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from Kansas - Song For America (1974)
I'm in a kind of foolish game, I try to get rich quick,
But I'm going insane, The kind of freaks that hang out on 42nd Street They're all pimpin' Judys and poppin' speed, well It's a game of cat and mouse, and I think it's got my soul, I think it's time f |
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from Kansas - Song For America (1974)
Virgin land of forest green, dark and stormy plains, here all life abounds
Sunlit valley, mountain fields, unseen in the rain, here all life abounds No man rules this land, no human hand has soiled this paradise Waiting patiently, so much to see, so rich |
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from Kansas - Song For America (1974)
On a winter's night, stars are cold and bright in the sky,
The slumber of the earth is pure and deep From a distant wood, drifts the echo of a beast The old man stirs and wakens in the night He stands before his window gazing at the grave Forgotten dreams are flashing through his weary mind And though his life is empty, he pretends that she's still there With hunger in his soul, he yearns for life and love gone by, With memories his one and only joy All he has to give, he would give to bring back the life, And raise the one who lies beneath the snow He lights a lamp and looks at pictures of the past The faces of their youth still glow with new-found love, But the picture's faded, and time has stolen youth away With a spoken word that he thought he heard from her lips, He felt another presence in the room, He was filled with fear but filled with joy he arose And turned to face the image that he knew She stood before him and her hand reached out for his A peaceful light shone in her eyes She said she'd come to soothe him, and someday they'd be as one She began to fade and her image disappeared, So he was left alone to face the night, Never in his life, had he been so held in awe, As he faced the apparition of his wife He stood before the window gazing at the grave, And with a lightened heart he saw the first of dawn, He knew that she was waiting, that someday they'd be as one |
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from Kansas - Song For America (1974)
Sometimes when I'm walking down this lonely street,
Well, it sure don't seem like twenty years, Since I went walking down this lonely street And the smell of perfumed ladies filled the air This street ain't got no name, dead end is in the river, And I lived where I hated life day by day, There wasn't nothing I could do to shake a cold night shiver, 'Cause to move up Lonely Street you had to have some say Gambling is bad luck down on Lonely Street And it sure ain't no place to be when a man gets sore You know I killed a man and I paid all I can, With twenty years on a chain gang, For the flesh and the blood on that jailhouse floor Sometimes when I'm walking down this lonely street I get caught up in a dream that won't let me go And as the bright lights flash up and down this lonely street My mind rolls back the years long time ago I see my baby stumblin' around with tears in her eyes And as I reach out for her she falls on the floor She mumbles through bloody lips about a bad man, robber, raper, And in my gut I know I got one to score The word was comin' down, down on Lonely Street That the bad man was a dead man if he crossed my trail Every night I'd walk up and down this Lonely Street I get stinkin' drunk, and always in jail, One night they threw me in with a man they called the mangler He was caught on the street makin' some old whore, I remember he was quite proud of that, So half-crazed I shot him, And I cried in the blood on that jailhouse floor |
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from Kansas - Song For America (1974)
I've got books that say the good man's golden
And more that say the bad will fall, So many men have drowned in evil, and left Lucifer standing tall Don't take the devil's dare, don't gamble when the game ain't fair, Lock and bolt the doors, can't let the devil use you anymore You got to listen all you mugs and reivers, if you do any wrong You make it right You can't be a make-believer, 'cause soon you're gonna pay the price, Lying, hat and pain, all part of the devil game, Got his foot inside the door, but you can't let him use you anymore Take, he will take, he will take, give him nothing he'll take, he will take He will take, he will give nothing but he'll take Pray, for devils have no reason, Satan waits to curse your ways, Have you seen it in his eyes in the sunset, Have you wondered if he's laughing when you play, Has he asked if you're alone if what he sees is all you own, Has he offered you happiness, money, or much better lays Satan leave me, leave me lonely, leave us alone I've got books that say the good man's golden And more that say the bad will fall, Take a look at what the future's holdin', Won't be yours if you don't heed this call, Life is a game, and the stakes will remain the same. Now you've gotta choose, is the devil gonna win or lose again |
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from Kansas - Song For America (1974)
Run a silent path to nowhere, everything is all
You could have a pleasant life if Summer had no Fall Treat yourself so gently though the task is often hard Man is not a God it seems, who holds the final card Close your eyes and feel the darkness, speak and hear the sound, We only catch a glimpse of all the life that is around, The man is not alive who knows the value of his soul, And when our lives are pulled away, there's more to fill the hole I wonder what you'd think if all the changes didn't come, For growing old is only going back to where you're from Far beyond our senseless thoughts there lies a core of gold Where essence of the newborn child is waiting in the old, The Master Plan is well conceived, it's there for all to see And each day that is spent in thought is living harmony Reach into the depths of being, pass beyond the years, Time is lost in stillness, where there are no hopes and fears, Linger in the void, and like a beacon in the night Purity will fill your soul with ever-present light Everything you've seen is waiting patiently within For growing old is only going back to where you've been |
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from Kansas - Somewhere To Elsewhere (2000)
In the darkness I rise, long before
The dawn I was dreaming of home and the life I Led But now I hear the sound of the engines Roar And I crave the embrace of my Empty bed Where I'm safe (there I'm safe) But the call is clear, and the task is Set And my enemies wait in the dark sky Do they fear the same fear, Do they dream like us And do they long for the day when it's Over And they're safe Now we're cruising above the horizon Never knowing if we will return In a moment we'll loose the Destruction And we'll justify all that we burn Here the air is cold, but my thoughts Are clear And so I'm wondering why I must be Here For the evil that can come, From the heart of a man Must be answered in kind 'til it Disappears And we're safe Now we're cruising above the horizon Never knowing if we will return In a moment we'll rain down Destruction And we'll justify all that we burn Here they come I'm dodging all the tracers, sky is full of Lead I can see the pilots' faces Safety in our numbers, eagles Overhead We are in the sight of aces Flak, bursting all around Friends, going down in flames And now we're hit, it's happened This is what I feared Something's telling me my time has Come Though it should be panic, I can feel A peace Strangely, now I know my purpose... Hey boys! Hey, get out while you Can I'll try to take us home I'm going home... |
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from Kansas - Somewhere To Elsewhere (2000)
It's been a long and amazing time, how it's wasted is such a crime
And the stories we heard still echo in the distance Filled with promises and pain, we had everything to gain But the pride that comes before a fall is with us Lights are on and nobody's home, we've gone from color to monochrome Like some faded photograph with ghostly faces Whether enemy or a friend, it's the message that we send We will never change without until we change within Chorus: Back when the world was so young (when the world was young) To the day when the first song was sung (when the world was young) We chose our own way to black, white or gray When the world was young Are we learning from the past or has it all been already cast Who can change the course of a war against all reason There was one prevailing wind and we said we've got to make a stand And now the barrier's between us for a treason |
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from Kansas - Somewhere To Elsewhere (2000)
I got an attitude, it's a little rude
A humdinger I'm in a dangerous place; I need to win the race It's a dead ringer I'm on a windin' road; I got an overload It's a redline Life is movin' fast But it can never last When everything's so fine Grand fun... grand fun alley I'm having so much fun Grand fun... grand fun alley Here in the alley Ain't had my fill of fun; I'm underneath the gun Time is flyin' If you pass me by, You know I can't deny That I'm still tryin' There's a turn ahead; I'm runnin' out of lead Feel like retreating And the fuel gauge is down; I'm gettin' out of town Can't take a beating Grand fun... grand fun alley I'm back in the alley again Grand fun... grand fun alley Here at the end of time Grand fun... grand fun alley I'm still havin' so much fun Grand fun... grand fun alley I'm back in the alley If you wait too long, You can't afford the wrong It's a doozy When the times are good, They still cut you down Just like an Uzi If the price is high, You better look to the sky 'Cause there's a call in Everything's gonna change; It's getting very strange So take it all in Grand fun... grand fun alley I'm havin' so much fun Grand fun... grand fun alley I'm kicking back in the alley again Grand fun... grand fun alley Here at the end of time Grand fun... grand finale I'm back in the alley (instrumental to fade out) |
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from Kansas - Somewhere To Elsewhere (2000)
Upon the page, symbolic form,
Both a miracle and yet the norm The functions clear, Sum and difference will soon Transform Equations chain, lies in His hand, Voice authority will dance command Solution's true, line of measure will Divide, expand Myriad, see the numbers as they're Counting down Thousands and thousands Myriad, form and function to display The sound Line upon line every melody points The way The cycle turns, like Heaven's gate, Unknown integers predestinate Calculating all we must explore, and Navigate Quantities no man can know, No formula to wield No pages left to turn, No choices but to yield |
