Rhyme Not Reason

from Nocturnes by Number Stations

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lyrics

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.

credits

from Nocturnes, released December 11, 2020
Alasdair O'May: synthesisers, modular synthesiser, Moog bass
Scott Andrew Mungin: vocals, keyboards, bass, guitar, beats
Cameron Watson: guitars, synth bass, 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.

Make Noise Not War

discography

Falling Mercury

Jul 2023
Never Again

May 2023
Redacted EP

Apr 2023
Nocturnes

Dec 2020
All Souls

date unknown
Purgatory EP

Feb 2021

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