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Kansas - Can I Tell You

by Kansasforlife 11,559 views

Here's a video of the song that attracted the attention of Don Kirshner and helped Kansas on their way to international fame.

Written by: Rich Williams, Steve Walsh, Phil Ehart and Dave Hope
Artist: Kansas
Album: Kansas
Released in: 1974

Lyrics:
Can I tell you something
I've got to tell you one thing
If you expect the freedom
That you say is yours
Proof that you deserve it
Help us to preserve it
Or being free will just be
Words and nothing more

8:08

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Kansas - Death Of Mother Nature Suite

by panosc2 23,940 views

A song written by Kerry Livgren
Artist: Kansas
Album: Kansas
Year: 1974

Lyrics:

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 your 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
'Cause now we're gonna die

8:07

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Kansas - Journey From Mariabronn

by panosc2 53,201 views

A song written by Kerry Livgren and Steve Walsh
Artist: Kansas
Album: Kansas
Year: 1974

Lyrics:

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

9:17

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Kansas - Song For America

by panosc2 182,379 views

A song written by Kerry Livgren
Artist: Kansas
Album: Song For America
Year: 1975

Lyrics:

Virgin land of forest green
Dark and stormy plain
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
Pull the sailor into 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 mountainside
Buildings to the sky
People all around
Unsustaining in these roads
See an eternity
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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Kansas - The Devil Game

by panosc2 21,222 views

A song written by Steve Walsh and Dave Hope
Artist: Kansas
Album: Song For America
Year: 1975

Lyrics:

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

4:36

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Kansas - Child of Innocence

by CrimsonMist 114,079 views

Artist: Kansas
Song: Child of Innocence
Album: Masque

This is a great band, most of you that find this probably are already familiar with that. But if you happen to have found this and don't know of this band. Definitely give them a try. Their best albums (in my opinion) are Left Overture and Masque.

Please leave comments and rate if you'd like. Thanks :)

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Kansas - Icarus (Born On Wings Of Steel)

by yesrushdt 34,988 views

Taped July 3, 2007 in Mason, Ohio

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Kansas - Mysteries And Mayhem

by panosc2 27,254 views

A song written by Steve Walsh and Kerry Livgren
Artist: Kansas
Album: Masque
Year: 1975

Lyrics:

Well I'm trying to tell you about a thing I thought I saw
It came to me in a dream one night
When a voice began to call
I heard my name being summoned as I looked around to see
A hooded judge and jury
There was no mercy there for me
Well I can't make it, I just can't figure it out
This dream is drivin' me crazy
I gotta know what it's all about
The mark is upon me, and the mark of Cain brings fear

A cold wind's blowin' right down my back
I'm runnin, I'm runnin' from a figure that's dressed in black
I think my legs are made out of lead
Cause I'm runnin' but I'm going nowhere
The bad dream is coming closer and closer
I got a feelin' he'll always be there
Forever is a long time to spend in agony
And the demons of confusion have got a place for me
The mark is upon me, and the mark of Cain brings fear

I was tired, so tired of runnin'
I had to turn and look around
I saw eyes that looked right through me
And a voice that made no sound
My body froze and I stood and stared, unearthly face before me
From the depths of a hooded nightmare, I saw what could not be
Mysteries and mayhem from the pinnacle I see
There's no answer when there's no question
The mark of Cain bears hard on me

9:35

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Kansas - The Pinnacle

by panosc2 47,571 views

The Pinnacle
A song written by Kerry Livgren
Artist: Kansas
Album: Masque
Year: 1975
Genre: Progressive Rock

Lyrics:

I've so much to say, and yet I cannot speak
Come and do my bidding now for I have grown too weak
My weary eyes have seen all that life can give
Come to me, O young one, for you I can forgive

I stood where no man goes, and conquered demon foes
With glory and passion no longer in fashion
The hero breaks his blade

Cast this shadow long that I may hide my face
And in this cloak of darkness the world I will embrace
In all that I endure, of one thing I am sure
Knowledge and reason change like the season
A jester's promenade

Lying at my feet I see the offering you bring
The mark of Cain is on our faces, borne of suffering
O, I long to see you say it's not been wrong
I stand before you now, a riddle in my song
The answer is that sweet refrain
Unheard it always will remain
Beyond our reach, beyond our gain

Trapped in life's parade, a king without a crown
In this joy of madness, my smile might seem a frown
With talons wrought of steel, I tore the heart of doom
And in one gleaming moment I saw beyond the tomb
I stood where no man goes, above the din I rose
Life is amusing though we are losing
Drowned in tears of awe.