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from Kansas - Somewhere To Elsewhere (2000)
Look at the time
Slipping by as if we never knew it at all Glancing around Seeing faces so familiar, I should recall Seems we should know; Where do they go? I wanted you to know... It's waiting (spoken) Year after year I get used to feelings that were not there before What do we fear? Setting off to find ourselves on some distant shore Seems we should know; Where do we go? I wanted you to know... Still waiting (spoken) In the spotlight (drifting, moving) It's a sad sight (testing, proving) Like a fading glory (every word) In the twilight (we're shifting, losing) Doesn't seem right (gaining, choosing) Can this be the story? (what we've heard) Look at these days Flyin' by so fast it makes my head turn around Long as I gaze It's hard to find an open door that's on solid ground Seems we should feel All that is real I wanted you to know... Still waiting (spoken) (instrumental to fade out) |
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from Kansas - Somewhere To Elsewhere (2000)
I'm livin' above the fault line
Like a bird up on a wire I come in from the cold at night And I stand next to the fire Now, most times I can win one but someday I could lose Then I'll have to start all over again And shake off all these blues 'Cause you tore down all the fences And you put me in the clear Then I left my old skin behind And I started to disappear Now there's something in the kitchen And it's cookin' mighty fine There's a good one in the oven And I'm sure gonna get in line In the interest of my nutrition I'm about to take the plunge I'm gonna take the whole thing in And I'm gonna soak it up like a sponge Need a map with new direction And a compass for the turn Then I'll take that drink of water and let the old one burn Oh, how you move me, You turn me 'round Nothing to hold me down Just like a magnet You pull me in Got my instant reservation When I'm feelin' empty You make me full More love than I'll ever hold You touch me right where my heart is dull I'm gonna shed this skin and disappear I open the box and look inside And I don't like what I see I turn the key and take a ride In a wind that's blowin' free In the interest of my education I'm about to read the book Then I'll open my eyes in the morning And I'll take another look Need a map with new directions And a compass for the turn Then I'll take that drink of water and let the old one burn Oh, how you move me, You turn me 'round Nothing to hold me down Just like a magnet You pull me in Got my instant reservation When I'm feelin' empty You make me full More love than I'll ever hold You touch me right where my heart is dull I'm gonna shed this skin and disappear (instrumental) Oh, how you move me, You turn me 'round Nothing to hold me down Just like a magnet You pull me in Got my instant reservation When I'm feelin' empty You make me full More love than I'll ever hold You touch me right where my heart is dull I'm gonna shed this skin and disappear (instrumental to fade out) |
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from Kansas - Somewhere To Elsewhere (2000)
On a night as I lay sleeping, in a dream I
saw the shore of a distant land where/ Promise lay in wait/ And I heard the sound of voices of a million hungry souls/ Now it comes to me to lead them to the gate But I am just a man, not worthy of this plan / With a strength that's not my own, Imust rise And I...will bear the light, ( and the vision leads me onward) / That blind....men have their sight / I'd sail a thousand seas to make it so To the Kings I gave the mission, in the hope that they would share / In the joy of setting countless captives free / But the lust for Gold and power, is luring us away / From a calling that began in purity And 'm still just a man, not worthy of this plan / With a strength that's not my own, I must rise Now a tempest rages in my heart, as this fever furies on / Soon these islands promise rest and hope, my answers wait beyond their shore / Dream on... Hungry eyes are standing on the sand, they beckon us to bring the tide / Sovereign hand must hold me now, I plead with you / Be my soloace and my guide...by my side And I...will walk with you / On the shores of the land ofpromise / That blind...men see you too / I'd sail a thou- sand seas to make it so |
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from Kansas - Somewhere To Elsewhere (2000)
City resting on a hill
Can your walls repel the tide of change Under Pantocrator's rule Did your golden domes reveal The frailty of the consequence The conqueror was real Where the Emperor once reigned Only shadows of the glories remain No one sings your plaintive song Of the Kontakion strain Echoing through heaven's gate Too lovely to sustain We're looking back to see your frescoed walls Where is the road that takes us to Byzantium Once your borders had no end And your dream was like a shining light To the nations you surround Did your golden domes reveal The frailty of the consequence The conqueror was real We're looking back to see your frescoed walls Where is the road that takes us to Byzantium... We're looking back to see your frescoed walls Where is the road that takes us to Byzantium... |
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from Kansas - Leftoverture (1976)
Carry on my wayward son
There’ll be peace when you are done Lay your weary head to rest Don’t you cry no more Once I rose above the noise and confusion Just to get a glimpse beyond this illusion I was soaring ever higher But I flew too high Though my eyes could see I still was a blind man Though my mind could think I still was a mad man I can hear the voices when I’m dreaming I can hear them say Carry on my wayward son There’ll be peace when you are done Lay your weary head to rest Don’t you cry no more Masquerading as a man with a reason My charade is the event of the season And if I claim to be a wise man It surely means that I don’t know On a stormy sea of moving emotion Tossed about I’m like a ship on the ocean I set a course for winds of fortune But I hear the voices say Carry on my wayward son There’ll be peace when you are done Lay your weary head to rest Don’t you cry no more No! Carry on You will always remember Carry on Nothing equals the splendor Now your life’s no longer empty Surely heaven waits for you Carry on my wayward son There’ll be peace when you are done Lay your weary head to rest Don’t you cry no more |
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from Kansas - Leftoverture (1976)
I'm woven in a fantasy, I can't believe the things I see
The path that I have chosen now has led me to a wall And with each passing day I feel a little more like something dear was lost It rises now before me, a dark and silent barrier between, All I am, and all that I would ever want to be It's just a travesty, towering, marking off the boundaries my spirit would erase To pass beyond is what I seek, I fear that I may be too weak And those are few who've seen it through to glimpse the other side, The promised land is waiting like a maiden that is soon to be a bride The moment is a masterpiece, the weight of indecision's in the air It's standing there, the symbol and the sum of all that's me It's just a travesty, towering, blocking out the light and blinding me I want to see Gold and diamonds cast a spell, it's not for me I know it well The riches that I seek are waiting on the other side There's more that I can measure in the treasure of the love that I can find And though it's always been with me, I must tear down the Wall and let it be All I am, and all that I was ever meant to be, in harmony Shining true and smiling back at all who wait to cross There is no loss |
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from Kansas - Leftoverture (1976)
Well you told me that I was just not the one,
And you left me standing out in the cold It's been a long tiime and I'm so much better now, That I'm looking back and seeing it all and for the first time there's no pain in my life Though it's a long hardroad that I've gone We had a good thing and it made me a man cause I know CHORUS You got me goin', pardon me my feelings are showing I'm only saying what's on my mind Well I found you or maybe I found myself And I think we knew it all of the time We fit together just like a lock and a key And we opned up each other's minds Yeah, I was laughing 'cause there was no room to cry There waas too much growing to do We had a good time and it ain't over yet 'cause I know CHORUS You came from nowhere and you just jumped in my life and I know it never will be the same You made me love you and now I'm home once again No, I never want to leave you no more 'Cause I'm attached to the better half of myself And there's nowhere else that I'd rather be YOu filled an empty, you fixed a bad broken heart, and I know CHORUS |
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from Kansas - Leftoverture (1976)
Ona crystal morning I can see the dewdrops falling
Down from a gleaming heaven, I can hear the voices call When you comin' home now, son, the world is not for you Tell me what's your point of view Hey there Mister Madman, what'cha know that I don't know Tell me some crazy stories, let me know who runs this show Glassy-eyed and laughing, he turns and walks away Tell me what made you that way CHORUS Here I am just waiting for a sign Asking questions, learning all the time It's always here, it's always there It's just love, and miralces out of nowhere Tell me now dear mother, what's it like to be so old Children grown and leavin', seems the world is growin' cold And though your body's ailin' you, Your mind is just like new Tell me where you're goin' to CHORUS It's so simple right before your eyes If you'll look throough this disguise It's always here, it's always there It's just love and miracles out of nowhere I sang this song a hundred, maybe a thousand years ago No one ever listens, I just play and then I go Off into the sunset like the western heroes do Tell me what you're gonna do Here I am, I'm sure to see a sign All my life I knew that it was mine It's always here, it's always there It's just love anad miracles out of nowhere |
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from Kansas - Leftoverture (1976)
Ona crystal morning I can see the dewdrops falling
