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.
With The Daylight
Ivoryline Lyrics
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And for now you will face some pain.
But now release all of your buried grief,
You don't know how inside it lies your healing.
Letting grease make away,
Letting love take a place inside your heart now,
You don't have to grasp,
The peace is heavy tonight,
Your will breaks out with the daylight.
Even now you are being restored,
And for now you don't fully understand.
Even now your whole life's being bought for,
By the one who calls himself "I am".
Letting grace make a wave,
Letting love take a place inside your heart now,
You don't have to grasp,
You just have to ask and peace will find you out.
The peace is heavy tonight,
Your will breaks out with the daylight.
All over the world darkness is pierced by light.
All over the world, all over the world, darkness succumbs to light.
Letting grace make a wave,
Letting love take a place inside your heart now,
You don't have to grasp,
You just have to ask and peace will find you out.
Your heart feels it now,
The grief is heavy tonight,
Your will breaks out with the daylight.
You heart feels it now.
The lyrics to Ivoryline's song "With The Daylight" speak to the experience of pain and heartache, and the process of finding peace and healing amidst it. The first verse acknowledges the reality of facing pain in the present moment, but encourages the listener to release their buried grief in order to find healing. The second verse emphasizes the importance of letting go and allowing grace and love to take hold in one's heart, without having to grasp for it. The chorus repeats the idea that the peace being sought after is heavy, but that it will come with the breaking of the day.
The bridge shifts to a larger perspective, acknowledging that restoration is happening even though it may not be fully understood. The song brings in spiritual themes, referring to God as "the one who calls himself 'I am'", and describing darkness succumbing to light all over the world. The final moments of the song return to the personal perspective of the listener, with their heart feeling the weight of the grief but also breaking out with the daylight - perhaps a metaphor for newfound hope and optimism.
Overall, the lyrics of "With The Daylight" capture the experience of moving through pain and darkness towards healing and peace, with the help of grace, love, and a larger spiritual context.
Line by Line Meaning
For now you will deal with heartache,
You are currently experiencing emotional pain,
And for now you will face some pain.
You will continue to experience pain in the near future,
But now release all of your buried grief,
You need to confront and release your repressed emotions,
You don't know how inside it lies your healing.
By facing your emotions, you will discover the healing you need,
Letting grace make a wave,
Allowing God's grace to wash over you,
Letting love take a place inside your heart now,
Opening yourself up to love and compassion,
You don't have to grasp,
You don't need to fully understand or control your emotions,
You just have to ask and peace will find you out.
Asking for help and guidance will lead you to inner peace,
The peace is heavy tonight,
You feel a strong sense of peace tonight,
Your will breaks out with the daylight.
You feel empowered and motivated because of this peace,
Even now you are being restored,
You are currently in the process of healing,
And for now you don't fully understand.
You don't have all the answers at this point,
Even now your whole life's being bought for,
You are being redeemed and given a chance at a better life,
By the one who calls himself "I am".
By God, who refers to himself as "I am" in the Bible,
All over the world darkness is pierced by light.
There is hope for everyone to find healing and peace,
Your heart feels it now,
You are currently feeling the emotions and sensations described,
The grief is heavy tonight,
You feel a deep sense of sadness and sorrow tonight,
Your will breaks out with the daylight.
You feel motivated and determined because of the peace you feel,
Contributed by Samuel Y. Suggest a correction in the comments below.