Reply To: 3×12 – New York City Serenade – Synopsis

Carry on Wayward Son was written by 70’s band member Kerry Livgren.  In fact, it was Livgren who was responsible for putting Kansas on the charts with hits like that and Dust in the Wing.   Kerry left the band shortly after having became a devoted Christians.  His lyrics kept reflecting his spiritual views and caused fighting & tension among the other band members.  If any of you read my short story about having seen them perform, you’d understand that’s why a few founding members don’t look on these songs with any warmth or appreciation.  Bad way of thinking in my mind.

Kerry was on a spiritual search when he wrote the song.  That’s what the song is all about.  What is life & where/who is God?  It’s also a continuation from another song “The Pinnacle”  off their previous album.  One important line from The Pinnacle is:  I stood where no man goes, above the din I rose.   Din means loud/confusion/inharmonious.  So, in Carry On Wayward, when they sing “Once I rose above the noise and confusion”  Livgren is referring to The Pinnacle.

Because of this, I believe that Gorham is someone on a spiritual path or has completed his spiritual path and is trying to set things right in all worlds affected by The Curse.  For me that can either mean the Wizard of Oz or Merlin.  Preferable the former or maybe he’s a combination of both.  He’s showing up when it’s important to be showing up and providing guidance to help “goodness” along to a win.  He’s Emma’s spiritual angel without her knowing it.

I also believe that my original post about Patrick Walsh(e) was another clue pointing us to Gorham being the Wizard of Oz as I stated earlier that  Pat Walsh(e) played the head Winged Monkey, in the 1939 film, The Wizard of Oz.  They seem to be screaming out to us that he’s from OZ and he’s The Wizard.

I think they are portraying Gorham as a younger version of  The Wizard, played by Christopher Lloyd, in the movie, The Witches of Oz.   Lloyd played that part and he kept showing up in New York City, helping Dorothy along, helping her remember who she was and helping her in making the right connections and decisions.  Again, representation of a wizard who is good and kind and honest.   He knows that many worlds need to be set be right and he’s helping/pushing the game along.