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The Mini-Movie preceded the concert during the Kilroy Was Here tour. It was to set up the story and lead the audience into the concert.

After the Edge of the Century tour the members of Styx started working on a new album. But A&M Records, who had been purchased by PolyGram in 1989, was disappointed with sales, and dropped Styx from the label. Styx recorded a nine song demo to shop around to get signed to another label. But the music had changed in the early 90's, and the music of Styx just didn't fit with Nirvana and Pearl Jam. Nobody was interested. Styx would do nothing until A&M wanted to release a Greatest Hits album in 1995, and Styx reunited with Tommy Shaw to record a new version of Lady for that collection. The demo recording has become a bit of Styx lore. Known by fans as Son of Edge or Edge of the Century II. Some of the songs have been recorded for solo artist releases. Several are still unreleased. It is unknown if the nine songs were going to end up on a final release, or if the track sequencing was what it would be on a final release. THE DEMO TRACKS It Takes Love to Make Love (Bob Burger, Glen Burtnik) - Released as It Takes Love on Greatest Hits Part 2. The released version is the demo with Tommy's vocals added. Glen's vocals are said to have been removed, but that is not confirmed Nothing In Common (Dennis DeYoung) - unreleased Love on My Mind (Glen Burtnik, Rick Neigher) - Glen originally wrote the song for Rod Stewart who never recorded it. Unreleased Watching the World Go By (Bob Burger, Glen Burtnik) - released on the Glen Burtnik album Palookaville Beneath the Moon (Dennis DeYoung) - released on the Dennis DeYoung album Boomchild All For Love (Dennis DeYoung, Glen Burtnik) - Was performed live at several Dennis DeYoung concerts that were promoted as "Lost Treasures" shows. Special guest Glen Burtnik joined Dennis and his band (Dennis called them "Denny and Glenny" shows). Other than these few performances, the song officially remains unreleased Devil In Me (Bob Burger, Glen Burtnik) - unreleased Someday We'll Fly (Dennis DeYoung) - unreleased Don't Give Up on Me (Glen Burtnik, Plink Giglio) - released on the Glen Burtnik album Retrospectacle

If I knew back then All the things I know today Baby I would not have changed one hour 'Cause I learned so much from my mistakes All the nights we cried And we prayed we'd see the morning light We never thought that we could make it And you were sure you'd never hear me say This is the time This is the moment We've waited so long Just to be standing here We had a dream We made it happen Nobody believed that we could get this far And now, I know that this is our time You never wanted any fortune or fame You said "Baby just give me your heart" And now I'll tell you without any shame That you were right from the start Stayin' together, it ain't easy In a world that changes so fast But take a look around Our feet are squarely on the ground 'Cause we've found a love that can last And it seems so clear I know that this is going to be our year We'll forget about the pain and sorrow And we'll forget about the times we failed This is the time This is the moment We've waited so long Just to be standing here We had a dream My God it happened Nobody believed that we could get this far This is the time This is the moment Nobody believer that we could get this far We had a dream My God it happened Nobody believed that we could last this long And now, I know that this is our time Baby, baby it's our time

The world is in chaos The rats are running the race The streets are on fire Evil has a new face The fields can be savage Killers walk in plain sight Days of sheer darkness Solemn turns on the night Help us all to change We can be lions Kings of the world No matter how hard the times are Our pride will find the pearls We are the lions Fighters of peace Fortune favors the bravest Grant you this war release The snow has been graying Fools are coming of age Drop a bomb of resistance Escaping the blame There's kids in the wreckage The sun is blood red Are we losing the war? Are we burning the bed? Help us all to change We can be lions Kings of the world No matter how hard the times are Our pride will find the pearls We are the lions Fighters of peace Fortune favors the bravest Grant you this war release We can help them all to change Help us all to change We can be lions Kings of the world No matter how hard the times are Our pride will find the pearls We are the lions Fighters of peace Fortune favors the bravest Grant you this war release And help us all to change

You can't tell me you're trying to figure out how to be cool looking at catalogs So forget about it You have to do it the old fashion way You gotta fake it Yeah Play your drum boy I like music The rhythm really gets to me I can't control it My feet move automatically And I like hot licks The kind I wish that I could play And when I hear them I crank the volume all the way Turn it on Turn it up Turn it loud All the way I like strangers Their kindness means a lot to me They don't ask questions Don't care about my history And I like fast girls I don't know what's come over me They make me do things I would not ordinarily Turn me on Turn me up Turn me loose All the way Hear it, feel it, like it Do it do it do it to it Want it, need it, love it Can't get enough of it Try it, do it, go ahead and go for it All the way And I like daydreams I've had enough reality My job is boring I'm overworked and underpaid I like TV It stirs up all my fantasies Girls in tight jeans Acting so outrageously Turn me on Turn me up Turn me loose All the way Hear it, feel it, like it Do it do it do it to it Want it, need it, love it Can't get enough of it Try it, do it, go ahead and go for it All the way I like big things The size of them impresses me Just give me plenty Forget about the quality And I like fast food The burgers always taste the same No snotty waiters Escargot or Beaujolais Turn me on Turn me up Turn me loose Turn it loud All the way Hear it, feel it, like it Do it do it do it to it Want it, need it, love it Can't get enough of it Hear it, feel it, like it Do it do it do it to it Try it, do it, go ahead bang on it All the way Hey everybody it's music time

And so my friends I'll say goodbye For time has claimed it's prize But the music never dies Just listen and close your eyes Welcome to paradise

