of What's Allowed to be Said on the Internet(tm), and he's out for blood ;)
@@DrHeinzy N
"No one..
Will come...
This city is dead!"
Of course it is. "This city, she's been dead...
For years now..."
The hero who rose to save the people failed. The second hero tried to prove the people could be saved, and it was all he could do to make them *want* to be saved. The third hero must be a new kind: a kind of hero who teaches the people to save themselves.
The first rule of helping anyone is that they must want to help themselves.
Waiting for Act III, 2019 update: Starting to have doubts that a hero will come
Give them some funds to do it, then. A few bucks here or there helps.
@@whickervision742 That isn't the problem.
Recently spoke to them at their European tour. Said they were headed home and would finish up the record before the end of the year...
@@rienparhan7346 Well, that's not a story I've heard every year for the last decade : P
We're all holding out for a hero until the end of the night
Protoman was right. The fact that we wait on heroes is why we deserve none.
Are you saying we the fans need to write Act 3? That's pretty dumb.
It would also be so goddamn meta it goes all the way around to completely brilliant. SOMEBODY LAY A BEAT.
Fool. A hero arises when someone, anyone, finds the strength to make that choice themselves. Strength is for protecting what is valuable, not lording over others. .
@@josecarbia8181Fool. There are no heroes. Mankind is doomed.
@@heyitsjustaz Self-centered as usual. Mankind isn't doomed just because you aren't capable of saving it. We live in the most prosperous age in history due to the men and women who sacrificed everything in the name of hope. Look up, not away.
@@josecarbia8181 I was just quoting Protoman. He literally says "there are no heroes, mankind is doomed". You should probly relax.
And anyway, the whole message behind every album seems to be that people need to rise up as a whole, not sit around waiting for someone else to change things for them. The message is supposed to inspire all of us to work towards our goals, not just sit around fan worshipping the people who have accomplished things and telling ourselves we can't do the same.
Maybe some day they'll see a hero is just a man who knows he is free.
Oh god it's like the first time hearing REAL music all over again. This made me stand up and go "YES! YES! MORE!"
Move over, other music. You've been replaced.
I love Gambler's voice. I don't get when people say she's out of her range on this one - she sounds awesome to me! Then again, I'm not a musical person, but even so, if she's out of her range, if she's screaming her lines, it serves to show just how dire their situation is and how passionately her character believes in the need to save her home.
In the live version, she kinda remunded me of a female meatloaf. in this version, the song isn't as powerful. maybe that's where people are coming from?
Jayden Crowe That might be it. I dunno. XD Maybe there are some singers among us.
+Jayden Crowe Dude, female meatloaf.... that'd be the bomb
+Jayden Crowe Which I just don't get personally, as I MUCH prefer the Gambler's singing in this version. May just be my aversion to live recordings, I don't know. But I am beyond hype for Act III!
I know this is 5 years later, but yeah it's awesome, people are crazy this is so good
2016, I remember....
IMO we're closer to a trve victory now then we were then.
I've come back to feel the energy again... and it still burns bright. Have hope, fellow holders.
😂
MurdochMurdoch
That final choir brings me to tears every time. Their voices fit so nice, it's beyond beautiful.
So much power, how can we hold it?
I so see this song and understand this as a battle for a city that they might not be able to survive with outside armies approaching. However I think it is about crime in the city. Not so dramatic. I live 50 miles north of San Francisco, California, and the "city by the bay" is a dumpster fire. I recommend not coming to California, Oregon, and Washington,; as they are all dumpster fires. Stay clear for now, perhaps the next 10 years will see a change of improvement/normalcy. Stay away!
The music is super awesome and I am sharing it!!!
I'm overjoyed that music like this is still being made.
ruclips.net/video/jAeoW2IS3g0/видео.html
We all came here for this.
@@hellopeoplehowru8526 I don't think people came for white genocide nonsense, no.
@Bulb 66 Its absolutely nonsense.
@@Hifuutorian So are you saying the UN doesn't exist? LoL
Ok dude.
@sinwithagrin you're delusional. look up the kalergi plan
The second half of this song is the single most epic thing I have ever heard.
"I know a hero will come."
I hope so. I really do.
Be that hero
Yep he will come
If not you, then who? If not now, then when?
Jesus Christ is the hero
There is but one way to _know_ a hero will come.
2022 has arrived and only embers of hope remain. Will a hero truly come?
