Lyrics to
On The Other Side

This version of On The Other Side was released by Kansas in 1979.

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The empty page before me now, the pen is in my hand
The words don’t come so easy but I’m trying
I’m searching for a melody or some forgotten line
They can slip away from us so quickly
Don’t be unkind I’m not complaining
I only feel it needs explaining

Though I’ve said it all before I’ll say it once again (one more time)
Everyone needs something to believe in

So turn around, turn around it’s on the other side
Feel the sound, feel the sound, it’s coming from deep inside
It will fill you with emotion, if you let it be your guide so
Turn around; turn around, it’s on the other side

I’m waiting for the day to end another to begin
Somehow I’ve forgotten what it stood for
I look into your face and see the searching in your eyes
I will he your servant till the end
The music plays, and for a moment I feel
That all there days an so fulfilling

Desperation shows its ugly face in many ways
No one can escape the times we live in
The answers are so simple and we all know where to look
But it’s easier to just avoid the question
And if I seem too inconclusive
It’s just because it’s so elusive

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About Lyrics and On The Other Side by Kansas

The lyrics for On The Other Side are made up of the words, verses and background chorus for the popular 1979 song by Kansas. Like a lot of songs, the lyrics to On The Other Side have both direct meanings and metaphorical context hidden within the song's words. All of the meanings are only truly known by the creators of the lyrics for On The Other Side - Kansas and any of the writers who worked with them on the song.

If you have an interest in the structure of words and phrases, you can dissect the lyrics to On The Other Side by Kansas in multiple ways. 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 On The Other Side" means the words set to the music of On The Other Side, 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 On The Other Side and the lyrics to On The Other Side 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 On The Other Side, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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