Number Stations Lyrics

Are my eyes deceiving me?
This I can't believe
Ciphers show what we feared most
Could we be wrong?
We must be sure before we go

Numbers on displays
A glimpse of yesterday's
News encrypted in secrecy
When the day is done
Deciphered, read, one by one
It's ingenious diplomacy

Forced to play this game
Or our world might fall to pieces - pieces
Are all lives defined, like mine,
By desperation?
A Number station
Racing against time

On the radio
An ally? Friend or foe?
It's a risky cooperation
'Cause it's built on trust
In times rather treacherous
Life or death lies in translation

Knowledge is the key
Our foundation for survival
Rivals on the verge of war - not free
This innovation is our salvation
Our guarantee

This is real, war is on
The enemy wants us dead and gone
On its way, atomic toys
Leaving us with no actual choice
Ready, set - T minus ten, nine, eight...