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Don't Sing by Data

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Data

Don't Sing

Release date: 9th February 2015

From Don’t Sing (EP)
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About This Track

Data's 'Don't Sing' strips back to a martial pulse and a single, insistent command. The track pivots away from conventional pop sentiment, its chorus rejecting love songs in favour of rhythm and conflict. There's a deliberate provocation in that refusal, a desire to redirect attention toward movement and momentum rather than emotional confession. The song builds on a foundation of collective action. Verses invoke legions and revolutions, positioning the listener as part of a unified force. That language of uprising and control runs through the track with a kind of breathless urgency, each section pushing toward the repeated mantra of the bridge. It's a record that mistakes volume for substance at times, but the core idea holds: a song about not singing about love, performed with enough conviction to make the contradiction work.

"Don't Sing" is a track by Data, from the album Don’t Sing (EP), released 9th February 2015. Full lyrics are available below.

About the Artist

Data

Data

Lyrics

Don't Sing

[Verse 1]

People get up, take the floor

Light it up, that’s what it’s for

We are the Legion, the Semper Fi's

We are the vision, the state of mind

People rise up to the task

Don’t forget what you love best

We like to be on the run

Wake up to the sound of drums

[Chorus]

Don’t sing about love

Think about the rhythm

Sing about war

Don’t sing about love

Think about the rhythm

Sing about war

Don’t sing about love

Think about the rhythm

Sing about war

Don’t sing about love

Sing about war

[Verse 2]

People rise up, take control

We are the rulers of rock and roll

Revolution will bring the light

It's just a matter of fighting the fight

People stand up, make it last

Never forget what you love best

We like to be on the run

Wake up to the sound of drums

[Chorus]

Don’t sing about love

Think about the rhythm

Sing about war

Don’t sing about love

Think about the rhythm

Sing about war

Don’t sing about love

Think about the rhythm

Sing about war

Don’t sing about love

Sing about war

[Bridge]

Sing about war

Sing about war

Sing about war

Sing about war

Sing about war

Sing about war

Sing about war

Sing about war

Sing about war

Sing about war

Sing about war

[Chorus]

Don’t sing about love

Think about the rhythm

Sing about war

Don’t sing about love

Think about the rhythm

Sing about war

Don’t sing about love

Think about the rhythm

Sing about war

Don't sing about love

Sing about war, war

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Track details

From Don’t Sing (EP)

2015
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