Down from a gleaming heaven, I can hear the voices call When you comin' home now, son, the world is not for you Tell me what's your point of view Hey there Mister Madman, what'cha know that I don't know Tell me some crazy stories, let me know who runs this show Glassy-eyed and laughing, he turns and walks away Tell me what made you that way CHORUS Here I am just waiting for a sign Asking questions, learning all the time It's always here, it's always there It's just love, and miralces out of nowhere Tell me now dear mother, what's it like to be so old Children grown and leavin', seems the world is growin' cold And though your body's ailin' you, Your mind is just like new Tell me where you're goin' to CHORUS It's so simple right before your eyes If you'll look throough this disguise It's always here, it's always there It's just love and miracles out of nowhere I sang this song a hundred, maybe a thousand years ago No one ever listens, I just play and then I go Off into the sunset like the western heroes do Tell me what you're gonna do Here I am, I'm sure to see a sign All my life I knew that it was mine It's always here, it's always there It's just love anad miracles out of nowhere |
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from Kansas - Leftoverture (1976)
When the sun is in the mid sky, he wears a golden crown
And he soaks the world with sunshine as he makes another round It's been a faster yeard than yesterday, all things that I had planned And when I think I might be gaining I'm in the sunshine once again Well I walk the road of life among the strong, among the weak And I ask them for the shortcut to the answers that I seek But it seems nobody understands what is and what will be Oh, the questions of my childhood weave a web of mystery Can you get me through these changes? Well I sure don't know about life, but one thng for sure All I need is you babe, we got to get the golden key to unlock the door I don't need to face a world of disillusion I've come to one conclusion that I know you know is true In the game of silent searching the cost of love is rising And I'm just now realizing I'd be better off with you It's a game that I've been living, now I Need to know what's real Can you help me find the answers, can you tell the way I feel? Will you stay with me forever, just stay with me tonight And we can talk about tomorrow if it all works out alright |
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from Kansas - Leftoverture (1976)
>From the mountains to the sun, life has only just begun
We wed this land and pledge our souls to meet its end, Life has only just begun Here my people roam the earth, in the kingdom of our birth Where the dust of all our horses hides the sun We are mighty on the earth, on the earth You have come to move me, take me from my ancient home, Land of my fathers I can't leave you now We will share it with you, no man owns this earth we're on Now the wheels are rolling, hear the howling winds of war It's my destiny to fight and die Is there no solution, can we find no other way, Lord let me stay Under the endless sky and the earth below Here I was born to live and I will never go, oh no But we cannot endure like the earth and the mountains Life is not ours to keep, for a new sun is rising Soon these days shall pass away, for our freedom we must pay All our words and deeds are carried on the wind, In the ground our bodies lay, here we lay |
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from Kansas - Leftoverture (1976)
(Kerry Livgren/Steve Walsh/Rich Williams/Dave Hope/Phil Ehart/Robby
Steinhardt) This foolish game, oh it's still the same The notes go dancin' off in the air And don't you believe it's true, the music is all for you It's really all we've got to share Cause rockin' and rollin', it's only howlin' at the moon It's only howlin' at the moon |
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from Kansas - Always Never The Same (1998)
Ah, look at all the lonely people
Ah, look at all the lonely people Eleanor Rigby picks up the rice in the church where a wedding has been Lives in a dream Waits at the window, wearing the face that she keeps in a jar by the door Who is it for? All the lonely people Where do they all come from ? All the lonely people Where do they all belong ? Father McKenzie writing the words of a sermon that no one will hear No one comes near. Look at him working. Darning his socks in the night when there's nobody there What does he care? All the lonely people Where do they all come from? All the lonely people Where do they all belong? Ah, look at all the lonely people Ah, look at all the lonely people Eleanor Rigby died in the church and was buried along with her name Nobody came Father McKenzie wiping the dirt from his hands as he walks from the grave No one was saved All the lonely people Where do they all come from? All the lonely people Where do they all belong? |
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from Kansas - Always Never The Same (1998)
I close my eyes
only for the moment And the moment's gone All my dreams pass before my eyes a curiosity Dust in the wind All they are is dust in the wind Same old song Just a drop of water in an endless sea All we do crumbles to the ground though we refuse to see Dust in the wind All we are is dust in the wind Don't hang on Nothing lasts forever but the earth and sky It slips away All your money won't another minute buy Dust in the wind All we are is dust in the wind Dust in the wind Everything is dust in the wind in the wind |
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from Kansas - Always Never The Same (1998)
Virgin land of forest green, dark and stormy plains, here all life abounds
Sunlit valley, mountain fields, unseen in the rain, here all life abounds No man rules this land, no human hand has soiled this paradise Waiting patiently, so much to see, so rich in Earth's delights Painted desert, sequined sky, stars that fill the night, here all life abounds Rivers flowing to the sea, sunshine pure and bright, here all life abounds No man rules this land, no human hand has soiled this paradise Waiting patiently, so much to see, so rich in Earth's delights So the maiden lies in waiting, for the sails to reach the shore Land of beauty and abundance, innocent, you opened wide your door Wanderers found the waiting treasure, full of gifts beyond their measure Milk and honey for our pleasure..... Across the sea there came a multitude, sailing ships upon the wave Filled with visions of Utopia, and the freedom that they crave Ravage, plunder, see no wonder, rape and kill and tear asunder Chop the forest, plow it under..... Highways scar the mountainsides, buildings to the sky, people all around Houses stand in endless rows, sea to shining sea, people all around So we rule this land, and here we stand upon our paradise, Dreaming of a place, our weary race is ready to arise |
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from Kansas - Always Never The Same (1998)
Seal no fate and hold no key
When all goes well spend some time remembering Know by now that times have changed But we feel each day can be deeper deeper It might be raining now But don't be scared you won't drown I'll hold you in my arms when the rivers rise Lay my heart besides your soul Don't let the tears blur the vision in your eyes Once my eyes get used to the dark I look around it's almost like I'm dreaming Shooting stars how they seem so close I feel your body it's moving breathing Kansas Index The Sky Is Falling The lottery winner thinks forever Is something she can buy All the pictures on the wall Are hanging high so they won't fall Until her tear stained floor is dry The pool shark's life is stranger than fiction But today's his lucky day He bets it all on a final game But then he chokes ain't that a shame The 8 ball had one last thing to say Just stop the sky from falling Falling down on me Stray cats are creepy calling Hound dog harmony Just stop the sky from falling Dodge the buck shot rain This tree house free for all The sky is falling Who's got a crane Jazz singer padlocks all his memories Long nights have left their mark His lava lamp condition His black light intuition How come tomorrow seams so dark? |
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from Kansas - Always Never The Same (1998)
On a crystal morning I can see the dewdrops falling
Down from a gleaming heaven, I can hear the voices call When you comin' home now, son, the World is not for you Tell me what's you point of view Hey there Mister Madman, wat'cha know that I don't know Tell me some crazy stories, let me know who runs this show Glassy-eyed and laughing, he turns and walks away Tell me what made you that way Here I am just waiting for a sign Asking questions, learning all the time It's always here, it's always there It's just love, and miracles out of nowhere Tell me now dear Mother, what's it like to be so old Children grown and leavin', seems the world is growin' cold And though your body's ailin' you, your mind is just like new Tell me where you're goin' to It's so simple right before your eyes If you'll look through this disguise It's always here, it's always there It's just love and miracles out of nowhere I sang this song a hundred, maybe a thousand years ago No one ever listens, I just play and then I go Off into the sunset like the western heroes do Tell me what you're gonna do Here I am, I'm sure to see a sign All my life I knew that it was mine It's always here, it's always there It's just love and miracles out of nowhere |
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from Kansas - Always Never The Same (1998)
Look in the mirror and tell me
Just what you see What have the years of your life Taught you to be Innocence dyin' in so many ways Things that you dream of are lost Lost in the haze (Chorus) Hold on, Baby Hold on 'Cause it's closer than you think And you're standing on the brink Hold on, Baby Hold on 'Cause there's something on the way Your tomorrow's not the same as today Don't you recall what you felt When you weren't alone Someone who stood by your side A face you have known Where do you run when it's too much to bear Who do you turn to in need When nobody's there (Chorus) Outside your door He is waiting Waiting for you Sooner or later you know He's got to get through No hesitation and no holding back Let it all go and you'll know You're on the right track (Chorus) |
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from Kansas - Always Never The Same (1998)
Seal no fate and hold no key
When all goes well spend some time remembering Know by now that times have changed But we feel each day can be deeper deeper It might be raining now But don't be scared you won't drown I'll hold you in my arms when the rivers rise Lay my heart besides your soul Don't let the tears blur the vision in your eyes Once my eyes get used to the dark I look around it's almost like I'm dreaming Shooting stars how they seem so close I feel your body it's moving breathing |
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from Kansas - Always Never The Same (1998)
From the mountains to the sun, Life has only just begun.
