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Which Styx song foreshadowed the 1999 release of Brave New World with a reference to the then-yet-to-be-released album title?
Answer: Edge Of The Century from the album of the same title, included the lines...
We're moving at the speed of life
Into a brave new world where the strong will survive
The dawn's gonna break and I'll meet you
On the other side
Which Dennis DeYoung song mentioned the title of the 1977 album The Grand Illusion?
Answer: I'll Get Lucky, from the album Back To The World contains the following lines...
Tell me I'm old-fashioned
I don't mind
The Grand Illusion keeps me goin'
Which Styx songs include the word "paradise" in the lyrics?
Answer: Lorelei, Blue Collar Man, A.D. 1928, Rockin' The Paradise, The Best Of Times, Nothing Ever Goes As Planned, Lonely People, Snowblind, A.D. 1956, and Paradise.
Which original Styx albums did not include any song lyrics on the original pressing?
Answer: Styx and Styx II
Which original Styx albums contained lyrics to only some of the songs on the original pressing? What are the songs whose lyrics are omitted?
Answer: The Serpent Is Rising did not include lyrics to the songs Young Man, Winner Take All, 22 Years, The Serpent Is Rising, and Hallelejah Chorus. Man Of Miracles did not include lyrics to Best Thing or Lies. Also, Brave New World did not include lyrics for Brave New World Reprise.

Which original Styx album contained only partial lyrics to the songs on the original pressing? What are the lyric snippets that are included?
Answer: Man Of Miracles included snippets of lyrics to most of the songs...

Rock & Roll Feeling
Well I got this crazy feeling
It's a sickness in my soul
But I can't play no nine to five games
Hanging loose is all I know
Havin' A Ball
You know my number
Just give me a call
You know what I'm thinking
We're just havin' a ball
Golden Lark
And all of the plans you've made
Will soon wash to sea
Like a lark who can't sing any more
Golden lark won't you sing any more
A Song For Suzanne
One simple verse
Like the words in a play
You spoke your lines
And I knew I must stay
A Man Like Me
Sweet little Susie
Show me what love can be
She's the only woman
That understands a man like me
Evil Eyes
Evil eyes, she's got those evil eyes
And though I'm only her friend
I know I'll love her to the end
Of my life, oh sweet life
Southern Woman
Once again in the early spring
I touched your raven's crown
Your wild eyed stories of rare delight
Like to knock me down
Christopher, Mr. Christopher
People cried, "He's holy!
He's a saint not a man!"
All at once it was written
In the book of the land
Man Of Miracles
He was a man of miracles
Riding golden meteorites
Ruler of distant galaxies
Born of the Northern lights

What is the "extra verse" to Crystal Ball?
Answer:
If you should see me walking
Through your dreams at night
Would you please direct me
Where I ought to be
I've been looking for a crystal ball
To shed the light
To find a future in me...
To find a future in me...
What lyric from Too Much Time On My Hands does Tommy change whenever Styx perfoms the song live?
Answer: "I have dozens of friends and the fun never ends--that is, as long as I'm buying" becomes "I have dozens/thousands/millions of friends and the fun never ends--that is, as long as Dennis/JY/[anybody but Tommy] is buying"
What is the meaning of the French lyrics from A Song For Suzanne?
Answer:"Chanson Suzanne" means "Suzanne's song."
What is the meaning of the French lyrics from Mademoiselle?
Answer:"Je t'aime, Mademoiselle, ooh la la!" means "I love you, young lady, wow!"
What is the meaning of the French lyrics from Never Say Never?
Answer:"Ne dis jamais jamais" means "Never say never."
What is the meaning of the Japanese lyrics from Mr. Roboto?
Answer:
"Domo Arigato, Mr. Roboto" means "Thank you very much, Mr. Roboto"
"Mata ah-oo Hima de" means "Until we meet again"
"Himitsu wo Shiri tai" means "I want to know your secret"

What are the lyric changes from Little Lucy's Blues to Little Suzie?
Answer:

