The group toured with Automatic Loveletter in July 2008,in the fall they toured with Family Force Five and The Maine, then embarked on their first headlining tour (entitled "There Came a Tour") with There For Tomorrow, In:Aviate, and The Lives of Famous Men. The band is currently a four-piece and working on new material.
In February of 2009, they premiered their music video for "Days End" on AbsolutePunk.net -- the video, filmed in mid-2008, includes their former guitarist and then was featured on the Summer Bailout tour with Emery, Maylene and the sons of disaster, Closure in Moscow and Secret & Whisper then finished out the year on the Vans Warped Tour.
During July & August of this year they toured alongside Dance Gavin Dance, Silverstein, and Emery on the Scream it Like You Mean It Tour. Ivoryline is currently on Creation Fest the Tour 2010 with Thousand Foot Krutch and Disciple.
The newest album is entitled "Vessels" and was released July 27th.
Passion and intensity have become the buzzwords of an industry in which myopic self pity has become its own brand of conformity. Enter Ivoryline, a band’s whose spiritual integrity bypasses musical wallowing and goes straight for the mainline of your emotional jugular with intensely personal lyrics and dense blasts of guitars. There is no “wink” from Ivoryline informing the listener they are steeped in the apathetic irony governing the charts; at long last a band has arrived that has the guts and the talent to enter a brave new world of sincerity. Ivoryline just gives you life, yours and theirs as a package. Singing their songs feels less like a drug and more like a journey into your own heart of darkness where you may ride their lyrical insights to new levels of self actualization.
How is it that these five boys from Tyler are able to bring the sophistication without being weighed down by the trappings of pseudo-intellectualism into a pompous self congratulatory excess? The answer is lucid and elegant, like the rock they make. They did it the old fashioned way, making music for the sake of music....not to get girls, not to be stars, but for a love of music. The Ivoryline Highway was constructed from an authentic love of music and listening to their songs makes you wonder where the notes begin and the cells of their bodies end.
The band members’ shared tastes brought them together to explore new territory while their roots remained firmly planted in the roots of rock-n-roll. The music they made stuck to them like an electrical shock and soon what started out as a few shows and penning some songs turned into a full time gig. They knew they were onto something when they were hand selected for the Vans Warped Tour in 2006. The storm grew stronger when the boys caught the ear of executives at mini-major Tooth and Nail Records, who had the foresight or the luck to be the company who can say they discovered Ivoryline. Crowds grew from a few dozen to a few hundred and sometimes into the thousands and a legend was born. As the crowds grew so did the feverish fervency of the fans. The fact that Ivoryline composes songs as a unit is somehow transferred to their audience, and when they perform live one is struck by the intense duality of the many becoming one voice, an audience so bound to the music it is as if they are its author. Make no mistake, it is the Ivoryline fans that own these songs. With hands raised and eyes closed the crowd becomes charged with electricity, light traveling in particles and waves through the room and materializing through the vocal chords of hundreds of fans. This is the foundation of Ivoryline’s allure. You, the fans, are their song.
Hearts Open
Ivoryline Lyrics
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I can see the care you took in pulling me out,
And with that voice you shook me up enough to see
I need to be sure of the ground on which I am standing.
With weights around your feet you can't run,
The race, the father waits.
Everyone here can be sure of one thing,
We're all in need, we're all in need.
We're all in need, we're all in need.
We're so focused on the sins of our friends,
We've forgot forgiveness, it's so much easier to
Cast a judgement, we've forgotten where our hope is,
You'll find us throwing stones and spitting gossip.
With weights around your feet you can't run,
The race, the father waits.
Everyone here can be sure of one thing,
We're all in need, we're all in need.
Our souls are aching but our hearts are open,
We're all in need, we're all in need.
Now I see how much you mean,
Now I see how much you mean to me.
All your love covers all the worst of me.
Everyone here can be sure of one thing,
We're all in need, we're all in need.
Our souls are aching but our hearts are open,
We're all in need, we're all in need.
Thank you Father, thank you
For who you are, you're all I need.
Thank you Father, thank you
For who you are, you're all I need.
"Hearts Open" by Ivoryline is a song that explores the idea that we all have weights around our feet that prevent us from running the race set before us. The song acknowledges the difficulties that we all face in life, but emphasizes the importance of remembering where our hope lies. The lyrics speak to the idea that, regardless of our struggles, we are all in need of love and forgiveness.
The first verse serves as a reflection on the ups and downs of life and the way that someone else's care can help pull us out of difficult times. The second verse shifts focus to the ways in which we tend to judge others instead of offering forgiveness. The chorus reminds us that, despite our flaws and shortcomings, our hearts are open and we are all in need of love and grace. The final verse brings the narrative back to a more personal level, acknowledging how much the love of another person can mean in our lives.
Overall, "Hearts Open" is a song that emphasizes the importance of empathy and forgiveness, and the need for hope and love in our lives, even in the face of difficulties.
Line by Line Meaning
Looking back on how my life pulls up and down,
Reflecting on the ups and downs of my life,
I can see the care you took in pulling me out,
I appreciate how you helped me get through difficult times,
And with that voice you shook me up enough to see
Your voice inspired me to see things differently,
I need to be sure of the ground on which I am standing.
I need to have a strong foundation in my life.
With weights around your feet you can't run,
You can't move forward with burdens weighing you down,
The race, the father waits.
God is waiting for you to finish the race of life,
Everyone here can be sure of one thing,
We can all be certain of one thing,
We're all in need, we're all in need.
We all have needs that must be met.
Our souls are aching but our hearts are open,
We are hurting but are willing to receive help.
We're so focused on the sins of our friends,
We spend so much time criticizing our friends' mistakes,
We've forgot forgiveness, it's so much easier to
We've neglected to forgive, instead choosing the easier path of judging others,
Cast a judgement, we've forgotten where our hope is,
By judging others, we've lost sight of where we find hope,
You'll find us throwing stones and spitting gossip.
We often talk negatively about others and spread rumors.
Now I see how much you mean,
I now understand how important you are to me,
Now I see how much you mean to me.
I realize that you are very significant in my life.
All your love covers all the worst of me.
Your love has the power to heal the worst parts of me.
Thank you Father, thank you
I am grateful to God,
For who you are, you're all I need.
God is everything I need in my life.
Lyrics © CAPITOL CHRISTIAN MUSIC GROUP
Written by: AARON SPRINKLE, DUSTY WAYNE KITTLE, JEREMY RYAN GRAY, ROBERT WESLEY WOODWARD, WESLEY ROSS HART
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