Styx

Released: May 19, 2017

Songwriter: Gowan Tommy Shaw Will Evankovich

Producer: Will Evankovich

Clear blue skies above
And all I feel is love
In this dream
Sand, water
The earth beneath my feet
I feel complete

I wake to darkness
Remembering the fear
I'm really here
So far away
Lost, helpless
Were words I'd never say
Until this day
Yeah, yeah

All I get is

Radio silence (so lonely)
No communication
Radio silence
Anybody, can you hear me?
I need a little mercy
It's gonna take a little faith to see
The Mission
It all comes down to me

Full engines on
Separated from the mother ship
Retro rockets fired
This is real
Hypergolic fumes
Hyperbolic tunes
It's a symphony of fear
But I'm still here
Yeah, yeah

All I get is

Radio silence (so lonely)
No communication
Radio silence
Anybody, can you hear me?
I need a little mercy
It's gonna take a little faith to see
The Mission
It all comes down to me

And only me

S.O.S
It's anyone's guess
Can we make it?
Tied to the beast
I'm just a small piece
Out here naked
It's a sacred ship
But step by step
I'm gonna save it
Heaven knows I need my crew
But how the hell do I get through to you?

Radio silence (so lonely)
No communication
Radio silence
Anybody, can you hear me?
I need a little mercy
It's gonna take a little faith, I see
The Mission
It all comes down to me

And only me

Styx is a rock band from Chicago formed in 1970. They enjoyed great success with pop rock and hard rock songs, and became famous for their power ballads and album releases of the mid 1970s and early 80s.

The band has gone through some famously nasty internal struggles, drug problems, illnesses and deaths, but continues to perform today (with a significantly altered line-up). Tommy Shaw, from Montgomery, AL, left but returned to the band. Drummer John Panozzo developed a debilitating drinking problem and ultimately died. Dennis DeYoung developed an acute case of photosensitivity, and he left the band. They fought among themselves for control of the band name. Glen Burtnik also left and returned, this time on bass, to replace Chuck Panozzo (John’s brother), who had also left the band. (whew.)

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