Closet Chronicles
Kansas (2) Lyrics

Once carried through the current, and being swept away
The person was carried away from their life as it was before, and was not in control of where they were going.

The king is in his closet, he's hiding from today
The king is avoiding the present, and is keeping himself in isolation.

And though he owns all fortunes, this room is where he'll stay
Despite his wealth and power, he is staying in this confined space.

And his world is filled with darkness, turning grey
He is experiencing sadness and despair, and is losing optimism.

Gazing out the window of the forty-second floor
He is observing the world from a high place.

He is separate from all others, no one knocks upon his door
He is isolated and not open to communication from others.

And it might as well be raining, 'cause the sunlight hurts his eyes
He is so uncomfortable with the present that the sun seems like a hindrance to him rather than a benefit.

And his ears will never hear the children's cries
He is so removed from society that he cannot hear what is going on around him.

Once proud and full of passion, he fought the cause of man
He was once a proud and impassioned advocate for humanity.

Many people loved his courage, many followed his command
His leadership inspired others to follow him.

He changed the old into the new, and the course of things to come
He transformed the past and created the future with his actions.

And then one day they noticed he was gone
One day he just disappeared from society.

At first it didn't matter, nobody seemed to care
Initially, his disappearance went unnoticed.

They all became too busy to find him anywhere
People were too preoccupied to search for him.

But no one knew not even him, the problems he would find
Neither he nor anyone else knew the issues he would encounter.

On the day he journeyed deep into his mind
He began to contemplate his thoughts and feelings more deeply.

I close my eyes, I go far away
He escapes reality by daydreaming.

Away from this battlefield
He wants to be away from the conflict and tensions of life.

In my dreams, well
He finds solace and hope in his dreams.

Here I will enjoy it
He experiences happiness in his dreams.

Where innocence plays with all
He is imagining a place where innocence is present and unencumbered.

The laughing children
He imagines children who are happy and carefree.

The kind who are crying right now
He is reminded that not all children have happy lives.

A taste of freedom from the pain
He is longing for a relief from his emotional pain.

Of everything here I see
He is overwhelmed by the difficulties of his present reality.

Life is sweet but I took it all for granted
He realizes that he did not appreciate the good things in his life at the time.

And now I don't know if I could even tell you
He is uncertain if he can share his feelings with others.

Just what we permit, we allow
He understands that he has some responsibility for how his life has turned out.

Allow me to forget the life I've made my own
He wishes to forget the life he has created for himself.

I've held this nation in my hand, and yet it's not my home
Despite his position of power, he feels disconnected from his country.

Oh, allow me just one answer, and one reason why
He wants to understand why he is feeling the way he does.

Why this refugee of the family of man must die
He feels as if he is an outsider to society and wishes to understand why he feels this way.

Daydreams filled his nighttimes, and night-dreams filled his days
He is constantly preoccupied with his fantasies and imagination.

Confusion and uncertainty, a puzzled mind of haze
He is experiencing mental confusion and uncertainty.

You thought he was so powerful, and set upon his ways
Others believed he was strong and confident.

Well he left us all to follow through this maze
Now he has left and others must navigate their lives without his leadership.

I heard the king was dying, I heard the king was dead
Word has spread that he is either sick or has died.

And with him died the chronicles that no one ever read
With his passing, his life story and experiences will be lost.

The closet's fully empty now, it's occupied by none
The space where he used to hide and find solace is now empty.

I'll draw the drapes, now destiny is done
He is ending this chapter of his life and moving on.