Styx is best known for the hit songs "Lady", "Come Sail Away", "Babe", "Boat on the River", "The Best of Times", "Too Much Time on My Hands", "Renegade" and "Mr. Roboto". The band has had four consecutive albums certified multi-platinum by the RIAA.
It Don't Make Sense
Styx Lyrics
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You even go to the moon and come back thrilled
You may a deaf man hear and a dumb man speak
So it don't make sense that you can't make peace
No it don't make sense that you can't make peace
You can make a transfusion that will save a life
You can change the darkness in the broad daylight
So it don't make sense that you can't make peace
You know it don't make sense, you can't make peace
The song "It Don't Make Sense" by Styx and the Contemporary Youth Orchestra speaks about the power and ability of humans to achieve incredible feats, such as travelling to the moon, curing illnesses, and creating technology that can go underwater for weeks. Yet despite all of these advancements, humanity still struggles to achieve the most basic concept of peace. The lyrics suggest that if humans can achieve such great accomplishments, why can't we also attain peace among ourselves? It questions and condemns humans' inability to come together and resolve conflicts, despite our potential to do so.
The repeated phrase "so it don't make sense that you can't make peace" emphasizes the confusion and frustration in the songwriter's voice. Despite all of the incredible advancements and progress made by humans, the inability to achieve peace seems senseless and illogical.
Overall, the song serves as a call to action for humanity to strive for peace and come together to resolve conflicts instead of resorting to violence and war.
Line by Line Meaning
You take one man's heart and make another man live
You have the ability to perform life-saving heart transplant surgeries.
You even go to the moon and come back thrilled
You have accomplished landing humans on the moon and returning them safely to earth.
You may a deaf man hear and a dumb man speak
Medical advancements have allowed for the restoration of hearing and speaking abilities in previously deaf or mute individuals.
So it don't make sense that you can't make peace
Considering all of the impressive feats humanity has achieved, it is perplexing that we have not been able to achieve global peace.
No it don't make sense that you can't make peace
It is even more baffling that despite all of our accomplishments, we have still failed to achieve peace.
You can make a transfusion that will save a life
You have the ability to perform life-saving blood transfusions.
You can change the darkness in the broad daylight
Technological advancements have allowed humans to artificially recreate daylight and illuminate areas that were previously dark.
Make submarines, they submerge for weeks
Humans have successfully built submarines that can submerge and stay underwater for extended periods of time.
So it don't make sense that you can't make peace
Despite our incredible achievements, it is disheartening that we continue to struggle with creating a peaceful world.
You know it don't make sense, you can't make peace
The fact that we have not been able to create a peaceful world despite our remarkable accomplishments is a frustrating reality.
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Written by: WILLIE DIXON
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