Little Suzie		Little Lucy's Blues
Somebody lookin' for the answer, Somebody dyin' to cut a deal Somebody got a cure to cancer, Somebody drunk behind the wheel But me, I'm just tryin' to find my little Suzie Somebody bustin' illegal aliens, Somebody burnin' Hollywood Somebody tryin' to shoot the president, Someone abused and misunderstood But, me, I'm just holding up a sign for little Suzie Somebody reachin' out for Jesus, Somebody lookin' for a sign Somebody said they spotted Elvis, He was healin' the sick and leadin' the blind But me, I'm just tryin' to make some time for my little Suzie Yeah me, I'm sneakin' up behind, don't you hear me say I won't surrender, I will survive, so help me Jesus We'll be together until the end of all space and time Everybody's got an infomercial, Everybody's psychic on the phone Somebody had a sex change reversal, Somebody thinks nobody knows Somebody cryin' out for justice, Somebody shootin' someone's kid Somebody caught the perpetrator, Somebody swears they never did But me, I'm just makin' time for my little Suzie Yeah me, I'm playin' my guitar for my little Suzie The world is gonna turn from here until doomsday But I don't give a damn long as I've got little Suzie I won't surrender, I will survive, so help me Jesus We'll be together until the end of all space and time Somebody's awaiting execution, Somebody's dyin' to pull the switch Somebody cries another martyr, Somebody screams "fry the son of a bitch" But me, I'm just spending time with little Suzie Yeah me, I'm playing my guitar for little Suzie Oh me, I'm safe in the arms of little Suzie		Somebody's looking for the answer, Somebody dying to cut a deal Somebody got a cure to cancer, Somebody drunk behind the wheel But me, I'm just trying to find my little Lucy Somebody's bustin an illegal alien, Somebody burnin' Hollywood Somebody forgot he was ever the president, Somebody wishes he could But me, I'm just holding up a sign for little Lucy Somebody's reachin' out to Jesus, Somebody don't know who to believe Somebody imitating Elvis, Somebody doin' Lisa Marie But me, I'm just tryin' to make some time with little Lucy Me, I'm sneaking up behind my little Lucy Rome's gonna burn from here to doomsday While I play my guitar tryin' to shake up little Lucy Somebody late for the big rehearsal, Somebody missed the whole goddamn show Somebody got a sex change reversal, Somebody thinks nobody knows But me, I'm just pourin' out the wine for little Lucy Rome is gonna burn a week from Tuesday Just playin' my guitar tryin' to shake up little Lucy Somebody waitin' for electrocution. Somebody gettin' their tresses curled Somebody planning the revolution. Somebody just glad there's still a world But me, I'm just makin' up my mind with little Lucy And me, I'm just turnin' on a dime with little Lucy Me, I'm just spittin' out a rhyme for my little Lucy

What are the lyric changes in the Styx version of Not Dead Yet from the original?
Answer:

Styx		The Bad Examples
Well I was born too late to be a Rolling Stone I don't know Jerry Lee I never me John & Yoko...		I was born too late to play in the Rolling Stones I don't know Jimmy Page, I never met Yoko Ono...
I'm dancin' on a land mine baby one leg left...		I'm dancing on a landmine, one leg left...
You knocked me to the floor then you bit me in the neck, well...		You kicked me in the balls and bit me in the neck...
Mafia hit man with a bullet for my neck...		There's a Mafia hitman with a bullet for my back...
I'm a wild card hidin' in the middle of the deck You better get a bigger gun, you better get your poison pen...		I'm a wild card waiting in the middle of the deck You'd better get a bigger gun, I'm not dead yet...

