you were right

"All we are is dust in the wind" is an example of a lyrical inference about the content of the song. It is saying how he and the person he is singing to are not very important. He has experienced a loss, and he values himself less. An analytical statement about the musical content of the song is about the loud drums. They are so loud they drown out the lyrics, and this shows how he is unimportant compared to others. The contrasting rhythm and lyrics makes the song less effective because it's almost as it is a contradiction to itself.