Thursday is a post-hardcore band, formed in New Brunswick, New Jersey, in 1997. The band consisted of Geoff Rickly (lead vocals), Tom Keeley (lead guitar, backing vocals), Steve Pedulla (rhythm guitar, backing vocals), Tim Payne (bass guitar), Andrew Everding (keyboards, backing vocals), and Tucker Rule (drums).
Thursday released their debut album, Waiting, in late 1999 with original guitarist Bill Henderson, who left the band in 2000 and was replaced by Steve Pedulla.
Four years of hard work!This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
Chords used: F - 133211 Dm - xx0231 Bb - x13331 C - x32010 Gm - 355333 Am - x02210
Intro: Drumbeats
Verse 1: FDm Let's call this the quiet city Where screams are felt Bb as a wave of stoplights C Drive through the streets as F gunshots punctuate the night Dm The sides we take divide Bb us from our faith C And the morning dove gets Dm caught in the telephone wire FDm Asleep you set the fire BbCDmF in your own house And the night was DmBb a knife that cut C And I'm para--
Chorus 1: Dm --lyzed BbDm Cross out the eyes BbDm Blur all the lines BbC Tearing this canvas Dm from the wall BbDm We crossed out the eyes BbDm Put lines through these cries BbC We pulled all the leaves Dm from the trees that fall (your trees that fall your trees that fall your trees that fall your trees that fall)
Verse 2: F A silent dance that we DmBb did into this hospital bed Dm Hear voices from another room F "It happens all the time" Dm but you leave in the sand Bb the leaves fallen C counting down days to live Drain the blood FBb from this valentine! Dm "We can rise on the Bb wings of the dove Dm See blue skies getting caught FBb in the trail of all this smoke Dm We can rise like candles in Bb the dark-yours always" C and an envelope marked with Dm your new address FDm Asleep you set the fire BbCDmF in your own house And the night was DmBb a knife that cut C And I'm para--
Chorus 2: Dm --lyzed BbDm Cross out the eyes BbDm Blur all the lines BbC Tearing this canvas Dm from the wall BbDm We crossed out the eyes BbDm Put lines through these cries BbC We pulled all the leaves Dm from the trees that fall
Bridge: Bb (Cross out the eyes!) (Blur all the lines!) C (Cries!) (Repeat)
Dm(hold)
Interlude: Am your cries!!
Verse 3: Am It was the first time face to face I'm crossing the line Talking to the other side of death Hearing the words that choke memories into flatlines I'm calling your name hoping for something to wash these dreams of you away Dm Bb Dm Bb Dm Bb C-- (till we die!) Dm Bb Dm Bb Dm Bb C-- (memories in flatlines!)
Chorus 3: DmBbDm Cross out the eyes when BbDmBbC you said all these lies DmBbDm Cross out the eyes when BbDmBbCGm you said all these lies
Outro: F Fence was blown down in a Gm winter storm and this field (cross out the eyes!) Dm Stretches out of this Gm world into the sound (A trace of!) F What can we do put a stop to Gm the coming white days (In a love song!) Dm I'm hoping for something to wash C(hold) these dreams of you away (Stretches out of this world Lets drive back the dead Stretches out of this world Stretches out of this world)