Lyrics to
State Of The Union

This version of State Of The Union was released by Chicago in 1972.

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I was talking ’bout the state of the union
How there’s no one now in power thinking of me
I was saying how we ought to try to fix it
Find a leader who is not afraid to be
Then a voice came out of the darkness
Saying “Tear the system down”
Tear it down
I was thinking ’bout how that was very crazy
And I tried to find a way to tell him so
But when I did I used a word that was quite nasty
How the policeman heard me now I’ll never know
Then a voice came out of the darkness
Saying “Tear the system down”
Tear it down – down to the ground
I was wrestled of to one side of the theatre
And they said I’d have to go right to jail
They don’t permit coarse language in their city
But they did accept a large amount of bail
Then a voice came out of the darkness
Saying “Tear the system down”
Tear it down – down to the ground

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Chicago has released many songs over the years besides State Of The Union. Chicago released songs from 1969 to 2006 spanning across albums like The Chicago Transit Authority, Chicago (Chicago II), Chicago III, Chicago V, Chicago VI, Chicago VII, Chicago VIII, Chicago X, Chicago XI, Hot Streets, Chicago 13, Chicago XIV, Chicago 16, Chicago 17, Chicago 18, Chicago 19, Twenty 1, Night & Day: Big Band, Chicago XXV: The Christmas Album, and Chicago XXX. Decade Lyrics has over lyrics & songs by Chicago.

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About Lyrics and State Of The Union by Chicago

The lyrics for State Of The Union are defined as the words making up the song released by Chicago in 1972. It also includes the verses and words used by the background chorus in the song. Like many hit songs, the lyrics to State Of The Union have different meanings to different people. While it is clear in some of the lyrics what the artist is trying to really say, only Chicago and those working with them know all of the meanings behind all of the lyrics to their songs.

Some folks are interested in word and phrase etymology. It is easy to understand the lyrics to State Of The Union by Chicago if you think through it. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to State Of The Union" means the words set to the music of State Of The Union, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Chicago. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to State Of The Union and the lyrics to State Of The Union are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Chicago who came here looking just for the lyrics to State Of The Union, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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