About The Song
“Dust in the Wind” is a song by American progressive rock band Kansas, written by band member Kerry Livgren. It was first released on their 1977 album “Point of Know Return”. The song peaked at No. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100 the week of April 22, 1978, making it Kansas’s only single to reach the top ten in the US.
The song is a meditation on mortality and the inevitability of death, with the lyrics bearing a striking resemblance to the biblical passages Genesis 3:19 and Ecclesiastes 3:20. The phrase “dust in the wind” occurs in Psalms 18:42. The song has been covered by many artists and has appeared in numerous films, television shows, and commercials.
Lyrics
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
(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)
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