Which songs contain real or imagined backward messages? What are the supposed messages?
Answer: The song on which Styx was falsely accused of hiding a backward message was Snowblind, which when played backward supposedly says "Oh Satan move through our voices." Another song which supposedly held a backward message is I'm OK. This song supposedly reversed the phrase "Everybody sing now!" as "We will stick by the serpent of the Alpha." As a response to the false accusations, the song Heavy Metal Poisoning has two backward messages. The first is at the beginning of the song. Played backward, it says "Annuit Coeptis Novus Ordo Seclorum," a Latin phrase on the U.S. dollar bill meaning "God has favored our undertakings, a new order of the ages." The second is during the guitar solo. When played backward, it says either "Sparky holds the secrets," referring to "Sparky The Wonder Dog" from the Paradise Theatre album, or "Satan holds the secrets," perhaps referring to Satan's role as the serpent that caused Adam and Eve's expulsion from the Garden of Eden by tempting Eve with the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil. Finally, the song Just Fell In contains an intentional backward message at the beginning which is revealed at the end of the song to say "OK, ladies, it's time for your medication."
What addresses are named in the lyrics to Borrowed Time?
Answer: The streets listed at the end of the song are the streets where the members of Styx were living in Chicago at the time the song was written. Chuck Panozzo lived on Lake Shore Drive. John Panozzo lived on Leslie Lane. Tommy Shaw lived on Red Bud Trail. James Young lived on Central Drive. Dennis DeYoung lived on Prestwick Drive.
Who is Suzanne from A Song For Suzanne?
Answer: Dennis DeYoung's wife, Suzanne.
Who is Susie from A Man Like Me?
Answer: James Young's wife, Susie.
Which Styx songs have no lyrics?
Answer: Little Fugue in G, Prelude 12, Clair De Lune, The Message, and State Street Sadie.
Which Styx songs do not include the song title in the song lyrics?
Answer: Street Collage, Fanfare For The Common Man, , Hallelujah Chorus, The Grand Finale, A.D. 1928, and A.D. 1958.
What is the only Styx song whose lyrics contain only the song title?
Answer: Aku Aku
Dennis DeYoung wrote two songs about his father, one with Styx and one solo. What are the songs?
Answer: This Old Man, by Styx, and Harry's Hands, from his Boomchild album.
Dennis DeYoung wrote many songs about his wife, but only 2 songs mention her by name. What are the songs? (Hint: one is by Styx and one is Dennis solo)
Answer: A Song For Suzanne, by Styx, contains the lyrics "chanson Suzanne" and "it's been ten years since I met you and I first held your hand my Suzanne." Boys Will Be Boys, from the Desert Moon album, contains the lyric "That Susie Feusi, I like the way she looks!"
Which song from the album Back To The World inspired the title of the album?
Answer: Black Wall contains the lyric "Let Johnny come back to the world!"
Where is the Grove of Eglantine?
Answer: The vagina.
What is a Witch Wolf?
Answer: A werewolf.
Which 3 songs mention the neighborhood where Dennis DeYoung and the Panozzos grew up?
Answer: The Earl of Roseland and Goodbye Roseland are two Styx songs centering around the Chicago neighborhood of Roseland. Beneath The Moon, from Dennis' Boomchild album, contains the lyric "I still remember that Sunday in Roseland you came alone to the dance."

What is the difference in lyrics between the original Young Man by Styx and the remake by JY on his Out On A Day Pass album?
Answer:

Styx		James Young
People say with age there comes experience But as soon as you are born you start to die Older men are chosen to speak wisely But call the child to the sacrificial rite... The fire bombs in distant lands are burning Jarring every synapse in your soul Life and death are a meaningless profession Tomorrow brings a horror yet untold...		People say with age there comes experience But answers seem more distant every day The good news and the bad news come together What politician played this trick you say?... Ideologies mean very little When in practicality they're quite the same If God is love how can Her words be twisted Into holy wars where men will kill and maim...

What is the difference in lyrics between the original Beneath The Moon on Dennis DeYoung's Boomchild album and the revised version on the Hunchback Of Notre Dame CD?
Answer:

Boomchild		The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Over that mountain, straight down this highway 24 hours from you Counting the headlights, billboards and raindrops Somehow I'll get through Crossing the border, no danger can stop me Oh Lord how I've been missing you Tonight beneath the moon One million dreams reach out to a star Tonight I'll say a prayer And tell the world how lucky we are Tonight, to be in love I still remember that Sunday in Roseland You came alone to the dance I acted crazy to try and impress you What did I know of romance Two children searching for love and assurance Each of us afraid in our own way Tonight beneath the moon One million dreams reach out to a star Tonight I'll say a prayer And tell the world how lucky we are Tonight, to be in love One mile to go Oh the anticipation Gonna hold you tight Makin' love all night Cause I know how you feel Ya hate separation But I'm down on my knees Please, baby, please Tonight beneath the moon One million dreams reach out to a star Tonight I'll say a prayer And tell the world how lucky we are Tonight, to be in love		Marie if I whisper this secret to you Do you swear before God to be honest and true And never tell a living soul You see something so wonderful's happened to me It's hard to explain but I'm finally free Don't wake me if this is a dream I desperately need to believe For never before have I felt so alive To hell with this hump and this hideous eye My heart's taken wing And I can finally sing Now that water's been given to me ... Oh Marie you're the only one I can talk to The only one I trust... For you've been my friend and my only companion You've been my voice to the world Whenever I needed someone I could talk to You always listened so well So as I caress you the heavens will rumble And everyone will hear your mighty bell Tonight beneath the moon One million dreams reach out to a star Tonight I'll say a prayer And tell the world I've found love in my heart Tonight beneath the moon Do you remember those nights by this window I'd stare at the city below Feeling abandoned unloved and unwanted Dear God how I felt all alone But each time I'd touch you your voice reassured me and all at once I'd feel that I'd come home Tonight beneath the moon One million dreams reach out to a star Tonight I'll say a prayer And I'll thank God I've found love in my heart Tonight beneath the moon

