Silverstein is a 5-piece post-hardcore band from Burlington, Ontario, Canada; formed in 2000. The band name was taken from the famous children's author Shel Silverstein.
After several lineup changes, the band acquired Billy Hamilton, a local fan who learned of the band's need for a bassist on the Internet message board "The 905 Board" (an Ontario area outreach board which used to be for local musicians). In Christmas of 2001, he joined the band after Shane Told helped him learn the music for the songs.
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Silverstein The Artist feat. Brendan Murphy of The Counterparts Rescue 2011 Submitted by: [email protected]
Key: E
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used: C#m x46654 A x02220 E 022100 B x24442 F#m 244222 G# 466544 D xx0232 E 022100 G#m 466444
Intro: C#m (You! You! )
Verse 1:
Growl: C#mA The artist's palette falls F#mG# The paint is spilled with blood C#mA Someone shot him down F#mG# Left him without a soul
Sing: C#mA His body's laid to rest and F#mG# underground he'll stay C#mA With hopes to resurrect F#m and live again
Growl: G# another day
Chorus 1:
Growl: C#mAD Now they decide C#mAD who lives and dies Now!
Verse 2:
Growl: C#mA His peers won't come around F#mG# They're too disgraced to face C#mA Another soldier down F#mG# His life work's a waste
Sing: C#mA And now these walls are bare F#mG# No one pretends to care C#mA A distant memory F#m His masterpiece
Growl: G# In disrepair
Chorus 2:
Growl: C#mAD Now they decide C#m who lives and dies AD Now they will hold you back
Breakdown:
Growl: C#mADEC#m They will hold you back ADE They will hold you
Bridge:
Growl: C#m We stand tall and illuminate ADE We fight through and prevail C#m We don't stop where you'd be giving up ADE We won't ever fail
Verse 3:
Growl: C#mA A martyr takes his hand F#mG# To make him live again C#mA With savage sleight of hand F#mG# He'll force his legs to stand
Sing: C#mA A sick and gutless joke F#mG# A serenading hoax C#mA Interrupted peace F#m A waste of time G#m A pathetic excuse for hope
Chorus 3:
Growl: C#m The sleepless nights have no compassion
Sing: BA And the dreams that come aren't true
Growl: A charade of lies unconscious C#m And so much left to be proved
Sing: B But the sun will rise and fall again A And the nights will start to shorten The memories will fade
Growl: C#m into darkness You!!! can't let it go!!!
Outro:
Growl: AG# But your world is turned upside down F#m It's a panic you can't release
Once you have it you just can't E Ever ignore it AG# That's when you realize your best Days are behind you F#m And all you ever E live for Is regret (hold) C#m You can't take it away (You! ) End in C#m(hold) You can't take it away (You! )