From their third album (Neon Ballroom) onward, the band have tried to experiment with slightly more complex song structures, pop influences, and the usage of orchestral backing on a few songs, most notably on their fourth album Diorama with composer Van Dyke Parks contributing to three of the tracks. This change is shown on their performance in their only live album "Live At Faraway Stables" where the band plays two sets - the first comprising newer material where they are backed by two keyboardists to simulate orchestral arrangements, and the second containing their earlier material.
2007 saw the release of the band's latest album Young Modern, featuring the lead single Straight Lines; the song reached number one on the ARIA singles charts. The album was supported by a full tour of North America (their first since 1999), and an extensive tour of Australia and New Zealand with fellow Aussie post-grunge rockers Powderfinger, entitled "Across the Great Divide."
To quote Daniel Johns, "I've been thinking a lot since we finished [[album artist=Silverchair]Young Modern] about where this fits into the other stuff we've done. The way I see it, the first album was naivete, the second one was anger, the third one was depression and the last one was escapism. Young Modern is all about acceptance."
The band announced an indefinite hiatus in May 2011:
"We formed Silverchair nearly 20 years ago when we were just 12 years old. Today we stand by the same rules now as we did back then ... if the band stops being fun and if it's no longer fulfilling creatively, then we need to stop. [...] Despite our best efforts over the last year or so, it's become increasingly clear that the spark simply isn't there between the three of us at the moment. Therefore after much soul searching we wanted to let you know that we're putting Silverchair into "indefinite hibernation" and we've decided to each do our own thing for the foreseeable future".
—Daniel, Ben and Chris, chairpage.com (Silverchair Official Website), 25 May 2011.
Members:
* Daniel Johns (vocals, guitar)
* Chris Joannou (bass)
* Ben Gillies (drums)
Albums:
* Tomorrow (EP) (1994)
* Frogstomp (1995)
* Freak Show (1997)
* Neon Ballroom (1999)
* The Best Of - Volume One (2000)
* Diorama (2002)
* Rarities 1994-1999 (2002)
* Live From Faraway Stables (2CD & DVD) (2003)
* Young Modern (2007)
Black Tangled Heart
Silverchair Lyrics
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Settle down
Maybe I'm just deranged
And on the rebound
Maybe love was the thing
Holding me back from all
Maybe I'm just the thing
Take the rope to my heart and fall
You may just be the last before you
See the black tangled heart fall
Maybe departure's good
Makes room for more
Start to mass produce
For a chance to ignore
Maybe you'll kill yourself
Before I get a turn
Maybe I'll fall in love
And never learn
Take the rope to my heart and fall
You may just be the last before you
See the black tangled heart fall
Take the rope to my heart and fall you
You may just be the last before you
See the black tangled heart fall
In Silverchair's song Black Tangled Heart, the lyrics explore the complexities of love and relationships. The opening lines suggest a sense of hope and possibility - "Maybe your luck has changed, settle down." However, this optimism is quickly undermined by the next line, "Maybe I'm just deranged and on the rebound," indicating that the singer may not be fully emotionally available.
The lyrics go on to suggest that love may be holding the singer back from some unspecified goal or ambition. This is articulated in the lines, "Maybe love was the thing holding me back from all, maybe I'm just the thing to break my own fall." This implies a sense of internal struggle and a need to break free from something that is holding them back.
Line by Line Meaning
Maybe your luck has changed
Perhaps fate has shifted in your favor
Settle down
Calm yourself
Maybe I'm just deranged
Maybe I'm crazy
And on the rebound
I'm trying to recover from a failed relationship
Maybe love was the thing
Perhaps being in love held me back from achieving more
Holding me back from all
Preventing me from achieving everything I desired
Maybe I'm just the thing
Maybe I am the solution
To break my own fall
To prevent myself from crashing down
Take the rope to my heart and fall
Risk getting emotionally involved with me
You may just be the last before you
You could be the last person to take this risk before something bad happens
See the black tangled heart fall
Watch as my dark and complicated emotions crumble
Maybe departure's good
Maybe leaving is the right choice
Makes room for more
Clears space for new experiences
Start to mass produce
Overcompensate by pursuing a lot of options
For a chance to ignore
To avoid confronting one's true feelings
Maybe you'll kill yourself
Perhaps you will hurt yourself
Before I get a turn
Before I have a chance to try
Maybe I'll fall in love
Maybe I will develop strong emotions for someone
And never learn
And never realize the negative consequences of doing so
Lyrics © OBO APRA/AMCOS
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Bruno alves
Settle down
Maybe I'm just deranged
And on the rebound
Maybe love was the thing
Holding me back from all
Maybe I'm just the thing
To break my own fall
Take the rope to my heart and fall
You may just be the last before you
See the black tangled heart fall
Maybe departure's good
Makes room for more
Start to mass produce
For a chance to ignore
Maybe you'll kill yourself
Before I get a turn
Maybe I'll fall in love
And never learn
Take the rope to my heart and fall
You may just be the last before you
See the black tangled heart fall
Take the rope to my heart and fall
You may just be the last before you
See the black tangled heart fall
Henrique Pereira
Maybe your luck has changed
Settle down
Maybe I'm just deranged
And on the rebound
Maybe love was the thing
Holding me back from all
Maybe I'm just the thing
To break my own fall
Take the rope to my heart and fall
You may just be the last before you
See the black tangled heart fall
Maybe departure's good
Makes room for more
Start to mass produce
For a chance to ignore
Maybe you'll kill yourself
Before I get a turn
Maybe I'll fall in love
And never learn
Take the rope to my heart and fall
You may just be the last before you
See the black tangled heart fall
Take the rope to my heart and fall you
You may just be the last before you
See the black tangled heart fall
Alana Siqueira
Passei a amar essa musica de um jeito que não sei descrever ❤ Brazil
Alan Douglas
Amoooo
hudson piovezan santana
Eu também
WITHout QUEEN
i love brazil
Raterking Master
i love you fot that
Luccas M.
Steam will Rise está sendo uma das minhas preferidas
Aurora Daniels
this song is so cool. it's like if NB and diorama had a baby, this is what you'd get. dark and painful, musically experimental and creative. really you can see the transitions between albums. the chair evolves =) and that is what makes daniel johns such a fucking genius.
darbi rhian
It's good I listened to this again today. This album has brought a lot of old wounds to the surface, as music has always done for me. Sometimes we gotta stop running and just face our shit right? Legit haven't listened to this in probably more than a decade, and I literally forgot how much I adore the entire album. Avoidance extraordinaire!
Piccolo2099
Feel the same way. Sometimes you need music to bring it to fruition. imo...
natalie martin
Just discovered this song. What an a masterpiece. 💗