La banda se formó en Raleigh, Carolina del Norte, en octubre de 2004 por el guitarrista Shawn Milke, el guitarrista Patrick Thompson, el vocalista Dennis Lee, y el bajista Steven Tomany; Alesana rápidamente escaló en la escena post hardcore de Raleigh. El 2005 firmo con el sello Tragic Hero Records. En mayo de 2005, Alesana comenzó a trabajar en su primer EP. El disco Try This With Your Eyes Closed (Intenta esto con tus ojos cerrados) fue lanzado a mediados de junio de 2005.
¡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!
Alesana Congratulations I Hate You On The Frail Wings Of Vanity And Wax 2006 Submitted by: [email protected]
Key: F
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used: Dm - xx0231 Bb - x13331 F - 133211 C - x32010 Am - x02210
Intro: Bb--Dm x4
Speak: Bb No one ever said that life was fair And I'm not saying that it should be Dm So knowing that you are what you want to be and I'm not Comes as no surprise Bb But dont expect me to be happy for you And dont smile at me and tell me things will Dm work out for me too I dont want your pity
Growl: (hold) I hate your pity
Verse 1:
Growl: Bb Taste your vanity and its sweet bitterness as Dm you hide behind your veil of my stolen hopes and lost dreams You took them all I
Sing: BbDm I watched you steal my thoughts
Growl: Dm and had to see you smile
Refrain 1: Silent Bb As you build your dreams on my shattered hopes Dm I'll look back on a day once AmBb loved and fantasize for tragedy
Growl: Bb(hold) C(hold) Swallow your pride
Chorus 1: Bb Beg me to make Dm this easier Am And listen to BbBb(hold)-C(hold) my hopeless cries
Breakdown: Dm Suffer alone in emptiness BbAm I lust to see you swallowed by the Bb mess that you left in your wake
Beat Changes: BbAm Disgust lies deep DmCBb(hold) C(hold) within your empty gaze
Chorus 2: Bb Beg me to make Dm this easier Am And listen to Bb my hopeless cries
Beat Changes: BbDm Send stares into AmBbBb(hold) C(hold) your meaningless eyes
Bass solo: Dm
Bridge:
Growl: DmDm My envy can't describe how I loathe you for having all the Am stars Leaving my eyes to marvel Dm the sky knowing it should be mine Am Yet its you I see wasting Dm the dream that only I deserve Am I'll tear off your face to see your smile
Refrain 2: Bb As you build your dreams on my shattered hopes Dm I'll look back on a day once AmBb loved and fantasize for tragedy