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!)
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.
Albert:
And we will stand above our city,
rising high above her streets.
From tops of buildings we will look
at all that lies beneath our feet.
And we will raise our hands above us,
cold steel shining in the sun,
and with these hands that will not bleed,
your father’s battle will be won!
Somebody Will by Sassafras. It’s the anthem for people working on big projects (especially space) that they will not see completed.
Drivel—the opposite of an anthem—it’s a description of how to do bad science.
The first song of this album, “The Father of Death.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWwGo28FdZ8
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!)
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.
Albert: And we will stand above our city, rising high above her streets. From tops of buildings we will look at all that lies beneath our feet.
And we will raise our hands above us, cold steel shining in the sun, and with these hands that will not bleed, your father’s battle will be won!
I didn’t actually listen to this song at the time, and much later I discovered it and it is indeed excellent.
This is where you can find the song today (this is actually a link to the playlist): “The Good Doctor” from “Act II—The Father of Death” by The Protomen
Edit: I’d actually bet on the Bandcamp page lasting forever, so you might like this better: https://theprotomen.bandcamp.com/track/the-good-doctor
Somebody Will has beautiful lyrics. Is there a more professional recording of it somewhere?
http://www.adapalmer.com/sassafrass/eclectic.html
I don’t know how good the recording is.
Tried to chase it down for us present-day folks. The GALL of you past commenters, putting all your music in the past instead of the present.
The pro version is supposed to be here, but the store closed, so you can’t grab that version.
However, they got a Bandcamp eventually, so you can see some versions of the song here.
Hope this helps someone.
The link appears to be broken.
Corrected. Sorry.