We wed this land and pledge our souls to meet its end, Life has only just begun Here my people roam the earth, in the kingdom of our birth, Where the dust of all our horses hides the sun We are mighty on the earth, on the earth You have come to move me, take me from my ancient home, Land of my fathers I can't leave you now We will share it with you, no man owns this earth we're on Now the wheels are rolling hear the howling winds of war It's my destiny to fight and die Is there no solution, can we find no other way, Lord let me stay Under the endless sky and the earth below Here I was born to live and I will never go, oh no But we cannot endure like the earth and the mountains Life is not ours to keep, for a new sun is rising Soon these days shall pass away, for our freedom we must pay All our words and deeds are carried on the wind, In the ground our bodies lay, here we lay |
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from Kansas - Always Never The Same (1998)
I'm woven in a fantasy, I can't believe the things I see
The path that I have chosen now has led me to a wall And with each passing day I feel a little more like something dear was lost It rises now before me, a dark and silent barrier between, All I am, and all that I would ever want be It's just a travesty, towering, marking off the boundaries my spirit would erase To pass beyond is what I seek, I fear that I may be too weak And those are few who've seen it through to glimpse the other side, The promised land is waiting like a maiden that is soon to be a bride The moment is a masterpiece, the weight of indecision's in the air It's standing there, the symbol and the sum of all that's me It's just a travesty, towering, blocking out the light and blinding me I want to see Gold and diamonds cast a spell, it's not for me I know it well The treasures that I seek are waiting on the other side There's more that I can measure in the treasure of the love that I can find And though it's always been with me, I must tear down the Wall and let it be All I am, and all that I was ever meant to be, in harmony Shining true and smiling back at all who wait to cross There is no loss |
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from Kansas - Always Never The Same (1998)
How do I know what you say is real
How do I know if that's the way you feel You're the only one who's seen me In the dark hours in the kitchen chair Are you still there do you still care That's all I really need to know Watching the rain come pouring down Washing the stain off this old town They say misery loves company But ain't there something else we can share Are you still there do you still care That's all I really need to know It scares a man When glory days are gone But here I stand I know I'mn not alone I got pictures in my mind And the radio takes me back in time Are you still there you're in my prayer That's all I really need to know |
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from Kansas - Always Never The Same (1998)
It's empty now, no friendly face and nothing lives within
I look around and I find no trace to tell me what has been So far I've come to find there's no one here, no life |
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from Kansas - Kansas (1974)
Can I tell you something
Got to tell you one thing If you expect the freedom That you say is yours Prove that you deserve it Help us to preserve it Or being free will just be Words and nothing more |
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from Kansas - Kansas (1974)
Thirty days have September
In a jailhouse I remember Well, I got caught with too much soul Bringing it back from Mexico Bringing it back from Mexico Spanish lights and pretty faces Trip you out to where the place is Load you up and let you go Bringing it back from Mexico Bringing it back from Mexico Across the border is where you'll get her And when it's good there ain't no better I think I'll get me some to go A-brining it back from Mexico Bringing it back from Mexico |
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from Kansas - Kansas (1974)
When I'm needin' a friend I can talk to the wind
God I sure am glad that I found him Sometimes he seems to be the only one beside me Who can feel the Lord's breath all around him Winter's cold frozen ice or a bright autumn day On a warm summer night you can hear him say Cry for me, sigh for me, sad breezes flow Stay for me, play for me, the song my friends will know My lonely wind must blow Mighty friend that is mine, can you give me a sign? He'll leave nothing but only to hear him I've seen the tall trees bend low when his mighty winds blow And that's all the more reason I fear him Hear him call for the earth lonely I can feel his great pain But on the eve of this day I'll join in his refrain When I'm needing a friend I'll remember the wind And my life here with the breezes of sorrow I'll be leaving him soon 'cause I've got to make room For the lonely that will find him tomorrow On a black stormy night in your bosom I'll cling And I'll know I've found love and the last song we'll sing |
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from Kansas - Kansas (1974)
Oh, I cannot tell you to make up your mind
And gather together the best of your kind The prophets have spoken the words of ill fate Your childhood has ended you've taken the bait You've got the power it's there deep inside Just look around and you'll know what you've tried So much relies on the course that you take The fool and the wise man both burn at the stake-ah Look at the heads buried deep in the sand Hiding from evil made by their own hand The prophets have spoken the words of ill fate Your childhood has ended you've taken the bait You've got the power it's there deep inside Just look around and you'll know what you've tried So much relies on the course that you take The fool and the wise man both burn at the stake-ah |
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from Kansas - Kansas (1974)
Two began together, lived as one
Each one to the other had become More than a friend, living to meet a common end They were true, each one knew all is well Still the elder knew it could not last Hidden memories from the young one's past Drew them apart Both knew that deep within his heart they must part Each their own separate way It puzzles me how we can be so close and yet worlds apart Can it be, my memory has torn my life in two From the very start I screamed for the devil to let me be I called to the heavens to set me free Today I prayed for the answer and not one Of the gods in the sky would rescue me Dreams of fortune fill the young one's mind Learn the worldly ways of hope to find Love on the way, searching to find the light of day In his soul he had found his own way But to each other they soon will return Destiny fulfilled, their words will burn an eternal flame |
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from Kansas - Kansas (1974)
Dark and silent brooding, stillness falls
Sounds caress the waiting empty halls Pilgrims flock from miles around Seekers in the night abound All have come to feel the sound of joy Patient eyes are watching from below Mirror image flashing in the glow Hands are joinned in energy All approaching ecstacy Harnessing the power in the air Awesome in their patient majesty Pouring forth the fruits of harmony Hands are joined in energy All approaching ecstacy Harnessing the power in the air |
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from Kansas - Kansas (1974)
The mist of time is still concealing
The vision that I seek Those who died have all borne witness If only they would speak Yet I saw it all inside me, for a moment Were you with me? Have we done it all before, is there really so much more? Now and then we've all been given A glimpse of bygone days I'd give all to see it clearly Not shrouded in the haze Yet I saw it all inside me, for a moment Were you with me? Have we done it all before, is there really so much more? Each man has a memory Much more than the eye can see Yet still others linger deep inside you Haunting thoughts of pain and joy divide you Look beyond your eyes At the dark and moody skies For they're standing in your way And I feel the light of day Now the earth gives forth its secrets Held in mountain sea and plain They have never been forgotten Only locked inside my brain While I slept I had a vision, I remember You were with me We have done it all before, in our minds behind the door |
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from Kansas - Kansas (1974)
Every day she gets a little weaker
The beauty she once knew has come and gone We've murdered all her sons and all her daughters The blood is on our hands, the time has come And now she's gonna die We've strangled all her trees and starved her creatures There's poison in the sea and in the air But worst of all we've learned to live without her We've lost the very meaning of our lives And now she's gonna die Once she ruled the earth with love and wisdom But we were much too smart to live her way With greed and lust we tried to rise above her The ignorance of man will reach an end And now she's gonna die |
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from Kansas - Audio-Visions (1980)
In the time we spent together Many words have passed between And the feelings that we shared are all behind us now 'Cause a change has come upon me And I'm surly not the same There is so much more than what we feel and live every day (Chorus) Relentless, unchanging Though the world is still before me now I'm seeing forever I will keep my heart and mind with you So joyously I'm waiting for the day In a single timeless moment When the old was cast away The new was born into a world of simple joy And my life is still for living Though it's seen through different eyes And the knowledge of the truth's A burden easy to bear (Bridge) It's drawing so near It's shrouded in mystery Histories fall, the end of an age The feeling we're waiting for, hoping for Now, the time to come alive The end to which we strive Will soon arrive Now the gift is truly given If you only would receive For you're standing in the crossroads And you can't turn back Though we can't conceive forever And it's sometimes hard to care Our lives do not compare to what's awaiting us there |
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from Kansas - Audio-Visions (1980)
I still believe in what you say I still believe that it could work ok But love is just another game you play You'll never change your mind You exist so free and clear Let no one touch you let no one near I think you're just someone afraid of fear Or what you just might find I can see them all lining up outside your front door Filthy minds and terrible habits are interesting (Chorus) Sure O but look at me now if I've changed tell me how O I'd do anything for you I'm sick of fighting but I need you so You tell me lies but I can't let go I want to take you out but you say no Think you're ashamed of me You give me headaches o you got your gall If it weren't for me you wouldn't have nuttin' at all I fell for you 'caus you were nice and tall I liked what I could see I could be the keeper of fortunes if I was inclined Let me know that you're standing beside me I'll give them a sign O but (Chorus) I could lead an army to victory or win in a race I could do it if only I knew that you'd save me a place O but (Chorus) |
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from Kansas - Audio-Visions (1980)
Look in the mirror and tell me Just what you see What have the years of your life Taught you to be Innocence dyin' in so many ways Things that you dream of are lost Lost in the haze (Chorus) Hold on, Baby Hold on 'Cause it's closer than you think And you're standing on the brink Hold on, Baby Hold on 'Cause there's something on the way Your tomorrow's not the same as today Don't you recall what you felt When you weren't alone Someone who stood by your side A face you have known Where do you run when it's too much to bear Who do you turn to in need When nobody's there (Chorus) Outside your door He is waiting Waiting for you Sooner or later you know He's got to get through No hesitation and no holding back Let it all go and you'll know You're on the right track (Chorus) |
