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Liner notes
Amapiano · Upbeat · 114 BPM · 4:28
Dub-chamber log drum minimalism, cavernous log drum, dub delay throws, sparse woodblock, tape hiss, Late-night hypnotic, amapiano log-drum groove, Log drums, shakers, jazzy keys, C# minor, male, low murmured ad-libs, chant-like call-and-response, gravelly texture
About Bodies keep time, we don't need the sight
Bodies keep time, we don't need the sight is an upbeat amapiano song by DJ Zonke (114 BPM, C# minor, 4:28, sung in English). It is part of the WeavyAudio catalog and licensed for commercial playback in cafés, restaurants, gyms, stores and other venues.
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Credits
Keywords
- Dub-chamber log drum minimalism
- cavernous log drum
- dub delay throws
- sparse woodblock
- tape hiss
- Amapiano
- Late-night hypnotic
- amapiano log-drum groove
- Log drums
- shakers
- jazzy keys
- 114 BPM
- C# minor
- male
- low murmured ad-libs
- chant-like call-and-response
- gravelly texture
Added 1 month ago · 9/19/2026 · licensed for venue play
Lyrics· follows audio
Bodies keep time, we don't need the sight lyrics
Verse
Paraffin lamp swinging on a wire
Dust rising slow like a low grey fire
Your shoulder finds mine without a sound
Bare feet reading the cool tile ground
Kick drum settles in the back of your knee
No need for talking, just you and me
Pre-Chorus
Clock on the wall gave up hours ago
Hips understand what the words don't know
Hand on my waist, steady and slow
Nowhere to be, nowhere to go
Chorus
Follow the drum till the morning light
Bodies keep time, we don't need the sight
Follow the drum till the morning light
Skin knows the rhythm, holding on tight
Follow the drum till the morning light
Verse
Streetlamp flickers on the courtyard wall
Old speaker crackling but it says it all
Your breath falls into the hi-hat's beat
Gravel humming underneath our feet
Shirt sticks close where the night got warm
One shared pulse moving through the storm
Pre-Chorus
Clock on the wall gave up hours ago
Hips understand what the words don't know
Hand on my waist, steady and slow
Nowhere to be, nowhere to go
Chorus
Follow the drum till the morning light
Bodies keep time, we don't need the sight
Follow the drum till the morning light
Skin knows the rhythm, holding on tight
Follow the drum till the morning light
Bridge
No need to name it, no need to explain
The kick drum washing away the strain
Turn when I turn, lean when I lean
Nothing between us but the in-between
Sky going grey where the roofline ends
Still moving slow like the night won't end
Chorus
Follow the drum till the morning light
Bodies keep time, we don't need the sight
Follow the drum till the morning light
Skin knows the rhythm, holding on tight
Follow the drum till the morning light
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Versions of this song
- Bodies keep time, we don't need the sight (this recording)
- Bodies keep time, we don't need the sight (Version 2)
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