Kansas had a knack for song climaxes that seemed to be yearning for some higher spiritual plane. It is as if they wanted to ascend above the Earth into the realm of the Gods for a few minutes in a few of their songs. Around the time stamp 1:24, it begins. The lead singer is not bad as a tenor and can push the notes hard, but not over the top, which is good. They sustain this climax for about 30 seconds, which is pretty long for pop music.
The lyrics are somewhat haunting for a pop song (I
have highlighted the climax lyrics in red):
Point Of Know
Return
(Steve Walsh / Phil Ehart / Robby Steinhardt)
I heard the men saying something
The captains tell they pay you well
And they say they need sailing men to
Show the way, and leave today
Was it you that said, "How long, how long?"
They say the sea turns so dark that
You know it's time, you see the sign
They say the point demons guard is
An ocean grave, for all the brave,
Was it you that said, "How long, how long,
How long to the point of know return?"
Your father, he said he needs you
Your mother, she says she loves you
Your brothers, they echo your words:
"How far to the point of know
return?"
"Well, how long?"
Today I found a message floating
In the sea from you to me
It said that when you could see it
You cried with fear, the Point was near
Was it you that said, "How long, how long
To the Point of Know Return?"
The writer
seems to be writing about a subconscious premonition that something within him
is about to change - and change drastically.
He instantiates it with lyrics about a ship approaching a danger zone,
and a family wondering if they will ever get back their lost son.
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