• 1. About
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  • 4. Lyrics
  • 5. Licensing
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Play the Game (Devolver Digital® Cinematic Universe)

Stemage

5 minutes • July 13, 2020

Appears on Devolver Digital® Cinematic Universe: Phase 1_FINAL(2)[edit]USETHISONE (Original Soundtrack)

℗ 2020 Materia Collective / Materia Music Inc. under exclusive license from John Robert Matz, Grant Henry, Don Thacker

credits

Primary & Featured Artists
Stemage
Composer & Lyricist
The Arkadian
The Arkadian
Performer
Performers
The Arkadian
The Arkadian
Vocals
Production & Engineers
Stemage
Composer & Lyricist
Don Thacker
Lyricist
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Songwriters & Composers

Recording of
Play the Game (Devolver Digital® Cinematic Universe)
DON THACKERAuthor, Writer, LyricistNS
GRANT PORTER HENRYComposerBMI
MATERIA PUBLISHINGOriginal Publisher
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Lyrics

Oh yeah!

Check a look!

When they tried to remove your fight
You were the light
And you didn’t go blind
Didn’t lose your mind, Nina!

When the war was all in your head
You could’ve fled
But Linda’s all over the walls
And we all won it all, yeah

You had to believe when it all came down
You had to be tough when the future’s future said you’re wrong
You had to be strong

We had to fight when the punches came
We had to stand tall, had to play the game
Never stop believing that we’re good enough to win
Play The Game

You’re on the bus or you’re under the tires
Whoops you’re fired
You’re a hero, it’s true
This is you, look at you, Nina!
Now you’ve got Madge and Zane on your side,
Let’s ride!
We got a bum-duffle full of cyber-hot fire
Direct to your eyes, ‘cause

You had to believe when it all came down
You had to be tough when the future’s future said you’re wrong
You had to be strong

We needed Madge and we needed Zane
We had to stand tall, had to play the game
Never stop believing that we’re good enough to win
Play The Game

Jump right into the flame
Then the punches came
Very journey video very games!

When the crowd can’t hear your bite
Get on the mic
Take a breath, open up, let it out, and feel it
You gotta move on
They said you were wrong
You had to be strong

We had to fight, had to push through the pain
We had to stand tall, had to play the game
Never stop believing that we’re good enough to win
Play The Game
Play The Game

In the future’s
Future future

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