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!
Verse 1: C# In the lighthouse by the BbmF# sea at the 33rd degree You make me feel Bbm so special and free C# But there's something Bbm in the air turning F# stutters into stairs Bbm (hold) I look into your blue eyes and say
Chorus 1: C# (Darling) Don't EbmBbmG# throw it all away C#Ebm (Darling) I'm here to BbmG# make you stay with me
Verse 2: C#BbmF# In the sun I look so pale BbmC# northern skin so thin and frail BbmF# But I try to close my eyes Bbm when everything starts fading C#Bbm When I wake up from this F#BbmC# dream shivering under cold sheets BbmF# Ten thousand mile away Bbm I wish I was on King street
(Repeat Chorus 1)
Bridge: F#G#BbmG#F# Newly risen how brightly you shine G#Bbm Something seems to give inside C#F# my heart when you're nearby G#BbmG#F# All I've given to you is faking eyes G#Bbm I don't understand I can't G# figure it out I can't figure it
Verse 3: C#Bbm On a park bench by the street F# at the 43rd degree I'll sit and watch the Bbm snow fall and think C# If these walls could tell the BbmF# tale and excuse to no avail Bbm Will you ever begin to forgive (hold) -drumbeats- me again to forgive me now
(Repeat Chorus 1)
Chorus 2: C# (Darling) Don't EbmBbm throw it all away I don't understand G# I don't understand C#Ebm (Darling) I'm here to Bbm make you stay with me I can't figure it out G#(hold) I can't figure