1. |
Static
04:06
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I’m going to drink until I’m drunk,
Drink till the day is done,
And when I’m drunk I’m going to do it all over again.
I’m going to smoke until I choke,
Smoke until I croak,
Until I’m broke I’m going to do it all over again.
Because..
No matter what I do,
No matter what I say,
It’s never enough to make it go away.
Take it away.
I’m going to hope until I cope
hope till the end of the rope.
Till this misanthrope beams goodwill to all men
I’m going to pray till the praying’s done,
Pray till the Kingdom comes,
In the morning sun I’m going to do it all over again.
No matter..
How many vows I take,
Vices I forsake,
It’s never enough to make it go away.
Take it away.
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2. |
Rhyme Not Reason
04:38
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Today we wake
Just like any other day,
Afraid and empty.
Kneel down and
Kiss the ground,
Blow the static away.
Do not accept the heart that is the slave to reason.
We do not dance:
We are made to dance.
This is love:
Fly toward a secret sky,
Let the veils fall.
Let go of life,
Finally,
Take a step without feet.
Do not accept the heart that is the slave to reason.
We do not dance:
We are made to dance.
Let the beauty we love be what we do.
Open our wings and touch the sky
Do not accept the heart that is the slave to reason.
We do not dance:
We are made to dance.
Let the beauty we love be what we do.
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3. |
Save Our Souls
06:34
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“Need some hope? We’ll sell you some.
Peace comes by the pound.
We know what is good for you.
Keep calm and cast your eyes down.”
Please don’t try to save our souls,
Just look to your own.
Think you’ve got your house in order?
Be advised you don’t.
“We know best, so take a rest.
Just look the other way.
In our brave new world
We’ll sell your souls
To anyone who’ll pay.”
Please don’t try to save our souls,
Just look to your own.
Think you’ve got your shit together?
Be advised you don’t.
Save me from those who want to save me.
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4. |
Darkling
04:27
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Darkling, tell me your fears
Darkling, spill me your tears
Darkling, come into the light
For Day means nothing without Night
Take my hand, we’ll walk together
One day we’ll find a place where we belong
Where we don’t have to hide
A happy home
And fuck the rest
Darkling, bare me your soul
Darkling, come make me whole
Darkling, come into the light
For Day is nothing without Night
Take my hand and we’ll walk together
One day we’ll find a place where we belong
Where we don’t have to hide
A happy home
And all the rest
Come take my hand, we’ll walk together
One day we’ll find the place where we came from
Where we don’t have to hide
A happy home
And fuck the rest
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Seagull bones, sand and stones,
Wind and waves and wanting.
Transmitting on all frequencies,
Is anybody out there?
If you see my light, keep away:
This siren song betrays.
Angels bearing letters from a lighthouse
Bound for destinations unknown.
Don’t ask me to cry
For all those who will never fly,
I don’t need them anymore,
No, I don’t.
Seeking light, piercing night,
Wings and weeds and warning.
Keep your distance, raise your sail,
It's not your soul to save.
Angels bearing letters from a lighthouse
Bound for destinations unknown.
Don’t ask me to cry
For all those who will never fly,
I don’t need them anymore,
I’m going home.
Home.
A lighthouse is a needle,
The rock a lodestone,
Threads a course through the ether
And points the way home.
Angels bearing letters from a lighthouse
Bound for constellations unknown.
Don’t ask me to cry
If you never try to fly,
I don’t need you anymore,
Let me go.
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6. |
If I Was The Devil
06:38
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If I was the Devil, I would set the world to rights.
If I was the Devil, I would set the world alight,
One conflagration at a time,
Just to see the pretty lights.
If I was the Devil.
I wouldn’t need to do a fucking thing.
A proclamation, united nations,
Denigration, disinformation,
Demonstrations, remonstration,
Deportation, assassination.
If I was the Devil, I would set the world to rights.
If I was the Devil, I would set the world alight,
One complication at a time.
Will they ever see the light
Or just the fire?
If I was the Devil.
If I was the Devil.
Sit back and watch it burn,
My work here is done.
If I was the Devil.
If I was the Devil.
My work here is done,
Sit back and watch it burn.
Sit back and watch the fun.
Obfuscation, condemnation,
Isolation, prestidigitation,
Retrograde amnesia,
Propagate hysteria.
Rigged elections, insurrection
Revolution, de-evolution
Foreign collusion, self-delusion
Final solution.
The air is poison,
The land is dying, the seas are rising.
Light the blue touchpaper,
Sit back and watch it burn.
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7. |
Revenant
06:16
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As the wind drives the smoke
As the wax melts before the fire
As the moon turns the sea
Sacred heart, have mercy
Somehow the earth still turns
We planted weeds, I reap the returns
Dear departed won't you set me free?
You left me so why can't you leave me be?
A forgotten photograph
A long stray hair
A message scribbled in a book
You're not here but you're still there
You turned your back and went on your way
So why do you still hold me in your sway
Dear departed won't you set me free?
You left me so why can't you leave me be?
So cold. It burns to my soul.
Truth be told, I've never felt so old.
We used to make love in this unmade bed
Your voice still echoes, secrets in my head
Warm blood turns to ice
You made your choice I paid the price
Dear departed won't you let me go?
You left me so why can't you leave me alone?
It's so cold. It burns me to my soul.
Truth be told, I've never been so low.
Truth to tell, it's not my soul to sell.
There's a hole in my head where the ghosts get in.
Maybe another would let them out again.
Maybe I'll just fade away. Here tomorrow, gone today.
Get out of my dreams and out of my head.
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8. |
Twelfth Of Never
04:10
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I will see you again, on the Twelfth of Never
We will meet again, on the Twelfth of Never
The Moon is up, the Stars are bright
You’ve gone beyond my fading sight
I will see you again, on the Twelfth of Never
We will meet again, on the Twelfth of Never
The Sun is down, the Tide is low
One day I must follow
I will see you again down by the river
Never say never
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Number Stations Edinburgh, UK
Number Stations make haunted electronica and future-rock noise in the wintry depths of Scotland. They take their name from the enigmatic broadcasts that haunt shortwave radio.
Make Noise Not War
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