5:24

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Kansas - Carry On Wayward Son

by kansasVEVO 668,289 views

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The Wall :: Kansas

by DaedalusJr 234,962 views

One of Kansas' greatest songs.

From their fourth album, Leftoverture

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Kansas - What's On My Mind

by panosc2 124,760 views

A song written by Kerry Livgren
Artist: Kansas
Album: Leftoverture
Year: 1976

Lyrics:

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 time 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 hard road that I've gone
We had a good thing and it made me a man cause I know
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 opened up each other's minds
Yeah, I was laughing 'caus there was no room to cry
There was too much growing to do
We had a good time and it ain't over yet 'cause I know
You got me goin', pardon me my feelings are showing
I'm only saying what's on my mind
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
'Caus 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
You got me goin', pardon me my feelings are showing
I'm only saying what's on my mind

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Kansas - Opus Insert

by panosc2 35,812 views

A song written by Kerry Livgren and Steve Walsh
Artist: Kansas
Album: Leftoverture
Year: 1976

Lyrics:

There's a reason for all that rhymes, it's the fact and the way of the times
It's moving emotion, it's high and it's low, no matter where you go
There is something for all who look, there's a story in every book
All of the pages, between all the lines, so much that you can find
But there's too many empty lives my friend
And we just can't let them waste away
For this life is a precious thing my friend
And we just can't wait another day
There's a message in every word, and it's more than the word you heard
It's moving emotion, it comes like a sea, washing all over me
For there's nothing that we can't do my friend, cause the spirit is with us all
And it's here and it's now, it's up and it's down
You can feel it surrounding us all.
After all we're all the same, only difference is a name and where we are
In this crazy mixed up deal, there's so much that you can feel
Near and far it's where you are
And there's times when I can't contain all the feelings of love I'll gain
It's there for the asking, it's for all of you if you would take it too
But there's too many empty lives my friend
And we just can't let them waste away
For this life is a precious thing my friend
And we just can't wait another day

8:26

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KANSAS - Magnum Opus

by riversend21 40,051 views

LEFTOVERTURE
1976 4th Album in USA
Magnum Opus- Father Padilla Meets the Perfect Gnat-Howling at the Moon

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Kansas - Point Of Know Return

by kansasVEVO 48,478 views

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Kansas - Portrait (He Knew)

by panosc2 195,030 views

A song written by Kerry Livgren and Steve Walsh
Artist: Kansas
Album: Point Of Know Return
Year: 1977

Lyrics:

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?

3:20

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Kansas - Dust In The Wind

by kansasVEVO 25,792,819 views

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Kansas - Closet Chronicles

by panosc2 108,110 views

A song written by Steve Walsh and Kerry Livgren
Artist: Kansas
Album: Point Of Know Return
Year: 1977

Lyrics:

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 do no one knew hot 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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KANSAS - People of the South Wind

by riversend21 66,881 views

Monolith
1979 6th Album in USA

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Kansas- "On The Other Side"

by Livgren 430,856 views

Videoclip de este maravilloso tema extraído del album "Monolith" (1980)

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Kansas - A Glimpse Of Home

by rickyon 36,283 views

A Kerry Livgren masterpiece from the 1979 album MONOLITH.

Steve Walsh - Lead Vocals, Keys
Kerry Livgren - Guitar, Keys
Dave Hope - Bass
Phil Ehart - Drums
Rich Williams - Guitar
Robby Steinhardt - Violin, Vocals

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KANSAS - Relentless

by riversend21 39,393 views

Audio Vision
1980 7th Album in USA

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Kansas - Loner

by cooldudebailey 12,473 views

The 4th track off the 1980 album, Audio - Visions~I DO NOT OWN KANSAS
Steve Walsh~keys and vocals
Kerry Livgren~guitars, keys, and vocals
Dave Hope~bass and vocals
Phil Ehart~drums and vocals
Robbie Steinhardt~violin and vocals
Rich Williams~guitars and vocals

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Kansas - Hold On

by stolen22kiba 273,407 views

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

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

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