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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Donna Summer
Donna Summer
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Jon Anderson
Jon Anderson
Composer
PAPATHANASSIOU EVANGHELOS SEE VANGELIS
PAPATHANASSIOU EVANGHELOS SEE VANGELIS
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Quincy Jones
Quincy Jones
Producer

Lyrics

Shablimidi, shablamida Shablimidi, shablamida Shablimidi, shablamida State of life, may I live, may I love? Coming out of the sky, I name me a name Coming out silver word for what it is It is the very nature of the sound, the game Shablamidi, shablamida Shablamidi, shablamida Shablamidi, shablamida Shot to the soul's the flame of Oroladian Essence of the word The state of independence Sounds like a signal from you Bring me to meet your sound And I will bring you to my heart Love, like a signal you call Touching my body, my soul Bring to me, you to meet me here Home, be the temple of your heart Home, be the body of your love Just like holy water to my lips (Hey, hey) Yes, I do know how I survive Yes, I do know why I'm alive To love and be with you Day by day, by day, by day, yeah Time, time again, it is said We will hear, we will see See it all in his wisdom here His truth will abound the land This truth will abound the land This state of independence shall be This state of independence shall be Say, yeah-e-yay, yeah-e-yo Yeah-e-yay, yeah-e-yo Be the sound of higher love today Yeah-e-yeah (hey, hey) Time, time again, it is said We will hear, we will see See it all in his wisdom here His truth will abound the land This truth will abound the land This state of independence shall be This state of independence shall be This state of independence shall be This state of independence shall be Say, yeah-e-yay, yeah-e-yo Yeah-e-yay, yeah-e-yo Be the sound of higher love today Yeah-e-yeah (hey, hey) Say, yeah-e-yay, yeah-e-yo Yeah-e-yay, yeah-e-yo Be the sound of higher love today Yeah-e-yeah (hey, hey)
Writer(s): Jon Anderson, Evangheos Papathanassiou Lyrics powered by www.musixmatch.com
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