I'm not sure how much longer we can hold it back.
But I know a hero will come.
Supposedly they’ll be continuing late work on Part III once covid is slightly less restrictive. Please note I don’t think I saw a direct quote for this anywhere but it’s been restated a lot
The new ceasar is born already, The sol child.
How 'bout now? I think anyone of us that is back here feels it. Do you know what to do?
@@aaronm8694 Like any monumental task, one must break it up into manageable parts. No radical half measures will suffice. We must start with ourselves and build our way up. Perfect our respective skill sets and when we are strong, help lift up others and combine resources. Form a faction united under a banner. Strive to create technology, culture, resources and a plan for hope. Don't settle for going home after work or school and turning your brain off with non stop video games or booze. Use your precious little time to do things that actually matter.
Can't wait to hear the whole album when it releases in 2032.
Prediction - best way for this story to end at this point is a large-scale cultural shift in the city. Heroes like Mega Man matter not for what they do, but for how they can inspire the common people, and revive spirit of those who are the dead. It's not the Proto Man that matters, it's the Protomen. After all, a hero is just a man who knows he is free.
Hopefully the citizenry casts off their apathy to get rid of a tyrant who they originally supported in his rise to power promising better lives for them with no intention of actually doing so.
there was a few lines in the bible from jesus that said do not take my word as truth rather use my acts as inspiration for your miracles
shinobody I believe it was once said
Hard times create hard men
Hard men make good times
Good times make weak men
Weak men make hard times
And the cycle repeats
@@DabroodThompson True. It has irked me when people say it due to the fact that the world now is more peaceful than it's ever been. Why would we want to go back to a period of strife comparable to the 2nd world war?
The way this story should end is for MegaMan to say that his father worked into his grave
" *All a fire needs is a single spark!* "
Listening to this song in 2020 really hits differently
turns out murdoc was right
@@user-td6rb a guy who made politically incorrect memes
@@user-td6rb Murdoc from Gorillaz??
I dare you!!127
@@user-td6rb look up cheeky videos
2022 checking in. The great algorithm recommended this song to me today. Absolutely amazing!
How can a song about Mega Man be this good?!
Whats up with the hate for Gambler? She's awesome.
+mkolorz I agree but if I had to guess, people were used to the other vocals and this style differs enough from what they were expecting from the Protomen that it grates on them.
It's like I've rediscovered music again. Been a fan for 20 years, please don't stop making music.
To those who think that this song is about Trump, I have something to say: N- no. This song was originally unveiled to the public on August 31, 2012. Trump didn't announce his campaign until June of 2015. There is simply no way on Earth that the song was originally conceived as a Trump anthem of any sort in any sense.
And honestly, as a lover of The Protomen, I hate to see their music being politicized without their knowledge. It does a disservice to the band and its audience.
isn't this song about Megaman?
We dont really know, since the full album hasnt been released. The Protomen albums are concept albums based on dystopian re-imagining of the Megaman universe. So your question will only be answered when this song is contextualized with the rest of its album and, therefore, the Protomen mythos as a whole.
That's literally the dumbest shit I've ever read.
J Bell what? nothing was dumb and if it's the dumbest thing your ever read you've lived a really small life
Murdoch's video was kino, it's just that simple.
Was looking for this song. They opened with it at MAGFest 2024
Also a MAGAfest song! 😄
It's so great hearing the studio version of this!
+TheGogginator So the tracks from the album Act III won't have that awkward dominant reverb/delay? I hope they won't.
+TheGogginator I actually prefer the live version, it just had a better feel to it, this version just feels a little too clean.
+torkair72torino agreed!
When I was young, couldn't stand to believe it
Somewhere there was a sun left to shine
Now my heart won't be still till I've seen it
Won't be still till I've made it mine
There's a fear, can't be seen, it surrounds me
As afraid of the dark as the light
Was a time, long ago, these were safe streets
Now I'm the only one that keeps me alive
Keep me alive!
But I know a hero will come
There's a face that I've seen in the windows
There's a face of a stronger man
When I turn, as a leaf when the wind blows
Gone away is the will in his hand
You've been fed what they wanted to feed you
You've been bled of the will to survive
Now you stand just as long as they need you
But you're the only one that keeps you alive
Keep you alive
But I know a hero will come
And the night, the night will be torn apart
And I know we won't fight alone
And the spark that we carry will turn the dark into
A flame, a fire, a light
There must be an end to the darkness
No one will come. This City is dead
But all of your heroes are gone
And the blood that they spilled is on my hands
A darkness will block out the sun
Not a thing can be done with so few men
That a hero couldn't do!
