This version of Closet Chronicles was released by Kansas in 1977.
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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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About Lyrics and Closet Chronicles by Kansas
The lyrics to Closet Chronicles are the words, verses and chorus for the song released by Kansas in 1977. Elements of the lyrics to Closet Chronicles are both direct in meaning and also metaphorical with the real meanings of the song only known by Kansas and any collaborating writers working on the lyrics for Closet Chronicles back when it was created. Some people have an interest in the etymology behind words and phrases. You can take apart the lyrics to Closet Chronicles by Kansas in a number of ways.
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