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from Kansas - Audio-Visions (1980)
I remember when I saw your face I said out loud she's out of place She's summer's child and still she feels no freedom Your hair was long and so was mine when we were young I felt a kind of magic Did you feel that for me (Chorus) I thought that you would understand you thought that I was in your hand Now's the time when I can't stay not even you can change the way I'm a loner I remember when I saw your eyes I said out loud I realize That beauty often hides a heart that's hardened You tell me now you use them all they love it best before they fall Collected like a flower in your garden (Chorus) |
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from Kansas - Audio-Visions (1980)
The streets of the city are barren All the windows and doors have been closed As the night draws near You can feel their fear Their freedom is just an illusion And they tell us that love is a lie Can it all be true What can one man do (Chorus) See the pages as they turn Never will the children learn Born as a prisoner in a curtain of iron Never will the pages turn The City of Gold's in the distance And they've already forgotten their dream Visions slowly fade In this land of shade (Chorus) As the power grows, darkness spreading Hope is still alive, though we're dreading What the future holds, no more need to Fear what all men face Only good can win the race Rumors speak of war, all the nations Turmoil in the streets, tribulations Now it's plain to see All the prophecies are taking place Only good can win the race There are fragments of truth still remaining And they bring them the light of the world To this hope we cling Till the bells will ring See the pages as they turn In their wisdom we will learn Our bloody history soon will resolve See the pages as they turn In their wisdom we will learn Free from the prison, a Curtain of Iron |
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from Kansas - Audio-Visions (1980)
It's no funny hanging around winter seems so numbing Getting fat where I sit down do you suppose it's old age coming I get this feeling I'm no good for nothing life has led me wrong Once in a while it makes it all worthwhile if I can sing this song Got to rock on I can't be this way I'm hanging around but wait till music's in season That's when I'm high that is how I play and I do it the best that's all I need for a reason Can't think straight can't think at all staring out the window Hear the band I hear them call everything will disappear and I get the feeling I can conquer anything gets in my way Don't need no doctor 'caus I know exactly what I need today I Got to rock on I can't be this way I'm hanging around but wait till music's in season That's when I'm high that is how I play and I do it the best that's all I need for a reason The sun beats down upon me and it looks as tough that spring Has waited long enough to get here she knows that I must Sing about her future oh sing about her past I love to play my music And I try to make it last but sometimes summer comes too fast I got to rock on I can't be this way (cont |
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from Kansas - Audio-Visions (1980)
Who sees you when you're sleeping
who knows the thoughts you're keeping You're reaching out your hand 'cause someone's calling Don't open your eyes too soon 'cause it might be me The darkened sidestreets that you've taken faces all around say you're forsaken You see yourself and someone else behind you Don't open your eyes too soon it might not be me (Chorus) Haunted by my broken dreams haunted by my empty screams Creeping cautions 'round the corner climbing slowly out the window Running fast but getting nowhere Don't know if I'll ever make it back alive (Chorus) |
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from Kansas - Audio-Visions (1980)
Centuries of backward ways, have many left behind us Who can count the good men gone away The fruits of all our labors have left us as we started We've come too far to end it in a day It seems that everything we do is wrong A one way trip to nowhere all along Just look around and tell me what you see Another stupid page of history (Chorus) No one together, No one is touching ground Look to each other, Chaos is all around Same situation, Nothing is really new No one together, No one is me and you Lo the horn of plenty is bursting at the seam The harvest of the world will be our prize We claim to know the secrets, the answers have been found But how can one fool make another wise 'Cause nothing's better than it used to be To live and die is still a mystery We take away and we give nothing back We just consume it all and still we lack (Chorus) Each day passed by so quickly now You can feel it drawing much closer now The signs are in the faces of the people in the street The signs are in the sound I hear The voices filled with hate and fear You can feel it drawing near you now The multitudes are searching, and wandering in vain For what they seek cannot be found in men The truth that lies before us now is plain for all to see To grow without is not to grow within For in the promise is a victory To see the way that everything should be To feel the joy that we were meant to know We should have realized so long ago We're all together, Harmony will abound' Look at each other, All that was lost is found New situation if our direction's true We're all together, Everyone is me and you |
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from Kansas - Audio-Visions (1980)
Have you ever felt like jumping out of a window on account of your pride Have you ever felt like you were losing your marbles Caus someone hurt you deep inside Well I had a girl so young and so healthy I lived for her night and day But all of her friends said since I wasn't wealthy There'd be no room for a stranger today I played the game and I spent all my money I went out and tore up this town If I had any guts and a little more w hiskey I would burn that woman down Have you ever felt like scum in the gutter well that's how I felt that day Have you ever felt like you were loose in the rudder there'll be no room for a stranger today |
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from Kansas - Audio-Visions (1980)
As I look out in the night and count the stars all shining bright I wonder where I am and where I'm going Sometimes I think I've lived before I seem to see beyond a door But it's just a crazy notion I leave showing I live my life as sensitive as possible then one day Maybe I'll wake up young again with feelings of a new day But what we feel I know we'll, miss and someday I'll look back at this And know by then the life that we were meant for... but are you leaving Leaving my back door You want the world to give you some you fight a war that's never won and you Come back scarred 'caus you've seen who's really dying You reach a point where nothing lasts you play a part that someone casts you into Now their machines keep right on lying I want the world to be a place where no one comes to suffer Just give the pain an empty place away from one another Let's seal our words with a kiss 'cause someday we'll look back at this We'll know by then the life that we were meant for... but are you leaving Leaving by my back door |
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from Kansas - Power (2002)
Sometimes a smile can deceive the one who has made you promise
Suddenly you can't believe, the truth only leaves you cold Sometimes the answers you fear are there on the face in the mirror Something the world needs to hear but no one is even listening Power It takes Power Power It takes Power To back up the things you say Power It takes Power Power It takes Power To cut through the chains Breakaway Fortune can werar a disguise Pride is a grand illusion And when it's your name up in lights fate proves this one conclusion Sometimes the answers you fear are there on the face in the mirror Something the world needs to hear the truth only leaves you cold Power It takes Power Power It takes Power To back up the things you say Power It takes Power Power It takes Power To cut through the chains Breakaway Power It takes Power Power It takes Power To fight back and not be afraid Power It takes Power Power It takes Power To cut through the chains Breakaway All that you see someday will be Lost in the shadows of time Mountains must fall Someday this all Will be darkness where light used to shine All I Wanted You say it's time to stay behind All I wanted was to hold you All I wanted was to touch you No need for blame cause we're not the same All I wanted was to love you That's all I wanted How many times will it take Hurting me the way you do How many times till I break You're hurting me the way I'm loving you the way I do It's not so strange for us to change All I wanted was to love you That's all I wanted How many times will it take Hurting me the way you do How many times till I break You're hurting me the way I'm loving you the way I do |
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from Kansas - Power (2002)
You say it's time to stay behind
All I wanted was to hold you All I wanted was to touch you No need for blame cause we're not the same All I wanted was to love you That's all I wanted How many times will it take Hurting me the way you do How many times till I break You're hurting me the way I'm loving you the way I do It's not so strange for us to change All I wanted was to love you that's all I wanted How many times will it take Hurting me the way you do How many times till I break You're hurting me the way I'm loving you the way I do |
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from Kansas - Power (2002)
You don't mind giving in to temptation as long as no one knows
Your midnight invitation where your madness flows Fires of passion rage all night Angels falling out of the light Control undercover you can paralyze Every love is one more victim they never realize All their desires burn like a fever They want to run but they just can't leave her Secret Service Secret Service Do they know how you scream Secret Service passion - hunger Do they know how you scream I should have seen through her diguise She was a masquerade Cold kiss hungry eyes then she began to fade Feeling lost I want to be found Heaven's in hell DON'T LOOK DOWN Secret Service Secret Service Do they know how you scream Secret Service Secret Service Do they know how you cry Can they see your dreams Have they heard you sigh Or do you save it all for me in your SECRET SERVICE |
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from Kansas - Power (2002)
The world began to change the children moved and they had children
It was all arranged you couldn't live there anymore All you had was that old place in the middle of the path of progress So they took the space and put the ceiling on the floor In one of the rooms all the walls were blue It was hidden so well that no one knew Just the place for taking in the view The View of the sea crisp and clear and neverending There your soul ran free there you spirit soared The View took you away to the boundaries of imagination Back to yesterday back to once before In one of the rooms all the walls were blue A mysterious space without a clue Just the place for taking in the View Long lives need no fortune Hard lives need no fame Young lives seek their freedom And old lives seek the same The world began to change and without a word of explanation Something very strange started beckoning to you When they came to mvoe your things you had packed a suitcase full of memories Nothing else to bring except a different point of View In one of the rooms all the walls were blue A mysterious space without a clue Just the place for taking in the View |