When the voice from the shadows calls you
When the wind whips past your ears
Will you stand when the weight is upon you
Or will you go to your knees in fear?
There's a chance, though I know it's a long shot
And the City is out of time
All for naught if your heart stops beating
'Cause you're the only one that keeps it alive
God, keep it alive!
But I know a hero will come
And all of your heroes are gone
Someone's got to
No one left to
Bring back the light
Bring back the light
And I know we won't fight alone
A darkness will block out the sun if we can't
Find a way to hold back the night
Find a way to hold back the night
We can hold out past the endless dark
All a fire needs is a single spark
Thank you for this
I’ve held back the night well enough to have made it through the darkness of 2020.
Now it’s 2021, and though we’ve done well enough for many of us to make it to this point alive, still we ask: will a hero ever come?
I think a truth we never considered from ACt 1, is we don't need a hero.
WE are the hero we need. No more personality cults. No more hero worship. If we want heroes to save us, we must become them.
@@DarkArtistKaiser Welcome home
Darker years coming.
imagine dr light and the girl just yelling these lyrics at eachother, seeing who's louder.
"AND I KNOW A HERO WILL CO-"
"ALL OF YOUR HEROES ARE GOOOOOOONE!"
I'm convinced it's Megaman. Light may already be dead.
@@vivecthepoet36 I'm almost sure it's Light because of the "But all of your heroes are gone, and the blood that they spilled is on my hands" line
Like, he thinks he's guilty for the deaths of Joe, Protoman and "Megaman" (I assume this song is before This City Made Us and he thinks Megaman is dead, or he is just lying... again)
UFFF
Oh, it’s a Dr and girl alright ;) just not the ones you might think.
@@thegreenmage6956wait
Cossack and Kalinka???
That's a wild theory
we need more gambler. asap. i love this.
Yea, you’re never alone
apparently this is rock opera. that voice though: beastly
The Gambler has the killer pipes. Panther's a beast singer too, but goddamn... the Gambler is a force of nature.
@MultiTarded Streets of fire. You'll notice certain similarities to that and the protomen.
@MultiTarded Look up Meat Loaf, specifically songs like "Bat Out of Hell". He pretty much codified the style that the Protomen love in many ways. The same guy who wrote that song--Jim Steinman--also wrote the music for Streets of Fire.
i know the lyrics are "I know we won't fight alone" but i can't stop hearing it as "I know hope rides alone"
Kind of correct in its own way, no?
Man, it's been a while since I heard a new song and got so amped up just listening to it. Now *this* is an example of why I love The Protomen, and why I'm damn glad they're still going strong.
2021, and no signal from our hero, i think he's got stuck somewere.
The animation in this video is making me love these two songs even more...
Anyone else kind of worry that this is the last song in Act 3 and they plan to leave us on a cliff hanger?
I have legit lost sleep over this.
@@talljesuschrist I think Steve means, when (if) they release Act 3 this will be the last song on the album. The trilogy will end with a cliffhanger.
@MultiTarded yup, all three albums are a full story, act 1 establishes things and intros Rock, Thomas, and Proto. Act 2 is a prequel that shows the backstory of Thomas, Albert, and Emily. Act 3 is [most likely] the sequel that finishes the story. Also there's a fun fan theory that The Cover Up is a dramatic retelling of events between the end of Act1 and Act 3.
The breakdown bit with the Pink Floyd Momentary Lapse of Reason synth sound was really well done. The vocals are amazing. I love the guitar harmonies and chorus, too.
Wow, first time I heard this I thought it was a song that just flew under the radar in the 80s or something. Very classy sound.
I mean it is also based on 80's vidya (not kidding, it's based on Megaman).
Found The Protomen through TWRP's Phantom Racer, and my life will never be the same
Welcome to the side of Light
Me too man me too
Same boat here
Still patiently waiting for that hero to come...
x7331z But I know a hero will come!
@@Ginger_Snaps_ BUT I KNOW A HERO WILL COME!
@@Ginger_Snaps_ FIND A WAY TO HOLD BACK THE NIGHT!
DAMN! THAT VOICE WOMAN! You make my soul fly!
