Music Video
Music Video
Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Donna Summer
Lead Vocals
Quincy Jones
Choir
Bill Champlin
Background Vocals
Brenda Russell
Choir
Christopher Cross
Choir
Dara Bernard
Choir
David Paich
Synthesizer
Dionne Warwick
Choir
Don Dorsey
Synclavier
Dyan Cannon
Choir
Ernie Watts
Tenor Saxophone
Greg Phillinganes
Synthesizer
James Ingram
Background Vocals
Kenny Loggins
Choir
Leon "Ndugu" Chancler
Drums
Lionel Richie
Choir
Louis Johnson
Bass
Michael Boddicker
Synthesizer Programming
Michael Jackson
Choir
Michael McDonald
Choir
P. Lipton - Jones
Choir
Paulinho Da Costa
Percussion
Steve Porcaro
Synthesizer Programming
Steven George
Background Vocals
Stevie Wonder
Choir
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Jon Anderson
Composer
PAPATHANASSIOU EVANGHELOS SEE VANGELIS
Composer
Quincy Jones
Vocal Arranger
David Paich
Percussion Arranger
Greg Mathieson
Arranger
Rod Temperton
Vocal Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Quincy Jones
Producer
Bruce Swedien
Mixing Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
State of life, may I live, may I love?
Coming out the sky, I name me a name
Coming out silver word for what it is
It is very nature of the sound, the game
[Verse 2]
Shablamidi, shablamida
Shablamidi, shablamida
Shablamidi, shablamida
[Verse 3]
Siamese, Indonese
To Tibet, treat the life as a game
If you please, hey
[Verse 4]
Coming up Caribee
Such a freedom derives from a meditative state
Movin' on, believe that's it, call it magic
Third world, it is, I only guessed it
[Verse 5]
Shablamidi, shablamida
Shablamidi, shablamida
Shablamidi, shablamida
[Verse 6]
Shablimidi, shablamida
Shablimidi, shablamida
Shablimidi, shablamida
[Verse 7]
Shot to the soul the flame of Oroladian
The essence of the word
The state of independence
[Verse 8]
Sounds like a signal from you
Bring me to meet your sound
And I will bring you to my heart
[Verse 9]
Love, like a signal you call
Touching my body, my soul
Bring to me, you to meet me here
(Shablimidi, shablamida
Shablimidi, shablamida)
[Verse 10]
Home, be the temple of your heart
Home, be the body of your love
Just like holy water to my lips
Hey, hey
[Verse 11]
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
(Shablimidi, shablamida
Shablimidi, shablamida)
[Verse 12]
Time, time again, it is said
We will hear, we will see
See it all in His wisdom, hear
His truth will abound the land
This truth will abound the land
This state of independence shall be
This state of independence shall be
[Verse 13]
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)
[Verse 14]
Time, time again, it is said
We will hear, we will see
See it all in His wisdom, hear
His truth will abound the land
This truth will abound the land
This state of independence shall be
This state of independence shall be
[Verse 15]
This state of independence shall be
This state of independence shall be
This state of independence shall be
This state of independence shall be...
Written by: Jon Anderson, PAPATHANASSIOU EVANGHELOS SEE VANGELIS