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from Kansas - Power (2002)
Three pretenders forced their entry
There wasn't time to defend or attack Somewhere inside I held their fury But one by one my defenses began to crack The first became a voice from my childhood Without a world to call his own Asking questions but doubting the answers And too confused to stand up and face it alone I can feel my body tremble Like an animal under the gun Can you feel your body tremble Look in and see the eyes of Three Pretenders The second came a shadowy hustler Selling anything not nailed to the groud He put a price on my resistance And if it's high, I know he'll be marking it down The third became a mysterious traveller Stormy words like sea-weathered sails His life was scarred with peaks and valleys A haunted kingdom crumbling against the gales I can feel my body tremble Like a child afraid of the dark Can you feel your body tremble Look in and see the eyes of Three Pretenders |
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from Kansas - Power (2002)
Tomb 19 was sacred a thousand years or more
The Mayan king was restless a curse upon the door His shrouds of royal fabric his journey to be made To offer spirits good and evil 14 beads of jade The jade had ancient powers or so beliefs allege To anyone who plundered they would drive him to the edge If you take the treasures of Tomb 19 Let the curse remind you Take the treasures of Tomb 19 But never look behind you On the walls of limestone temples Were medallions carved in stone Describing what was waiting in the eerie catacombs Though time leaves them in ruins their silhouettes pervade To guard the kings and heroes and the 14 beads of jade If you take the treasures of Tomb 19 Let the curse remind you Take the treasures of Tomb 19 But never look behind you |
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from Kansas - In The Spirit Of Things (1988)
Colored banners - color kills
What color is the blood that spills If we don't see it no one will Under one big sky Guns and plowshares - promise land Ghosts of war stretch out their hand If we don't hear them no one can Under one big sky Under one big sky a voice is crying to be heard But in a world where love has died That voice seems so absurd We are children of the future Maybe we're just passing through here All depends on what you do here Under one big sky Quest for power; pay the cost Liberty in tempest tossed If we don't stop them, we'll be lost Under one big sky Under one big sky a voice is crying to be heard But in a world where love has died That voice seems so absurd We are children of the future Maybe we're just passing through here All depends on what you do here Under one big sky |
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from Kansas - In The Spirit Of Things (1988)
The fire's inside me - the bridges burn
Love is the lesson but love never learns And if it's all up to me, in a matter of time All theses memories will return Try to run a little faster - try to reach for the sky Try to come a little closer; even if I lose, I gotta try Inside of me, is a man that I knew Who could rattle these chains - who could shake these cages Inside of you, is a dream that I see And the echoes of voices are calling Inside of me - Inside of me I've captured the nightmares that burst in your bed I've run with the horses inside your head But as I turned to walk away, I never heard you say "We are hanging by a thread!" So I skated in circles over cracks in the ice And I stand in the shadows; now my heart must pay the price Inside of me, is a man that I knew Who could rattle these chains - who could shake these cages Inside of you, is a dream that I see And the echoes of voices are calling Inside of me - Inside of me |
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from Kansas - In The Spirit Of Things (1988)
This is my beginning
Tomorrow holds my hand Yesterday is dead and gone Buried in the sand The vision stands before me And now there's nothing else So close your eyes and realize The way I see myself One man, one heart Standing in the flame Can you hear my voice tonight I'm calling out - I'm calling out your name You've broken my defenses And opened up my soul The love I tried to keep inside I cannot control So let the wind be silent The ocean turn to sand And let your body dream of me And see me as I am One man, one heart Standing in the flame Can you hear my voice tonight I'm calling out your name One man, one heart reaching for the light If I can hold on, I'll come through the dark |
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from Kansas - In The Spirit Of Things (1988)
She strides down 7th street
Smokey night - summer heat Commotion - concrete fires Where neon souls are burning His whole life - a hung jury She was the crime - Wheel's gonna pay She's got blue steel; cocked and locked She is Justice - Justice is burning She's turning the tables upside down She's like a flame; she's burning higher She's like a house on fire - House on fire Wheel feels lucky - drinkin' blind One track mind - sheer distraction Steps on cracks, breakin' backs Nothin's sacred on the other side He turns left - she turns right They both step through the veil of night Cold blue steel reflection And Wheel's got nowhere to hide She's turning the tables upside down She's like a flame; she's burning higher She's like a house on fire - House on fire Players of passion playing with fire Streetlights are flashing but who are they for Fisted love fueling fantasy Is love worth the fire he's asking for |
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from Kansas - In The Spirit Of Things (1988)
If only it was raining out tonight
Reflections on the sidewalks would take me back in time You told me when I left you standing there Someday I'd be sorry Well that day is here I was wrong, oh so wrong I should have known That you were the one Now I know a love like yours only comes along Once in a lifetime Once in your life you'll find The kind of love that never ends The kind I want back again You were trying I could see it in your eyes As I held a one way fare To some false paradise I was dying to spread my restless wings Now just to see your face again I'd do anything I was wrong, oh so wrong A dreamer in a small town can survive Now I know it's love like yours That keep these dreams alive Once in a lifetime Once in your life you'll find The kind of love that never ends The kind I want back again So let the rain fall down Take me back oh take me back Don't let me down Let the rain fall down It's such a lonely sound Don't let me down Once in a lifetime Once in your life you'll find The kind of love that never ends The kind I want back again |
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from Kansas - In The Spirit Of Things (1988)
I can feel someone here
In the air tonight Waiting alone inside for survival Cruising this place Like flesh on a neon sign Brighten up my life tonight Before the candle flickers Stand beside me I will never let you fall Stand beside me I'll come whenever you call I will take it to the wall I had a life out here Like a rumble fish Waiting to drown like all of my rivals Hiding in rooms so hot To the human touch Choose your poison if you can Take this heart of mine and... Stand beside me I will never let you fall Stand beside me I'll come whenever you call I will take it to the wall |
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from Kansas - In The Spirit Of Things (1988)
I'm hangin' on - cause I hate letting go (I hate letting go)
I'm not that strong - but you already know; how I hate letting go We believed that dreams came true, now that picture's torn in two I counted on love but love will never cry for me I counted on love but love will never lie for me I counted on love but lover say goodbye for me I counted on love Some great defender - is that what you need? To heal not to bleed Some great pretender - shouting "Set yourself free - Set yourself free" Why do memories have to be like a lock without a key I counted on love but love will never cry for me I counted on love but love will never lie for me I counted on love but lover say goodbye for me I was flying oh so high Now I'm trying not to cry I was trying - but I'm dying, 'caus I hate letting go I counted on love but love will never cry for me I counted on love but love will never lie for me I counted on love but lover say goodbye for me I counted on love I counted on you |
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from Kansas - In The Spirit Of Things (1988)
Gather round the preacherman gather round here
If you're waiting for the word that'll make it all clear When you look in the sky you can see what he sees There's a fire in the Belt of Hercules Well the man in the collar says come to the fold Bible in his hand tassle of gold Says heaven could be locked but he's got a set of keys They fit the buckle in the belt of Hercules We all gotta come to the light together Put your dreams in your pocket boy We all gotta come to the light together Follow me The preacherman's climbing up above a timberline Bible in his hand praying for a sign Says "I'm tired of the devil - I'm down on my knees!" "I'll fight the battle for the belt of Hercules" We all gotta come to the light together Put your dreams in your pocket boy We all gotta come to the light together Follow me |
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from Kansas - In The Spirit Of Things (1988)
Have you ever seen a miracle - you couldn't doubt or imitate
What's it really worth to you to shake the holy hand of fate Well I did what I could to make ends meet Been a gunrunner and a medicine man In a Kansas town I was a rainmaker - there the hand of fate got out of hand Rainmaker Rainmaker save this one horse town Rainmaker pray to heaven From the Flint Hills the land was cracked and dried Thirsty streets in misery I took the sign down that said medicine man Put one up that said rainmaker - that was me So the townspeople gave me money up front To light a fire - pray, and dance around Tell them it'd rain so they'd all go to bed And I'd make my break clean out of town But I started this dance and a storm kicked up The sky went black from coast to coast It was too late to stop - it was to late to pray I had summoned down the Holy Ghost Oh the searing wind and the clouds of dust And hell came raining down What came out of me and the powers that be Was the last of that one horse town |
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from Kansas - In The Spirit Of Things (1988)
Her letters gave me purpose,
Her letters gave me pride Armies far across the ocean Guns and letters by our side It was someone else's homeland It was someone else's war But at the line of the 38th parallel It was her I fought them for Her victory garden grew from weeds and from stone I smelled those flowers in my sleep The day I left as we were standing alone She swore to me those dreams would keep And the bells of St. James were ringing The bells of St. James were ringing down Lifting the eyes of those homeward bound I don't remember when those words changed Like Kansas summer turns to fall But she quit talking 'bout the future Never mentioned dreams at all I don't blame my enemies and I don't blame my wife For love fires that fleeted long ago But when she wrote me about this change in her life There was just one thing I had to know Are the bells of St. James still ringing The bells of St. James still ringing down Lifting the eyes of those homeward bound |
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from Kansas - Point Of Know Return (1977)
I heard the men saying something