It's almost been a decade. Anyone ever think this album is coming out
Like 5 months ago they posted an Instagram story of a recording booth so who knows.
Dude, when they played this in Irving, the Gambler held out her hand for me to come up to the stage!!! I Shit you not, I fistpumped the hell outta this song and stage dived right at the end. Thank you Gambler.
+Tobi Carbajal Just saw them in Little Rock and she came out into the audience and sang this in the crowd with a bunch of really excited fans. Even took selfies with excited fans while singing. Probably my favorite show I've ever seen. They have amazing energy and love the crowd they play to.
Absolutely love the themes touched on in this song, and it was absolutely amazing hearing this live in the pouring rain on the 19th. Holy shit 10/10 want moar.
MM
MC
DM
You’re not alone.
We are still here.
Never give up.
✋🏻
What does this mean?
@@Hifuutorian It's the Murdochs who made a very keyed edit to this song back in 2016.
@@Hifuutorian facism
o/
Acts I and II are good but this is my favorite Protomen song because it’s the only song that can always give me strength, no matter the size of the enemy
The Guardian of the Rune sent me.
same o/
Hang in there brothers
Sorry you're a loser.
@@NPC-eo7yx Feels like things are accelerating more then they were then, and more are heading our way frens.
Loving the vocals the Gambler is giving us. Almost reminds me of Ann or Nancy from Heart. That could just be me hearing it though.
I feel like an idiot for taking so long to notice that the towers forum the roman numeral for 3.
Killing it with the vocals on this one. Love it
2021...we getting a hero, or no?
It will be the dark ages before the light.
not yet
2024 is looking good!
A darkness will block out the son.
Holy damn, has it already been almost exactly four years?
I didn't even know, just clicked on this a second ago for today's listen
As someone commented years ago:This song is pure logos
What? Trump? No...
The hell? Seriously, someone used this song in some pro-Trump video? God help us...
There are no heroes left in man...
Ikr
+Rocco Sato >Anime profile pic
Tell me now
Is there a man among you here
Is there no one who will stand up and try to fight
TELL ME MAN
Is there not one in all your ranks
Is there not one who values courage over life
They looked to me once
Now they turn to you
Do you understand now
Do you see that the truth is they don't wanna change this
They don't want a hero
They just want a martyr
A statue to raise
I've given everything I can
There are no heroes left in man
So it begins
No matter which one of us lives
the ground we're standing on will crack and blow away
And you will fight
But when you fight you fight alone
and in the end you'll see there was no other way
I've been here before
I stood where you stand
They called me their hero
The hero of man
But why should we save them when they stand for nothing
If they deserve life let them stand for themselves
We've given everything we can
There are no heroes left in man
They'll watch you die to save their lives
They will not stand here by your side
We've given everything we can
THERE ARE NO HEROES LEFT IN MAN
So let them watch as we decide
The very fate of all mankind
Vocals send shivers everytime
Well, I found this song thanks to a mirror of Murdoch Murdoch's video, and it was amazing, great music, I do not support the copyright claim considering I found out this music thanks to that, but well, FLAC version bought.
Thanks for the great job, I will be sure to check more. :)
Am I the only one here who came here because I'm hyped for Act 3 of the Protomen's story?
Like, damn. This is a song based off of a darker version of Mega Man. A video game. And people have gone and made political statements with it.
Nothing is sacred anymore.
Coylie3 megaman can be pretty dark too I mean rock had to kill he's brothers in the first game but yee I understand
Let's just enjoy the music without any politics.
Shut the fuck up idiot I'll enjoy this with a politically charged mindset if I want to
Chart Pop fans: Who's listening to this in 2020?
Protomen fans: Those who defer, to tyrants and saviors, the responsibility to muster the courage needed to assert their inherent, natural right to liberty never truly live and deserve to be oppressed by their rulers and abandoned by their heroes.
Just discovered this band. What the epic fuck?! Love this
Reminder that politics can ruin anything.
Can't we all just get along?
2021 here... still waiting for Act 3.
Sitting in 2022 with borders full of soldiers and a pandemic, we could really use a hero guys.
hold on man
her vocals are amazinggg
2022 still no act III looks like we dont deserve the hero lmao
I honestly thought this was a joke song parody that Murdoch made it just sounds so funny.
This song is pure Logos
This is the most epic god damn song ever made....good god man.
