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Letters From A Lighthouse

from Nocturnes by Number Stations

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inspired by the story 'Five Lighthouse Letters' by Andrew Mackenzie

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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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from Nocturnes, released December 11, 2020
Letters From A Lighthouse

Alasdair O'May: Mellotron, synthesisers, modular synthesiser, noise-wrangling, percussion
Scott Andrew Mungin: vocals, bass, feedback guitar, beats, found sounds
Cameron Watson: guitars, synth bass, synthesiser, beats, percussion

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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.

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