The captains tell they pay you well And they say they need sailing men to Show the way, and leave today Was it you that said, "How long, how long?" They say the sea turns so dark that You know it's time, you see the sign They say the point demons guard is An ocean grave, for all the brave, Was it you that said, "How long, how long, How long to the point of know return?" Your father, he said he needs you Your mother, she says she loves you Your brothers, they echo your words: "How far to the point of know return, to the point of know return" "Oh Oh, how long, how long?" Today I found a message floating In the sea from you to me It wrote that when you could see it You cried with fear, the Point was near Was it you that said, "How long, how long, how long To the Point of Know Return?" How Long? How Long to the point of no return?" No Return How Long? (Repeat and Fade) |
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from Kansas - Point Of Know Return (1977)
I'm on fire
Burning with the question in my mind Strange desire Seems there's nothing else for me to find 'Cause I've been here, and I've been there, Seems like I've been everywhere before I've seen it all a hundred times Still I think there surely must be more I've been livin', I had to take my time and change my style Now I wonder is something gonna make it all worthwhile I know there's more than meets the eye Like to see it 'fore I die for sure. Something tells me it's all right Only one step farther to the door There ain't no feelin', feels the same as findin' out the key Now I'm reelin', thinking of the things that I might see I'm not afraid to face the light I'm not afraid to think that I might fall I was going nowhere fast I was needing something that would last |
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from Kansas - Point Of Know Return (1977)
He had a thousand ideas, you might have heard his name
He lived alone with his vision Not looking for fortune or fame Never said too much to speak of He was off on another plane The words that he said were a mystery Nobody's sure he was sane But he knew, he knew more than me or you No one could see his view, Oh where was he going to He was in search of an answer The nature of what we are He was trying to do it a new way He was bright as a star But nobody understood him "His numbers are not the way" He's lost in the deepest enigma Which no one's unraveled today But he knew, he knew more than me or you No one could see his view, Oh where was he going to And he tried, but before he could tell us he died When he left us the people cried, Oh where was he going to? He had a different idea A glimpse of the master plan He could see into the future A true visionary man But there's something he never told us It died when he went away If only he could have been with us No telling what he might say But he knew, he knew more than me or you No one could see his view Oh, where was he going to But he knew, you could tell by the picture he drew It was totally something new, Oh where was he going to? |
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from Kansas - Point Of Know Return (1977)
Once carried through the current
And being swept away The king is in the closet He's hiding from today And though he owns all fortunes This room is where he'll stay And his world is filled with darkness, turning grey Gazing out the window Of the 42nd second floor He is separate from all others No one knocks upon his door And it might as well be raining 'cause the sunlight hurts his eyes And his ears will never hear the children's cries Once proud and full of passion He fought the cause of man Many people loved his courage Many followed his command He changed the old into the new And the course of things to come And then one day they noticed he was gone At first it didn't matter Nobody seemed to care They all became too busy To find him anywhere So no one knew not even him The problems he would find On the day he journeyed deep into his mind I close my eyes I go far away Away from this battlefield In my dreams well here I will enjoy it Where innocence plays with all the laughing children The kind who are crying right now A taste of freedom from the pain Of everything here I see Life is sweet but I took it all for granted And now I don't know if I could even tell you Just what we permit, we allow Allow me to forget the life I've made my own I've held this nation in my hand And yet it's not my home Allow me just one answer just one reason why Why this refugee of the family of man must die Tell me why Daydreams filled his nighttimes And night dreams filled his days Confusion and uncertainty A puzzled mind of haze You thought he was so powerful And set upon his ways Well he left us all to travel through this maze I heard the king was dying I heard the king was dead And with him died the chronicles That no one ever read The closet's fully empty now It's occupied by none I'll draw the drapes now destiny is done |
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from Kansas - Point Of Know Return (1977)
I close my eyes Only for a moment And the moment's gone All my dreams Pass before my eyes a curiosity Dust in the wind All they are is dust in the wind Same old song Just a drop of water in an endless sea All we do Crumbles to the ground though we refuse to see Dust in the wind all we are is dust in the wind Don't hang on Nothing lasts forever but the earth and sky It slips away All your money wouldn't another minute buy Dust in the wind All we are is dust in the wind Dust in the wind Everything is dust in the wind |
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from Kansas - Point Of Know Return (1977)
The sparks of the tempest rage a hundred years on
The voice of the dreamer screams, the cause of the pawn The King and the Queen are gone, each piece is the same The difference between us is a part of the game Darkness is spreading like a spot on the sun The dead are the living in the age of the gun While everyone clamors for the justice they seek The Word is corrupted and the strong take the weak They mold you and shape you, they watch what you do The sparks of the tempest are burnin' you through Spreading like wildfire, fallin' like rain Though they may promise, they only bring pain The future is managed, and your freedom's a joke You don't know the difference as you put on the yoke The less that you know the more you fall into place A cog in the wheel, there is no soul in your face Run for the cover, Millennium's here Bearing the standard of confusion and fear Spreading like wildfire, fallin' like rain Though they may promise, they only bring pain Blood in the sand, a cry in the street Now the cycle is nearly complete Ten thousand years, and nothing was learned No turning back, now the wheel has turned Big Brother is watching and he likes what he sees A world for the taking, when he's ready to squeeze The King and the Queen are gone, each piece is the same The difference between us is a part of the game Soothsayer saying now tell me no lies What is this madness that is filling the skies Spreading like wildfire, fallin' like rain Though they may promise, they only bring pain |
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from Kansas - Point Of Know Return (1977)
It's a strange aberration, this brainstorm of youth
Though it's lost in translation from fancy to truth It's hopelessly human, both inside and out A joyous occasion, no reason to doubt It's easy somehow, what once was elusive is calling me now I am waiting, I am patiently, Doing nothing, in a reverie Climbing higher, seeing everything Interacting, slowly, spiralling I am giving, while I'm watching the Life I'm living, precious energy Escalating, what was once just a game It's never the same, no one's to blame It's a strange situation, there's no cause for alarm All these hot licks and rhetoric Surely do you no harm They're hopelessly human, both inside and out A joyous occasion, there's no reason to doubt When each word is read, would you know the difference If nothing was said All is rhythm, all is unity I am laughing, as it's meant to be Just amusing, I am using the Word was given, making harmony Moving slowly, dancing aimlessly Endless circle, turning fearlessly Resurrected, falling down again Introspective, I'm just stating my views Now you can choose, what do you feel Is it for real this time |
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from Kansas - Point Of Know Return (1977)
The sparks of the tempest rage a hundred years on
The voice of the dreamer screams, the cause of the pawn The King and the Queen are gone, each piece is the same The difference between us is a part of the game Darkness is spreading like a spot on the sun The dead are the living in the age of the gun While everyone clamors for the justice they seek The Word is corrupted and the strong take the weak They mold you and shape you, they watch what you do The sparks of the tempest are burnin' you through Spreading like wildfire, fallin' like rain Though they may promise, they only bring pain The future is managed, and your freedom's a joke You don't know the difference as you put on the yoke The less that you know the more you fall into place A cog in the wheel, there is no soul in your face Run for the cover, Millennium's here Bearing the standard of confusion and fear Spreading like wildfire, fallin' like rain Though they may promise, they only bring pain Blood in the sand, a cry in the street Now the cycle is nearly complete Ten thousand years, and nothing was learned No turning back, now the wheel has turned Big Brother is watching and he likes what he sees A world for the taking, when he's ready to squeeze The King and the Queen are gone, each piece is the same The difference between us is a part of the game Soothsayer saying now tell me no lies What is this madness that is filling the skies Spreading like wildfire, fallin' like rain Though they may promise, they only bring pain |
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from Kansas - Point Of Know Return (1977)
He had a thousand ideas, you might have heard his name
He lived alone with his vision Not looking for fortune or fame Never said too much to speak of He was off on another plane The words that he said were a mystery Nobody's sure he was sane But he knew, he knew more than me or you No one could see his view, Oh where was he going to He was in search of an answer The nature of what we are He was trying to do it a new way He was bright as a star But nobody understood him "His numbers are not the way" He's lost in the deepest enigma Which no one's unraveled today But he knew, he knew more than me or you No one could see his view, Oh where was he going to And he tried, but before he could tell us he died When he left us the people cried, Oh where was he going to? He had a different idea A glimpse of the master plan He could see into the future A true visionary man But there's something he never told us It died when he went away If only he could have been with us No telling what he might say But he knew, he knew more than me or you No one could see his view Oh, where was he going to But he knew, you could tell by the picture he drew It was totally something new, Oh where was he going to? |
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from Kansas - Dust In The Wind (2005)
I heard the men saying something
The captains tell they pay you well And they say they need sailing men to Show the way, and leave today Was it you that said, "How long, how long?" They say the sea turns so dark that You know it's time, you see the sign They say the point demons guard is An ocean grave, for all the brave, Was it you that said, "How long, how long, How long to the point of know return?" Your father, he said he needs you Your mother, she says she loves you Your brothers, they echo your words: "How far to the point of know return, to the point of know return" "Oh Oh, how long, how long?" Today I found a message floating In the sea from you to me It wrote that when you could see it You cried with fear, the Point was near Was it you that said, "How long, how long, how long To the Point of Know Return?" How Long? How Long to the point of no return?" No Return How Long? (Repeat and Fade) |
