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!
Chords used: C#m - x46654 A - x02220 E - 022100 B - x24442 B/Eb - x698xx F#m - 244222 G#/C - x365xx G#m - 466444
Intro: C#m--A-- x4
Verse 1:
Sing: EB/EbE We'll keep calm and carry on
Growl: F#m With good intentions!!
Sing: EB/Eb They'll prescribe E the rights and wrongs
Growl: F#m Until we're perfect!!!
Sing: C#mAC#m So maybe one day we'll be safe AC#m In control and full of grace AE Never making a mistake
Growl: F#m So flawless!!!
Verse 2:
Sing: EB/EbE Cut us deeper to the core
Growl: F#mC#m We won't feel a thing!!! B/EbE Imperfections weighing more!!! F#m Repressing difference!!!
Sing: C#mAC#m I wish this wasn't all so hard AC#m To be yourself and not on guard AE To stop the racing in your heart
Growl: F#m We'll fight it!!
Chorus 1: Growl C#m Put me under G#/CB/EbE Now I'm powerless G#/CC#m I'll take it all G#/CC#m I'll Take it all G#/CC#m I'll take it F#mAG#m I can't breathe without you C#m You won't trust me G#/CB/EbE I won't trust you too G#/CC#m Bring me back and G#/CC#m Bring me back and G#/CC#m Bring it F#mAG#m Medicate me
Verse 3:
Sing: EB/EbE Hide me deeper in my shed
Growl: F#mE Until I'm all a---lone!!! B/Eb I'm hearing voices!!! E in this sound!!! F#m Hallucinating!!!
Sing: C#mAC#m I could have sworn I heard it too AC#m A sudden beautiful adieu AE It's telling me what I should do
Growl: F#m I follow!!!
Chorus 2: Growl C#m Put me under G#/CB/EbE Now I'm powerless G#/CC#m I'll take it all G#/CC#m I'll Take it all G#/CC#m I'll take it F#mAG#m I can't breathe without you C#m You won't trust me G#/CB/EbE I won't trust you too G#/CC#m Bring me back and G#/CC#m Bring me back and G#/CC#m Bring it F#mAG#m Me-di-cate me now!!!
Breakdown: beat switch from 4/4 to 3/3 C#m--E-B/Eb-C#m--E-
Bridge: Growl B/EbF#mG#m As I'm turning into!!! A disreflection!!! C#mEB/Eb You!! C#mEB/Eb can't slow me!!! F#mG#mA My body and my mind!!! F#mG#mAA(hold) My emotions and my pride!!!
Outro: Sing C#m The simplest things A became the hardest part now C#m The easiest parts have A taken all my dreams EF#m I'm afraid C#mA I'll never be okay I'm afraid C#m I'm scared I A can't be happy EF#m I'm afraid C#m This silence you feel is A not a way to be sincere (I'm afraid) C#m And it's a way to cope A way to heal (I'm scared I can't be happy) A But not for me when EF#m I can't feel (I'm afraid) <-Growl C#m The subtleties that make me want to (I'll never be okay) A Be alive and not a statue (I'm afraid) C#m Breathe the air Be me to talk to (I'm scared I can't be happy) AE I'm afraid I'll never F#mC#m(hold) be the same