Silverstein es una banda de post-hardcore procedente de Burlington, Ontario, Canadá, formada en el año 2000, está compuesta por Shane Told (voces, teclados), Paul Marc Rousseau (guitarra), Josh Bradford (guitarra), Billy Hamilton (bajo) y Paul Koehler (batería). Su nombre corresponde al autor de literatura infantil Shel Silverstein.
En 2002 Silverstein firma con Victory Records y lanza el álbum When Broken Is Easily Fixed. Fue grabado en los estudios Unity Gain y Mount Studios
¡Cuatro años de duro trabajo!Este mes de mayo cumplimos cuatro años al aire. Seguimos trabajando en la difusión de este maravilloso instrumento, ¡gracias por participar en nuestra historia!
Growl: EbmF# You call this a privilege G#mBbm No, I call it a right Ebm There's no respect for F# life No compromising G#mBbm Coverage denied (Coverage denied)
Refrain 1:
Sing: EbmG#mC# So sit behind your desk and tell F#C#/F me how I'm supposed to feel inside EbmG#mC# You know I'm slowly dying how long F#C#/F I have left is for you to decide
Chorus 1:
Sing: BEbmC#B We keep on suffering everyday F#G#mBbmB We're victims of op-por-tu--ni-ty EbmC# One nation under God they BF#G#mBbm said We are all born dead
Verse 2:
Growl: Ebm Dead and rotting F# bodies fill the G#mBbm Fields in the east Ebm There's no respect for F# life it never stops G#mBbm Is this what makes us free?
Refrain 2: EbmG#mC# So flex your muscle as you barricade F#C#/FEbm the whole world piece by piece G#mC# How long until the ocean overflows F#C#/F into our yards and streets?
Chorus 2:
Sing: BEbmC#B We keep on suffering everyday F#G#mBbmB We're victims of op-por-tu--ni-ty EbmC#B One nation under God they said
Growl: F#G#mBbm We are all born F#G#mBbm We are all shit F#G#mBbm (hold) EbmC#BG#m We are all born dead
EbmC#BG#m
Bridge:
Growl: EbmC# We can't escape this BG#mEbm Until we unify as one C# I'll fight the sickness BG#mEbm(hold) Until my time has come
Interlude: Ebm---B-C#/F-Ebm---F#-C#/F
Chorus 3:
Sing: BEbmC#B We keep on suffering everyday F#G#mBbmB We're victims of op-por-tu--ni-ty EbmC# One nation under God they BF#G#mBbm said We are all born
Chorus 4: BEbmC#B We keep on suffering everyday F#G#mBbmB We're victims of op-por-tu--ni-ty EbmC# One nation under God they said F#G#mBbmF#G#m We are all pawns, we are BbmF#G#mBbmEbm all sheep, we are all born dead