Silverstein é uma banda canadense de post-hardcore formada em 1998 em Burlington, Ontário. O nome da banda foi retirado do famoso poeta americano, Shel Silverstein que além de poeta era, músico, compositor, cartunista, roteirista e autor de livros infantis. Por muito tempo Silverstein fez parte do casting da Victory Records, mas atualmente assinaram com a Hopeless Records nos EUA e com a Universal Music no Canadá.
Integrantes: Shane Told – lead vocals (2000–presente)
Quatro anos de trabalho duro!Neste mês de maio fizemos quatro anos no ar. Continuamos trabalhando na divulgação deste maravilhoso instrumento, obrigado por participar da nossa história!
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