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from Kansas - Dust In The Wind (2005)
I close my eyes
Only for a moment and the moment's gone All my dreams Pass before my eyes, a curiosity Dust in the wind All we are is dust in the wind Same old song Just a drop of water in an endless sea All we do Crumbles to the ground, though we refuse to see Dust in the wind All we are is dust in the wind Oh Now, don't hang on Nothing lasts forever but the Earth and sky It slips away And all your money won't another minute buy Dust in the wind All we are is dust in the wind (All we are is dust in the wind) Dust in the wind (Everything is dust in the wind) Everything is dust in the wind The wind |
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from Kansas - Dust In The Wind (2005)
Sometimes when I'm walking down this lonely street,
Well, it sure don't seem like twenty years, Since I went walking down this lonely street And the smell of perfumed ladies filled the air This street ain't got no name, dead end is in the river, And I lived where I hated life day by day, There wasn't nothing I could do to shake a cold night shiver, 'Cause to move up Lonely Street you had to have some say Gambling is bad luck down on Lonely Street And it sure ain't no place to be when a man gets sore You know I killed a man and I paid all I can, With twenty years on a chain gang, For the flesh and the blood on that jailhouse floor Sometimes when I'm walking down this lonely street I get caught up in a dream that won't let me go And as the bright lights flash up and down this lonely street My mind rolls back the years long time ago I see my baby stumblin' around with tears in her eyes And as I reach out for her she falls on the floor She mumbles through bloody lips about a bad man, robber, raper, And in my gut I know I got one to score The word was comin' down, down on Lonely Street That the bad man was a dead man if he crossed my trail Every night I'd walk up and down this Lonely Street I get stinkin' drunk, and always in jail, One night they threw me in with a man they called the mangler He was caught on the street makin' some old whore, I remember he was quite proud of that, So half-crazed I shot him, And I cried in the blood on that jailhouse floor. |
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from Kansas - Dust In The Wind (2005)
Virgin land of forest green, dark and stormy plains, here all life abounds
Sunlit valley, mountain fields, unseen in the rain, here all life abounds No man rules this land, no human hand has soiled this paradise Waiting patiently, so much to see, so rich in Earth's delights Painted desert, sequined sky, stars that fill the night, here all life abounds Rivers flowing to the sea, sunshine pure and bright, here all life abounds No man rules this land, no human hand has soiled this paradise Waiting patiently, so much to see, so rich in Earth's delights So the maiden lies in waiting, for the sails to reach the shore Land of beauty and abundance, innocent, you opened wide your door Wanderers found the waiting treasure, full of gifts beyond their measure Milk and honey for our pleasure..... Across the sea there came a multitude, sailing ships upon the wave Filled with visions of Utopia, and the freedom that they crave Ravage, plunder, see no wonder, rape and kill and tear asunder Chop the forest, plow it under..... Highways scar the mountainsides, buildings to the sky, people all around Houses stand in endless rows, sea to shining sea, people all around So we rule this land, and here we stand upon our paradise, Dreaming of a place, our weary race is ready to arise |
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from Kansas - Dust In The Wind (2005)
Carry on my wayward son
There’ll be peace when you are done Lay your weary head to rest Don’t you cry no more Once I rose above the noise and confusion Just to get a glimpse beyond this illusion I was soaring ever higher But I flew too high Though my eyes could see I still was a blind man Though my mind could think I still was a mad man I can hear the voices when I’m dreaming I can hear them say Carry on my wayward son There’ll be peace when you are done Lay your weary head to rest Don’t you cry no more Masquerading as a man with a reason My charade is the event of the season And if I claim to be a wise man It surely means that I don’t know On a stormy sea of moving emotion Tossed about I’m like a ship on the ocean I set a course for winds of fortune But I hear the voices say Carry on my wayward son There’ll be peace when you are done Lay your weary head to rest Don’t you cry no more No! Carry on You will always remember Carry on Nothing equals the splendor Now your life’s no longer empty Surely heaven waits for you Carry on my wayward son There’ll be peace when you are done Lay your weary head to rest Don’t you cry no more |
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from Kansas - Dust In The Wind (2005)
Look in the mirror and tell me
Just what you see What have the years of your life Taught you to be Innocence dyin' in so many ways Things that you dream of are lost Lost in the haze Hold on, baby, hold on 'Cause it's closer than you think And you're standing on the brink Hold on, baby, hold on 'Cause there's something on the way Your tomorrow's not the same as today Don't you recall what you felt When you weren't alone Someone who stood by your side A face you have known Where do you run when it's too much to bear Who do you turn to in need When nobody's there Outside your door He is waiting Waiting for you Sooner or later you know He's got to get through No hesitation and no holding back Let it all go and you'll know You're on the right track Hold on, baby, hold on 'Cause it's closer than you think And you're standing on the brink Hold on, baby, hold on 'Cause there's something on the way Your tomorrow's not the same as today |
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from Kansas - Dust In The Wind (2005)
On a crystal morning I can see the dewdrops falling
Down from a gleaming heaven, I can hear the voices call When you comin' home now, son, the World is not for you Tell me what's you point of view Hey there Mister Madman, wat'cha know that I don't know Tell me some crazy stories, let me know who runs this show Glassy-eyed and laughing, he turns and walks away Tell me what made you that way Here I am just waiting for a sign Asking questions, learning all the time It's always here, it's always there It's just love, and miracles out of nowhere Tell me now dear Mother, what's it like to be so old Children grown and leavin', seems the world is growin' cold And though your body's ailin' you, your mind is just like new Tell me where you're goin' to It's so simple right before your eyes If you'll only look through this disguise It's always here, it's always there It's just love and miracles out of nowhere I sang this song a hundred, maybe a thousand years ago No one ever listens, I just play and then I go Off into the sunset like the western heroes do Tell me what you're gonna do Here I am, I'm sure to see a sign All my life I knew that it was mine It's always here, it's always there It's just love and miracles out of nowhere |
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from Kansas - Dust In The Wind (2005)
I'm woven in a fantasy, I can't believe the things I see
The path that I have chosen now has led me to a wall And with each passing day I feel a little more like something dear was lost It rises now before me, a dark and silent barrier between, All I am, and all that I would ever want to be It's just a travesty, towering, marking off the boundaries my spirit would erase To pass beyond is what I seek, I fear that I may be too weak And those are few who've seen it through to glimpse the other side, The promised land is waiting like a maiden that is soon to be a bride The moment is a masterpiece, the weight of indecision's in the air It's standing there, the symbol and the sum of all that's me It's just a travesty, towering, blocking out the light and blinding me I want to see Gold and diamonds cast a spell, it's not for me I know it well The riches that I seek are waiting on the other side There's more that I can measure in the treasure of the love that I can find And though it's always been with me, I must tear down the Wall and let it be All I am, and all that I was ever meant to be, in harmony Shining true and smiling back at all who wait to cross There is no loss |
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from Kansas - Dust In The Wind (2005)
I'm on fire
Burning with the question in my mind Strange desire Seems there's nothing else for me to find 'Cause I've been here, and I've been there, Seems like I've been everywhere before I've seen it all a hundred times Still I think there surely must be more I've been livin', I had to take my time and change my style Now I wonder is something gonna make it all worthwhile I know there's more than meets the eye Like to see it 'fore I die for sure. Something tells me it's all right Only one step farther to the door There ain't no feelin', feels the same as findin' out the key Now I'm reelin', thinking of the things that I might see I'm not afraid to face the light I'm not afraid to think that I might fall I was going nowhere fast I was needing something that would last |
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from Kansas - Dust In The Wind (2005)
I'm in a kind of foolish game, I try to get rich quick,
But I'm going insane, The kind of freaks that hang out on 42nd Street They're all pimpin' Judys and poppin' speed, well It's a game of cat and mouse, and I think it's got my soul, I think it's time for thinkin' 'bout a time to roll on Down the road Here comes Big Mike, I kinda owe him some beans, He must be crazy, I guess that's why he's so mean, If I tell him I'm leavin', he would sure enough split my gut, Cause he knows I sold to a sucker, and I owe Big Mike a cut, But I'll slip him a 20-dollar bill till I get out of town, When I hit those white lines, I'm gonna be gone like a Greyhound down the road |
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from Kansas - Freaks Of Nature (2005)
I can fly I really can wave good-bye familiar land
Catch the wind make my climb breathin in born again feelin fine I can fly above distress I can fly to heaven no less Leave the earth forget the time light as air I don't care feelin fine Don't say I'm crazy don't say I'm out of my head I might be crazy but one thing's for certain one thing's for sure I can fly above the sea I can fly hey look at me Without a net leave it behind Feelin good feelin free feelin so fine My lofty purchase high above I'm losing sight of you I'm climbing up just like a kite the calm before the storm When all at once it dawned on me where I'm not supposed to be Clouds are black the sky is red I'm where the angles fear to tread I feel like I've lost my way Down and down and down I go I've lost all sense of my direction This flaming spitfire flight has come undone Grounding stages of rejection I am not worthy to have even tried Help me annihilate this foolish pride where Icarus died I say the act of my contrition be sure to bless all before I die Save my seat in the smoking section cut me loose and say good-bye I wake up on the doctors table where life and death are up for grabs I'm comin I'm comin you better shoot me Kill the pain and count the scabs no no no get out of my black dream Give me life give me life I'll make a vow I'll resist temptation I promise here and now You see it all started when I was younger they said I was good But I thought they said great I crown myself the king of liars I am what I have learned to hate |
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