Lyrics to
Hopelessly Human

Released by Kansas in 1977
From the Album: Point Of Know Return |

This version of Hopelessly Human was released by Kansas in 1977.

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It’s a strange aberration, this brainstorm of youth
Though it’s lost in translation from fancy to truth
It’s hopelessly human, both inside and out
A joyous occasion, no reason to doubt
It’s easy somehow, what once was elusive is calling me now

I am waiting, I am patiently,
Doing nothing, in a reverie
Climbing higher, seeing everything
Interacting, slowly, spiralling
I am giving, while I’m watching the
Life I’m living, precious energy
Escalating, what was once just a game
It’s never the same, no one’s to blame

It’s a strange situation, there’s no cause for alarm
All these hot licks and rhetoric
Surely do you no harm
They’re hopelessly human, both inside and out
A joyous occasion, there’s no reason to doubt
When each word is read, would you know the difference
If nothing was said

All is rhythm, all is unity
I am laughing, as it’s meant to be
Just amusing, I am using the
Word was given, making harmony
Moving slowly, dancing aimlessly
Endless circle, turning fearlessly
Resurrected, falling down again
Introspective, I’m just stating my views
Now you can choose, what do you feel
Is it for real this time


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When you decide to study the lyrics to Hopelessly Human, you're looking at the words, verses and background chorus from the 1977 song by Kansas. Some of the lyrics to Hopelessly Human have clear meanings and some contain metaphorical references. Like most songs, only Kansas and their collaborators know the full story behind any of the their songs.

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You can understand the lyrics to Hopelessly Human if you take apart the structure of the words. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to Hopelessly Human" means the words set to the music of Hopelessly Human, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Kansas. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to Hopelessly Human and the lyrics to Hopelessly Human are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Kansas who came here looking just for the lyrics to Hopelessly Human, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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