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Wire
154
Blessed State

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Blessed State

Release date: 23rd September 1979

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About This Track

"Blessed State" is a track by Wire, from the album 154, released 23rd September 1979. Full lyrics are available below.

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Wire

Wire

Lyrics

Blessed State

Closing doors opens eyes

To the fatal gift of a well timed lie

Loved in the flesh, but butchered in the mind

Oh, what a pearl, what a well made world

Closing doors opens eyes

To the fatal gift of a well timed lie

Loved in the flesh, but butchered in the mind

Oh, what a pearl, what a well made world

Oh, what a pearl, what a well made world

Holy globe, eternal home

Sacred sphere, so glad I'm here

Oh, what a pearl, what a well made world

Oh, what a pearl, what a well made world

(Oh, what a pearl, what a well made world)

(Oh, what a pearl, what a well made world)

(Oh, what a pearl, what a well made world)

(Oh, what a pearl, what a well made world)

(Oh, what a pearl, what a well made world)

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Track details

From 154

1979

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Album

1st September 1979

Release year

1979

1I Should Have Known Better (2006 Remastered Version)
3:52
2Two People In a Room (2006 Remastered Version)
2:11
3The 15th (2006 Remastered Version)
3:05
4The Other Window (2006 Remastered Version)
2:08
5Single K.O. (2006 Remastered Version)
2:24
6A Touching Display (2006 Remastered Version)
6:56
7On Returning (2006 Remastered Version)
2:06
8A Mutual Friend (2006 Remastered Version)
4:28
9Blessed State (2006 Remastered Version)
3:28
10Once Is Enough (2006 Remastered Version)
3:23
11Map Ref 41 Degrees N 93 Degrees W (2006 Remastered Version)
3:40
12Indirect Enquiries (2006 Remastered Version)
3:37
1340 Versions (2006 Remastered Version)
3:29
—Two People in a Room
—Map Ref 41 Degrees N 93 Degrees W - 2006 Remastered Version
3:40
—Once Is Enough
—A Mutual Friend
—The 15th
—A Touching Display
—I Should Have Known Better
—Indirect Enquiries
—40 Versions
—Blessed State
—Single K.O.
—On Returning
—The Other Window

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