Silversteinis a alternative rock band from Burlington, Ontario. The band was formed in 2000 in what they sarcastically called "an attempt to tear down the boundaries between hardcore, emoand punk." While they do incorporate some elements of these genres in some of their songs, the general community considers them to be harder alternative rockwith hardcoreelements; they are often placed in the controversial " emocore" genre, which is disputed by purists who claim emo in its true form ceased to exist many years ago. Silverstein's self description however, keeps them from bearing such a label. Some fans of Silversteinrefer to the group as emoor post-hardcore, yet these labels are not accurate. The band's determination to "break down the boundaries" between said genres prevents them from being so easily categorized.
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Silverstein

I'm lying down
and you can't see why
I've gone to sleep
Try to relate
can't give in to your temptations (temptations)
All your hopes and dreams,
washing away silently
forget everything you taught me (you taught me)
when I looked up to you
Fall to your knees
and give up your aspirations (aspirations)
falling to your knees
[Chorus:]
So how can you expect
me to just close my eyes
and forget your mistakes?
defending you is getting
harder everyday, day
I'm breaking down
the ending's near,
the final call to make it through (make it through)
you'll choose
try to relate, forget everything
you taught me (you taught me)
when I looked up to you
[Chorus]
I'll look inside myself for strength
like a million times before
You'll never let it in because
I know you said
I know you said
I know, I know, I know, I know
Fall, how can you let it go? (let it go)
how can you be this way?
I'll never forget (never forget)
where I come from, where I've been
I'll never become you
[Chorus x2]
You've lost it all