Kansas - Can I tell You (1974 Live)

Can I tell you Lyric

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

Kansas - Carry On Wayward Son (1976 Live)

Carry On Wayward Son Lyric

Carry on my wayward son
For there'll be peace when you are done
Lay your weary head to rest
Now 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 madman
I hear the voices when I'm dreamin'
I can hear them say

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, you will always remember
Carry on, nothing equals the splendor
Now your life's no longer empty
Surely heaven waits for you

Song Notes : "This was written by Kansas guitarist Kerry Livgren. According to Livgren, the song was not written to express anything specifically religious, though it certainly expresses spiritual searching and other ideas. People have attributed all sorts of alternative meanings to it, but he suggests taking the song as it is"

"This was the group's first major hit. It remains a staple of Classic Rock radio"

This song can be seen as the continuation of the last song of Kansas' previous album Masque. As stated in the last verse of "The Pinnacle":"I stood where no man goes/ABOVE THE DIN I ROSELife is amusing though we are losingDrowned in tears of awe..."By definition in the Cambridge dictionary, "Din" is a loud unpleasant confused noise which lasts for a long time. The first line of "Carry On Wayward Son" is: "Once I rose above the noise and confusion."

Kansas - Dust In The Wind

Dust In The Wind Lyric

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

Ohh...

Now don't hang on
Nothin' 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

Song Notes : "Kansas guitarist Kerry Livgren wrote this after reading a book of Native American poetry. The line that caught his attention was 'For All We Are Is Dust In The Wind'. "

"This is about the true value of material things and success. Livgren was doing very well with Kansas, but started thinking about how he would eventually die just like everyone else"

"Livgren was under pressure to write a follow-up to the group's hit, "Carry on Wayward Son." While playing his acoustic guitar exercises, his wife suggested that putting lyrics to the patterns would yield his hit song. They are still married"

The slow, acoustic sound was not typical of Kansas, who's previous singles included "Carry On My Wayward Son" and "Point of Know Return."

"The band was almost done with the album when Livgren played this for them. He didn't want to use it, because it was not typical of their sound, but the band insisted they record it, and it became their biggest hit"

"This was the second big hit for Kansas, following "Carry On My Wayward Son." With 2 hits under their belt, they were able to headline arena-rock shows into the late '70s"