It's so hard to say goodbye So I promise not to cry But any tears that might be shed Are only tears of joy And I thank my lucky stars That we've come so very far Rising up against the odds To where we are today And though there may be sadness Let's all raise a glass Cheers to us and all that's passed To the good old days When the world was new When we still believed Dreams could come true To the good old days And to all our friends May the memories last May they never end So we'll go our several ways Wishing somehow we could stay Safe again so safe again in all our innocence We we all would sing along As they played our favorite song Dreaming of tomorrow's That seemed so limitless So as we come together Let's make this moment last Here's to us and to the past To the good old days To the sweetest years To the ones we loved Through the laughs and tears To the times ahead May we all forgive To the good old days Long may they live Funny how the years have slipped away Always there beyond our grasp Funny how it all seems look back Oh oh oh To the good old days When we all were young To the love we shared May our songs be sung To the times ahead May we all forgive To the good old days May they always live

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All my life I have tried To make sense of this dream I’m chasing Tryin’ to silence the voice Tellin’ me I’m not good enough Be the best you can be Boy remember to keep on smilin Try, try harder And someday day soon you’ll see ’Cause you can do better ya know These are the words that I heard long ago But to never give up or given in man its takin it’s toll Damn the dream that steals the night With restless thoughts till mornings light In sleepless hours we ask is this what were made of Damn that dream that robs the soul That's cuts us all in half from whole Damn the fears that know just what we’re afraid of. Damn that dream I love that dream What the hell can you do When your future is all in past tense And the clock on the wall keeps spinning round and round Well here’s my point of view When the world seems to make no damn sense Why not take some other avenue ’Cause you can do better ya see Excepting the fact there no guarantees 'Cause every dream falls apart in the face of reality Damn the dream that breaks your heart That leaves you lost and torn apart Searching for a clue to find what you’re made of Damn the dream that promised you The land of Oz then dared come true Leaving you to find it’s all a charade of That damn dream I love that dream Damn that dream I love that dream Damn that dream I love that dream

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Ring around the rosie Pocket full of posie Ashes, ashes We all fall down With the kingdom ablaze We averted our gaze By hiding our eyes When the pillars came down We heard not a sound From the city of lies Nero's sang the same song they'd been singing While hero's shot in vain their arrows slinging Then the king and his knaves The fools and the slaves Kept pouring our wine And we knew this should stop But we drank every drop Every grape from the vine Barren grew the land between the oceans And sorcerer's could not conjure magic potions House of cards cried the child We are tribes running wild It was you, it was me It was us, can't we see When our green become our need All will bleed So we mustn't blame fate When fools legislate Without any plan And we dare not ignore The devil in store From the nature of man The future lies in state with tragic endings While we still contemplate our happy endings House of cards cried the child We are tribes running wild Was it you? Was it me? It was us, can't you see? Who cares if the stars and sun don't shine I've got mine Ubi est mea Deus est pecunia House of cards, this malaise Shall we dance? A kingdom ablaze Was it me? Was it you? It was us, true is true Who cares if rivers turn to brine I've got mine

Talk talk yada yada blah blah woof woof Talk talk yada yada blah blah woof woof Fake news fake facts New days new hacks Fake truth fake lies Guess what surprise Fake fun fake facts Hey look new tax Fake red fake blue fake me Well fake you... On the TV talk shows On the radio The talking heads put on their show They got the answers These pundits do In ruby red and royal blue But watch out these cognoscenti Hot dog they sure no plenty They remind us Night and day But should I ever meet one I'd walk right up to greet them And here’s politely what I'd say With all due respect You are an asshole With all due respect You make me sick With all due respect Plug up your pie holes With all due respect you don't deserve no damn respect In their ivory towers From their limousines They’ve all forgotten what it means To be discarded, And left behind When your out of sight you’re out of mind But all these know it all’s Meatballs and Barbie dolls With breaking news and all the facts Breaking news and all the facts Breaking news and heart attacks We come to realize And shouldn’t be surprised They’re hiding this behind their backs They’re partisan hacks With all due respect, You are an asshole With all due respect, You make me sick With all due respect Plug up your pie holes With all due respect you don't deserve no damn respect Take all your blowvieatings Jacked up to spike the ratings And all that fear you’re tryin’ to sell And all that fear you’re tryin’ to sell And all that beer you’re tryin’ to sell And put misinformation Designed to split the nation Straight up your ass And go to hell With all due respect, You are an asshole With all due respect, You make me sick With all due respect Plug up your pie holes With all due respect you don't deserve no damn respect

A south side brick bungalow In a lifetime long ago When I was just a lad of seventeen I was searchin for connection To the big machine Feelin’ lost everyone Thinkin’ I was the only one Like a tiny spoke in a wheel just spinnin’ round I was lookin' for direction When I heard that sound And I came alive 'Cause it was all I ever needed I came alive When the rock began to roll And I was revived And now when I feel defeated I hear the best of times and the music frees my soul Just east of midnight I could hear the late night radio And like a lifeline I could find my way Just east of midnight I could hear a world in stereo And like a searchlight I was saved that day So I got me a vehicle A second hand miracle Just a set of wheels with a dashboard radio I was crusin’ down the airwaves In the afterglow So I turned it up 'Cause it was all I ever needed I turned it up When the rock began to roll Now I’m all grown up And now when I feel defeated I remember all the times When the music made me whole Just east of midnight I could hear the late night radio And like a lifeline I could find my way Just east of midnight I could hear a world in stereo And like a searchlight I was saved that day

I am the Modren Man With this guitar in hand I'll do my best and try To keep Rock and Roll alive ...Keep it alive ...Keep it alive ...Keep it alive Don't let it end Don't let it end Don't let it end Don't let it end I'm gonna keep on rockin' all through the night Shake it, shake it, baby, 'cause it fells so right Motivate your body, gonna cure your soul Keep on rockin' 'til I loose control Don't let it end