Portrait (He Knew) Lyrics by Kansas
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He had a thousand ideas, you might have heard his name
He lived alone with his vision
Not looking for fortune or fame
Never said too much to speak of
He was off on another plane
The words that he said were a mystery
Nobody's sure he was sane

But he knew, he knew more than me or you
No one could see his view, Oh where was he going to

He was in search of an answer
The nature of what we are
He was trying to do it a new way
He was bright as a star
But nobody understood him
"His numbers are not the way"
He's lost in the deepest enigma
Which no one's unraveled today

But he knew, he knew more than me or you
No one could see his view, Oh where was he going to
And he tried, but before he could tell us he died
When he left us the people cried,
Oh where was he going to?

He had a different idea
A glimpse of the master plan
He could see into the future
A true visionary man
But there's something he never told us
It died when he went away
If only he could have been with us
No telling what he might say

But he knew, he knew more than me or you
No one could see his view
Oh, where was he going to
But he knew, you could tell by the picture he drew
It was totally something new,
Oh where was he going to?
He had a thousand ideas, you might have heard his name   He lived alone with his vision   Not looking for fortune or fame   Never said too much to speak of   He was off on another plane   The words that he said were a mystery   Nobody's sure he was sane      But he knew, he knew more than me or you   No one could see his view, Oh where was he going to      He was in search of an answer   The nature of what we are   He was trying to do it a new way   He was bright as a star   But nobody understood him   "His numbers are not the way"   He's lost in the deepest enigma   Which no one's unraveled today      But he knew, he knew more than me or you   No one could see his view, Oh where was he going to   And he tried, but before he could tell us he died   When he left us the people cried,   Oh where was he going to?      He had a different idea   A glimpse of the master plan   He could see into the future   A true visionary man   But there's something he never told us   It died when he went away   If only he could have been with us   No telling what he might say      But he knew, he knew more than me or you   No one could see his view   Oh, where was he going to   But he knew, you could tell by the picture he drew   It was totally something new,   Oh where was he going to?