One good thing about music, when it hits you, you feel no pain.

The saying plays on the metaphor of music “hitting” like a physical blow, then reverses expectations: instead of injury, the impact brings relief. Marley suggests that music can be intensely affecting—emotionally and bodily—without the harm associated with other kinds of force. In a deeper sense, it proposes art as a nonviolent power: it can move crowds, change moods, and even reshape consciousness while offering comfort rather than pain. The line also implies a kind of analgesic or healing function for music, especially for people living under stress, oppression, or grief—an idea consistent with reggae’s role as both protest and solace.

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