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Yellow Magic Orchestra (YMO) - Solid State Survivor (1979, full album)
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Yukihiro Takahashi
Yukihiro Takahashi
Drums
Makoto Ayukawa
Makoto Ayukawa
Electric Guitar
Ryuichi Sakamoto
Ryuichi Sakamoto
Keyboards
Haruomi Hosono
Haruomi Hosono
Bass Guitar
Hideki Matsutake
Hideki Matsutake
Programming
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Chris Mosdell
Chris Mosdell
Lyrics
Yukihiro Takahashi
Yukihiro Takahashi
Composer
Haruomi Hosono
Haruomi Hosono
Arranger
Ryuichi Sakamoto
Ryuichi Sakamoto
Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Norio Yoshizawa
Norio Yoshizawa
Recording Engineer
Haruomi Hosono
Haruomi Hosono
Producer
Mitsuo Koike
Mitsuo Koike
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Chorus]
Minds blind
Empty eyes
Cracked smiles
Black tongues ablaze
[Chorus]
No names
Breathe in dreams
Standin' in line
Cracked smiles
[Verse 1]
The strangeness of the strangers
Second-hand teenagers
Face-to-face, they face
A chemical race
[Chorus]
Minds blind
Empty eyes
Cracked smiles
Black tongues ablaze
[Chorus]
No names
Breathe in dreams
Standin' in line
Cracked smiles
[Verse 2]
And Marilyn Monroe's not home
So I sit alone with the video
And Tokyo Rose is on the phone
Dressed to kill
[Chorus]
Minds blind
Empty eyes
Cracked smiles
Black tongues ablaze
[Chorus]
No names
Breathe in dreams
Standin' in line
Cracked smiles
Written by: Chris Mosdell, Yukihiro Takahashi

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