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!
Intro: EbmC#BEbmC# It was on our wedding day BEbm When my heart began to stray C#B Never thought I'd make Ebm such a big mistake C#B Throw my life away
Verse 1: beat swtiched from standard 4/4 to 3/4 EbmBC# I've gone days without food I've went weeks without EbmBC#F#C#/F sleep Keeping this in EbmBC# I've got cuts I can't close I've got wounds that won't Ebm B C#-- B-- heal It's all your fault EbmBC# I've been shattered and wrecked Ebm My hands covered in blood BC# Scars on my skin EbmBC# I forgot how to feel Ebm Now I'm weak with deceit BC# My skin is paper thin
Chorus: EbmF#C#F# We get through this BF# Feeling it keeping BC# it holding it in EbmF#C#F# We go through this BF#C# Over and over again
Verse 2:
Sing: EbmBC# I'd go years without tears Ebm In a life with no fear BC# A life without you EbmBC# Now I'm breaking my back Ebm as I cover my tracks BC# My skin is paper thin
Growl: once again
(Repeat Chorus)
Verse 3: EbmBC# I've gone days without food I've went weeks without EbmBC#F#C#/F sleep Keeping this in EbmBC# I've got cuts I can't close I've got wounds that won't EbmBC# heal It's all your fault
Bridge:
Sing: BEbmC# My American dream B Wasn't ever to
Growl: EbmC# lie and steal and cheat
Sing: BEbm He won't leave C#B her for this C# What's the point?
Growl: (I wish they would die)
(Repeat Chorus twice)
Outro:
Growl: Ebm This was not a test BC# This was all for real (Repeat x3)
Ebm This was not a test BEbm(hold) This was all for real