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Artist: Yes
Canonical path: /yes/state-of-play
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State of Play
Read State of Play lyrics by Yes on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Curated by Ethan Walker
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State of Play
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You can hear the siren screaming
Take me to the promised land
See the intervention
Take you higher and higher
See we are the giving world
We are responsible
We're not about to break
Chorus
It's just a state of play
It's just a state of play
This is the revolution coming
With the giving world
No need to wait for your
Appointment is made
No need to ask for help, it's in
The love we breathe
Dancing in the new design
Chorus
Secret needing from this love I'm feeding
High time flying monumental
Reaching to God love
Secret needing all I really
Want to know right now
The state of play
Are you looking at it
Is it looking at you
Chorus
No point in kidding let the
Children split the atom
A firm believer this appointment with love
All those who look for glory
They see the flags are flying
They hear the siren screaming
Chorus
Secret needing from this love I'm feeding
High time flying
All I really want to know
Right now, right now
(I want to be inside your heart)
I want to know right now is
This the state of play
Are you looking at it
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