Dust in the Wind
(Livegren, K) Performed by Kansas
I close my eyes
Only for a moment and the moment's gone
All my dreams
Pass before my eyes with 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
Oh, oh
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
(In the wind)
In keeping with this year of getting out more and seeing old bands while we still can, when I mentioned to Dave months ago that Kansas would be coming to town, he said, "Get the tickets!" And since Dan and Rudy have been enjoying some of these concerts lately, too, they decided to come with us. But, in the end, Dave had to go away on a business trip, and Kennedy got to take her Dad's ticket.
It's funny that I came into this concert knowing exactly two Kansas songs, and after hearing their greatest hits live, I would swear that those were the only two Kansas songs I have ever heard. Perhaps even funnier: none of the original band members were on stage, so we essentially saw a cover band playing a couple hours of music that had mostly never made an impression on us in a combined two hundred years of living. They did rock the house, though, and no regrets getting out with this gang.
Of note: as an introduction to Dust in the Wind, the singer explained that Kansas guitarist Kerry Livegren had been sitting in the living room of his house doing some rolling chord fingering exercises when his wife popped her head in and said, "That sounds great, I can't wait to hear the words you put to it." Livegren tried to explain that this was just an exercise, not a song, but as he thought about his wife's reaction, he did decide to put words to it and accidentally wrote Kansas' biggest hit. Funny that nothing else they played this night sounded anything like this (I thought most of the songs were like the overwrought vibe Jack Black was going for with the kids in School of Rock, Rudy asked if they reminded me of Spinal Tap; they did), but it still felt like something to seen this performed live.
