Dust in the wind
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
[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
Dust in the wind, all we are is dust in the wind
Dust in the wind, everything is dust in the wind
All we are is dust in the wind.
"The Kansas"是美國七十年代相當前衛的一支搖滾樂隊，前衛、搖滾，不是那種聲嘶力竭的咆哮或電流噪音，相反，這支樂隊以在音樂中的古典氣質而聞名。除了吉他之外，很多歌曲都采用了小提琴作為主要配器，並且以美國人引以為豪的藍調音階作為編曲基調，同時歌曲中和聲的巧妙利用，使得初聽搖滾樂的人聽來後會發現搖滾其實也是很美的。
《Dust in the wind》是樂隊的比較特殊的一首不插電代表作，同時也是吉他三指法演奏的經典，然而總覺得這首歌的基調太過於灰暗，歌詞沉悶壓抑，特別唱到"Don't hang on, nothing lasts for ever but the earth and sky"的時候，有萬世皆空的悵惘。
請18歲以下、缺乏主觀判斷能力和悲觀厭世者勿聽。
