Styx

Released: June 16, 2017

Songwriter: Tommy Shaw Will Evankovich

Producer: Will Evankovich

You know I never asked for this
Always knew there was a risk
Should have been this easy

Storm is closing in
I can feel the grinding wind
The panic has calmed me now

Study and train for a worst-case scenario day
When clear thought and reason get tossed out and lost in the fray
Now the red storm is closing in
We can do this, let it begin

Everybody keep your head
Remember what we learned and read
Oh we gotta get through this

Carry what you can
There's no turning back
Gonna make it to the mothership

Strap yourselves in
Let the monstrous wind have its way
Only one way to go when you can't fight the blows of the day
Now the red storm is closing in
If we make it we'll be saved

Near yet so far
And I can't help but wondering where we might be
If we weren't where we are
In the whole universe we're no worse for the wear
And the stars shine so bright
Yet we're hardly aware of the scars our infinity bares

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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