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!
[Verse 1] C A year has passed F Since I learned where you had gone AmG So far, so long CF The last of you still infects my every move AmG Without you I'??m confined
[Chorus 1] FGAm I'??ll wait for you as you watch me fall F If ever you cared, if ever at all GAm Just one more night, if not one last kiss C We'??ll say goodbye, forget what we missed
[Instrumental] (C) FAmGEmF
[Verse 2] CF I am starting to forget your eyes, AmG shut tight all night CF Miles away are the nights that we would say AmG Until death do we break
[Chorus 2] FGAm I'??ll wait for you as you watch me fall F If ever you cared, if ever at all GAm Just one more night, if not one last kiss
We'll say goodbye at last
[Bridge] F Last night I packed your pictures G away with all of your clothes Am The smell of you disappeared
Replaced by deafening calm F Last night I tore the last piece G of you from my shaking hand Am I know you'??re not coming back
I begged you not to leave that night FGAmEm Wait for me FGAmEm Wait for me F Wait for me
[Chorus/Outro] (F) GAm I'??ll wait for you as you watch me fall EmF If ever you cared, if ever at all GAm Just one more night, if not one last kiss EmFG We'??ll say goodbye, forget what we missed AmEm Forget what we missed, yeah F Forget what we missed GAm Forget what we missed Em What we FGAmEm missed FGEmF Yeah, ah, yeah-eah F Wait for me