Can't listen to it without ending up in a Rambo prepping montage.
a transformers comic dub introduced me to the protomen, and I am so grateful for it. I didn't know that this existed, but I love it all the same.
They performed this live in London, her voice is amazing.
Sounds like the 80s.
Who is here for 2024?
I'm here until the fight is finished and the city is free.
@@mastermaniac1911 November 5
Masterpiece. Actual 80's.
2021 and A Hero still hasnt came lol
Everyone saying negative things about The Gambler:
Fight me.
I will punch you.
/in the nose/.
+disastertruck Gambler likes to Gamble booooo
+disastertruck What's this I hear people talking smack about the Gambler?
+disastertruck Who would even do that?
this song reminds me so much of Meatloaf. I love it.
we've done it america. the night was held back
The Protomen is a rock opera about 2 of the world's leading in robotics, Thomas Light and Albert Wily. Wily frames Light for the murder of his own fiance, and uses lights robots and other machines to spread his influence, replace the human work force, and essentially rule the world, while Light creates the advanced fighting robot Protoman, who is thought to be destroyed in battle. Light gives up and builds a son named Rock. Rock hears about his brother's fight, and decides to arm himself for vengeance. He fights Protoman, who survived his battle, and puts him down while the people sat and did nothing to aid him in his freedom fight. Rock loses faith in humanity and leaves them to their doom. The story isn't over, but it has yet to be finished. That's where Hold back the night comes in.
I used to think people were inherently good, if sometimes misguided, and that they were far smarter than characters like Dr. Wily would take them for. I thought that when a con-artist like Wily came along people would see through them and their schemes instantly and deny them power over them of any kind. I was sure that something like The Protomen could never happen in real life because people are better than that. They're better than fear, and control.
...I don't think that anymore.
metaphor's on point right down to the goddamn tower
I prefer the murdoch video. One of the most inspiring I've seen.
Oh look a Protomen song I haven't heard before *scrolls down to comments and sees everyone arguing about politics*. Well alright then that's enough of that.
There was a video that used this song, about the 2016 election. Thats why theres so much political talk in the comments 😂.
@@fluffy_0792 That's actually how I discovered the band. I am so glad to find it.
Everything is political, that was the bill we were sold and we bought it.
It's up to you to hold back the night and believe there are still heros left in man
It’s a political song
@@johncracker5217 it's a song about mega man
I legit have tears in my eyes listening to this
my god this song bops
Its Act III the equivalent for Half Life 3?
yes. they've been "about to release it" for the last 7 years.
Not really. Half-Life 3 now has an actual chance to come out.
Fucking sent shivers down my spine.
Listing to this in quarantine, hopefully this CoVid-19 pandemic will end soon
KEKW
How AWESOME would it be if Wily got another song in act 3?!
+AniCat Gaming Just because I love Turbo so much.
TheRockman220 Unfortunately, he won't be singing as the role anymore..... He left. :/ It's too bad, I really liked him too!
Yeah he hugged my mom when she said she didn't want to be at the show lol. I loved him. He was my second favorite behind The Commander.
+AniCat Gaming o.o No Shit? Turbolover left the band? How will they do an epic Act I-III mega show without someone for Wily?
My thoughts exactly.
+Magical Hamster She's terrible though
+Steve McCool Your mom.
+8000Kakaroto ooooooh
So many people here think Protoman was completely right even though Joe proved him wrong. Expecting everyone to rise up and meet the qualities of a hero is foolish but while not everyone is cut out to be a hero, they can be support. People wait on for a hero to come, so they can lead the way and provide the hero with their support. Only then will the light of justice shine.
This
fancy seeing you here
Joe?
@@victorrand8811
Arguably the main character of Act 2, hes the character that is the main POV character and singer in songs like Breaking Out, Keep Quiet and Light Up The Night.
@@TheSwordsman100 aw thanks.
All of our heroes are gone.
A new one will come, I’m sure of it.
MM brought me here.
almost 5 years now :(
Here's me thinking this one was some old forgotten eighties poprock song...
really makes you want to fight for and protect your people
This is really fucking powerful.
We will hold out past the endless dark
*All a fire needs is a single spark*
Voltando aqui pela nostalgia de 2016, /anodeesperança/
Coming back here by the nostalgia of 2016, /yearofhope/
This song is so good if Act III was never released and we just had this, I'd still be happy.