Kansas - The Wall

Written by: Kerry Livgren
Artist: Kansas
Album: Leftoverture
Released in: 1976

Lyrics:
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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• Kansas
• The
• Wall
• Leftoverture
• 1976
• Steve
• Walsh
• Kerry
• Livgren
• Robby
• Steinhardt
• Phil
• Ehart
• Richard
• Rich
• Williams
• Dave
• Hope
• Progressive
• Prog
• Rock
• Kansasforlife

[JennaP46]

No you don't haveto have been born in the 70's..However, you do have to have been there and have had to have some "intellectual" secular..Do you know Kerry????Ha,HA,That is just what i thought....grow the f up and stop taliking shit about what you haVE NOT EXPERIENCED ...just because you saw it on "google" or "you tube" that makes you an expert..D>F>You are not family so stf up!!!!!!

[Kansasforlife]

@JennaP46 Btw, I've just asked Rich Williams himself about it and he said that I'm correct and you're wrong. Owned xD

[JennaP46]

@Kansasforlife Seriously,Grow up and forget it!!!!Why must you be right?I am so over that "high school shit" yeah dude you are sooooooooooooooo right...now please,quit stalking me!!!!!!!!!!!

[Kansasforlife]

@JennaP46 WTF??? Stalking? We've had a discussion about a band over 4 months ago and you call that stalking??? I don't even know you! If you're still referring to that "Kansas were officially labeled as a Christian band" sh*t, I've already told you that I have talked to Rich Williams personally over his Facebook page and he told me that I was right all along! So, as I've said before, just gtfo!

[ChinoRdrgz]

@Kansasforlife this song is definitely about out of body experiences. "to glimpse the other side" is the astral plane, where consciousness travels out of the body.

[Kansasforlife]

@ChinoRdrgz Yeah, guess it is, at least partially :-)

[glenmyrtle]

God bless Kerry, may he recover from his stroke soon! He suffered a stroke on 8/31/09.

[Joshwits]

Most underrated band ever. These guys are amazing.

[MrEquinox42]

Amazing song...this is the definitive Kansas song......period!

[ladybluluv]

Always loved this song.

[greenwalt1954]

@MrBradysims94 THEN YOU HAVE OPEN UP YOUR HEART, FOR THE MUSIC OF THE PAST WAS TRULY MUSIC FROM THE HEART...

[dragenfire68]

it has to be just 1 asshole to dislike this

[JennaP46]

@ConsequentialLunch Finally,someone that makes sense~~go figure~~

[JennaP46]

It's agreed upon...If you grew up in that era we all felt the power of kansas~~~