What is the difference in lyrics between Dennis DeYoung's Hunchback of Notre Dame and Styx versions of Paradise?
Answer:

Styx		Dennis DeYoung
One touch was all I needed to know You were the one for me My fate and my destiny You smiled and all at once I could see I'd found a love so true That I could give all to you And suddenly I realized That all the fortune and fame Can't compare to the sound of your voice Whenever you speak my name Paradise is anyplace where I can be with you Leave behind the heartache and the pain that I've been through Safe in your arms Safe in the world tonight For you are my paradise My heart was broken so many times I couldn't imagine when I'd ever love again But every time I look at you I know that I've been blessed For I'm sure I've found heaven on earth Each time I feel your caress 'Cause paradise is anyplace where I can be with you Leave behind the heartache and the pain that I've been through Safe in your arms Safe in the world tonight For you are my paradise And all at once I realized That all the fortune and fame Can't compare to the sound of your voice Whenever you call my name 'Cause paradise is anyplace where I can be with you And leave behind the heartache and the pain that I've been through I'm safe in your arms Safe in the world tonight For you are my paradise		One touch was all I needed to know You were the one for me My fate and my destiny For true love is never easy to find I never dreamed this day Would ever come my way But suddenly I realized My chance for happiness Can't be found in some make believe world Where damsels are in distress Cause paradise is any place where I can be with you And leave behind the heartache and the pain that I've been through Safe in your arms Safe from the world tonight For you are my paradise And I know I could never have dreamed A feeling so heavenly Cause paradise is any place where I can be with you And leave behind the sorrow and the pain that I've been through Safe in your arms Safe from the world tonight For you are my paradise

What is the difference in lyrics between Dennis DeYoung's Hunchback of Notre Dame and Styx versions of While There's Still Time?
Answer:

Styx		Dennis DeYoung
How can I sleep tonight? When I know that tomorrow I'll be miles away, And how can I leave if I know when I kiss you goodbye, Baby you'll cry Where do I find the words? To convince you that there's a secret part of me, That dies every time I must pack up and walk out the door, When I'm wanting you more So while there's still time, Know that I love you, Baby please hold me tight, Girl while there's still time If I could stop the dawn, Make the moon and the stars shine on forever more, And never again have to say how much I'm missing you, But what can I do? So while there's still time, Say that you love me, Baby please hold me tight, Girl while there's still time If I should go, if I should go, There's a chance I could lose, The love of my life, the love of my life, Baby please don't make me choose Believe me Trust me Let me inside And while there's still time, Forget about tomorrow, Baby please let's not fight, Not while there's still time While there's still time While there's still time		How can you sleep tonight When you know that tomorrow you'll be miles away And how can you leave if you know when you kiss me goodbye Phoebus I'll cry Where do I find the words To convince you that there's a secret part of me That dies at the thought of you leaving to go off to war When I'm wanting you more So while there's still time Say that you love me Please hold me tight While there's still time If I could stop the dawn Make the moon and the stars shine on forever more And never again have to say how much I'm missing you But what can I do So while there's still time Know that I love you Please hold me tight While there's still time All you desire I will gladly give to you My body my soul There is nothing I won't do If you love me Believe me I'll give all to you So while there's still time Know that I love you Please hold me tight While there's still time While there's still time While there's still time

What is the difference in lyrics between the original 1990 version of Edge Of The Century and the live version from 1999?
Answer:

1990		1999
...Feel the way the earth is shaking Hear the rumble miles away Say goodby to Checkpoint Charlie Walls are falling every day Oh, can't you see? Every step we take we're making history Oh, you and me We're living on the edge of the century...		...Feel the way the earth is shaking Fires and floods and hurricanes A voice cries out in revelation "Say hello to Y2K!" Oh, can't you see? We're jumpin on the ledge of uncertainty Oh, you and me We're living on the edge of the century...

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