Point of Know Return
Kansas
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Point of Know Return
03 : 13
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Paradox
03 : 50
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The Spider
02 : 03
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Portrait (He Knew)
04 : 38
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Closet Chronicles
06 : 32
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Lightning’s Hand
04 : 24
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Dust in the Wind
03 : 28
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Sparks of the Tempest
04 : 18
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Nobody’s Home
04 : 40
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Hopelessly Human
07 : 09
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Track Lyrics
Point of Know Return Lyrics
[Verse 1]
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
[Chorus]
Was it you that said
"How long? How long?"
[Verse 2]
They say the sea turns so dark that
You know it's time, you see the sign
They say the point Demon's Guard is
An ocean grave for all the brave
[Chorus]
Was it you that said
"How long? How long?
How long to the point of know return?"
[Verse 3]
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
[Chorus]
How long?
How long?
[Verse 4]
Today I found a message floating
In the sea from you to me
You wrote that when you could see it
You cried with fear, the Point was near
[Chorus]
Was it you that said
"How long? How long?
How long to the point of know return?"
"How long? How long?
How long to the point of know return?"
Know return
How long?
How long?
How long?
How long?
How long?
How long?
How long?
How long?
Paradox Lyrics
[Instrumental Intro: 0:00 - 0:52]
[Verse 1]
I'm on fire
Burning with the question in my mind
Strange desire
Seems there's nothin' else for me to find
[Chorus 1]
'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
[Verse 2]
I've been livin'
I had to take my time and change my style
Now I wonder
Is something gonna make it all worthwhile?
[Chorus 2]
I know there's more than meets the eye
Like to see it before I die for sure
Somethin' tells me it's all right
Only one step farther to the door
[Instrumental Break: 1:56 - 3:10]
[Verse 3]
There ain't no feelin'
That feels the same as findin' out the key
Now I'm reelin'
Thinking of the things that I might see
Oh-oh
[Chorus 3]
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 needin' somethin' that would last
Portrait (He Knew) Lyrics
[Hook]
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
[Hook]
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
Where was he going to? Oh
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
[Hook]
But he knew, he knew more than me or you
No one could see his view
Where was he going to?
But he knew, you can tell by the picture he drew
It was totally something new
Oh, where was he going to?
Closet Chronicles Lyrics
[Verse 1]
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 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
[Verse 2]
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
[Bridge]
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 can ever 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 and one reason why
Why this refugee of the family of man must die, tell me why
[Instrumental Break: 2:52 - 5:10]
[Verse 3]
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 follow 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
Lightning’s Hand Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Can you see me, do you know my position, how quick is your eye?
I have no home, no reason to roam, yet I travel the length of the sky
I stretch my fingers jagged icy white 'till my energy's all around
My clutch is swift, my force is fearful, I convey it without a sound
I live to free the skies from everyone, watch me run - watch me
[Verse 2]
The north wind rises, old man's eyes wondering deeply as he locks his door
He knows the fear when I'm too near him, he's seen me angry before
The black intruding clouds approach as I release a destructive blow
All the crashing, all the flashing light brings terror upon my foe
I fight with force and power for my land
I command the lightning's hand!
[Instrumental Break: 1:25 - 2:43]
[Verse 3]
(Run for cover) Oh your life is in vain if you try to escape me
(Don't look back) Oh your wealthy world cannot save you
'Cause I'm gonna break you
I hear them moan, I hear them weep because they feel I belong to the devil
They feel the pain, and will again 'till they stop reaching up for this level
No one will defeat me, no one can
I command the lightning's hand!
I command the lightning's hand!
I command the lightning's hand!
I command the lightning's hand!
[Instrumental Outro: 3:25 - 4:25]
Dust in the Wind Lyrics
[Verse 1]
I close my eyes
Only for a moment and the moment's gone
All my dreams
Pass before my eyes, a curiosity
[Refrain]
Dust in the wind
All they are is dust in the wind
[Verse 2]
Same old song
Just a drop of water in an endless sea
All we do
Crumbles to the ground though we refuse to see
[Refrain]
Dust in the wind
All we are is dust in the wind
[Bridge]
Ohh-oh-ah
[Instrumental Break]
[Verse 3]
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
[Refrain]
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
[Outro]
The wind
Sparks of the Tempest Lyrics
[Verse 1: Robby Steinhardt]
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
[Verse 2: Robby Steinhardt]
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
[Chorus: Steve Walsh]
They mold you and shape you, so 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
[Guitar Solo]
[Verse 3: Robby Steinhardt]
Your 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
[Chorus: Steve Walsh]
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
[Bridge: Steve Walsh]
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 wheels have turned
[Instrumental Break]
[Verse 4: Robby Steinhardt]
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
[Chorus: Steve Walsh]
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
[Outro]
Ooh ooh oooh
Ooh ooh oooh
Ooh oooh
Ooh oooh
Nobody’s Home Lyrics
[Verse 1]
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
[Chorus 1]
So far I've come to find
There's no one here, no life I fear
I came for nothing, they have gone
And nobody's home, no one's home
[Verse 2]
I came to learn, perhaps to teach
But I can tell somehow
The world that I was sent to reach
Has got no future now
[Chorus 2]
Across the galaxy to spread the word
And no one heard
I came for nothing, I'm alone
And nobody's home, no one's home
[Verse 3]
A requiem was never sung
No elegy was read
No monument was carved in stone
In memory of the dead
[Chorus 3]
For those who made this place
Do not remain, they feel no pain
A stranger fate was never known
Hopelessly Human Lyrics
[Instrumental Intro]
[Chorus 1]
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
[Verse 1]
I am waiting, I am patiently
Doing nothing, in a reverie
Climbing higher, seeing everything
Interacting, slowly spiraling
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
[Instrumental Break]
[Chorus 2]
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?
[Verse 2]
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?
[Instrumental Outro]