After several lineup changes, the band acquired Billy Hamilton, a local fan who learned of the band's need for a bassist on the Internet message board "The 905 Board" (an Ontario area outreach board which used to be for local musicians). In Christmas of 2001, he joined the band after Shane Told helped him learn the music for the songs. Following a rehearsal on Boxing Day (December 26) in 2001, he officially debuted with Silverstein. The next spring, original guitarist Richard McWalter left the band to move to Victoria, British Columbia to study engineering. He was then replaced by Neil Boshart, childhood friend of Shane Told. The new lineup recorded a second EP, When the Shadows Beam, in preparation for their first tour in Eastern Canada.
The band then signed to Victory Records in October of 2002 with a complete lineup as Hamilton attempted to complete his secondary education one semester early. The January after, the band recorded their full-length debut CD When Broken Is Easily Fixed, released on the Victory Records label.
In August 2005 the band's second studio album, Discovering the Waterfront, was released through Victory Records. It was the first album to be produced by Cameron Webb, and marked the beginning of a long relationship between the band and the American producer. It also marked a shift in sound from When Broken Is Easily Fixed, with faster paced and more energetic songs, and with the band also incorporating more punk rock aspects into their music. Told's clean and unclean vocals had matured since their previous effort. Discovering The Waterfront opened the band up to a wider audience, with the music video for the first single "Smile in Your Sleep" receiving airplay on stations such as FUSE and IMF. The album sold 26,229 copies in its first week.
The band's third full-length album, Arrivals And Departures, was released on July 3, 2007, and was designated by AP Magazine as one of the most eagerly anticipated CDs of 2007. Mark Trombino (Jimmy Eat World, Blink-182, Finch) produced the CD. The album sold 27,000 copies in its first week. Silverstein also contributed a new acoustic version of their song "Red Light Pledge" to the Punk Goes Acoustic 2 compilation, released May 8, 2007 through Fearless Records.
On December 14, 2008, the band announced by Myspace bulletin that their fourth album would be released by March 31, 2009. The name of the new album, A Shipwreck in the Sand, was announced on January 29, 2009, when the band concluded a viral marketing campaign by announcing the track listing via an album website, also revealing it would be a concept album. Along with the demo of "Broken Stars", which the band had been performing during their final U.S. tour in support of "Arrivals and Departures", short clips of the songs "Vices", "Born Dead" and "American Dream" were made available on MySpace On March 17, the band filmed a music video for "Vices" with director Robby Starbuck. Later, on March 23, 2009, the band posted the full album to stream on their official MySpace page.
A Shipwreck in the Sand was released on March 31, 2009 and sold nearly 17,000 copies in its first week. The iTunes version of the album includes four bonus cover songs, "Help!" (The Beatles cover), Go Your Own Way (Fleetwood Mac Cover), Three Miles Down (Saves The Day cover), and Total Bummer (NOFX cover).
Silverstein contributed a cover version of "Apologize", originally recorded by OneRepublic, to the Punk Goes Pop 2 compilation album.
On October 8, 2010, online rumors spread about their new album reportedly being titled Set This All Ablaze, and that it would again be released through Silverstein's long time label, Victory Records. The band later rejected the rumor that the new album will be titled Set This All Ablaze, although they did confirm their departure from Victory. However, as of the first week of October 2010, Silverstein's official website contained a banner stating Set This All Ablaze.
On November 15, Silverstein announced on Facebook that they have signed with Hopeless Records in the USA/Europe/Japan and with Universal Music in Canada. They also said that a new EP entitled Transitions will be released December 7 and will feature two songs from their new album coming out next year as well as three additional b-sides. In response to a fan on Tumblr, Shane Told described the new music as "a cross between Discovering the Waterfront and A Shipwreck in the Sand". On December 3, 2010, the band posted the first single, Sacrifice, off of the new EP. On February 9, 2011, Silverstein confirmed on their Facebook and Tumblr that their new album will be called Rescue. On February 15, 2011, the band posted the album artwork for Rescue on their official Facebook page. On February 19, 2011, 89X Radio aired a new song from the band named "Burning Hearts". On February 22, 2011, in response to a fan on Facebook, the band stated that they were not releasing a traditional lead single from the new album, and that they had made three music videos so far. They then went on to state that the new record has "tons of screaming and breakdowns". The album, Rescue, was released on April 26, 2011. Silverstein has also recorded a song featuring Ryan Key of Yellowcard called "Stay Posi" (Stay Positive) for the Take Action! Vol 10. Compilation.
On October 17, 2011, the band posted a new video on their YouTube channel about an upcoming release. They announced that are in process of recording a new album called Short Songs with producer Jordan Valeriote, scheduled for release on February 7, 2012. They also said that the EP will contain 22 songs under 90 seconds with half songs being covers of punk songs that influenced them. Silverstein contributed a cover version of "Runaway", originally recorded by Kanye West, to the Punk Goes Pop 4 compilation album, released in November 21, 2011. On December 1, 2011, the band streamed two songs off Short Songs, "SOS" and "Brookfield", as well as their covers of Green Day's "The Ballad of Wilhelm Fink" and NOFX's "It's My Job to Keep Punk Rock Elite" on PunkNews.
On the SHORT TOUR, the band began announcing that they would have a new album in 2013. On September 25, 2012, the band announced that Neil Boshart was no longer a member of the band, after 11 years together. He was replaced by former I Am Committing A Sin guitarist Paul Marc Rousseau. Told later revealed that Boshart's replacement was due to many years of growing apart, stating there was very little contribution to Short Songs from Boshart.
On November 26, 2012, the band announced that their seventh studio album would be titled This Is How the Wind Shifts and would be released on February 5, 2013. A few hours later they also released the first single, titled "Stand Amid The Roar". On January 15, 2013 the band released the lyric video for the song "Massachusetts" from their seventh album.
The band's eighth studio album I Am Alive In Everything I Touch was released on May 19, 2015. Coinciding with the album's announcement, Silverstein released a music video for the track "A Midwestern State of Emergency." On March 4 the band released the second single from the album, Milestone, with a lyric video to accompany the release. On March 16, 2016, Silverstein released the third music video from the album, "The Continual Condition." Later, on July 27, 2016, they released a music video for "Toronto (Unabridged)".
On October 13, 2016, Silverstein announced the streaming "Ghost" on SiriusXM. Later that day, they released the music video on YouTube and the song on iTunes. Silverstein said on social media that the upcoming studio album will be released in 2017. On Thursday, May 18, 2017, Silverstein released the second single from the record, "Retrograde", as well as announced the track listing and title of the record, "Dead Reflection", which was released on July 14, 2017. Dead Reflection was released worldwide on July 14, 2017.
Discovering the Waterfront
Silverstein Lyrics
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distracting myself from your stare
and I've seen this mistake once before
with your games I will never fall for
I've hung up my guns....
I won't kill again!
[Chorus]
I won't forget you! (I won't forget you)
but I'm tired of lying!
tired of fighting you!
and it's not going to change
you ask for my heart
you know I'm down
but not the way you lie to me, you tear it all apart and beg for me to say
I sail off to sea, I'm not coming back
[Chorus]
count me down
make that sound
when you know it makes no sense
count me down
until you mess around
when I know you can't ever change
why am I trying?
throw it overboard
when I'm ready to we'll progress
count me down
make that sound
break the silence!
pretend its not forever
I'll pull myself together
I'll save it, I'll forget her, I'll breathe....
and I'll say she never hurt me
and look at it as learning
and laugh about the good and the bad
because I will live forever
we don't belong together
I know I'll be the better.
one day I will make it through.
[Chorus 2 X's till fade]
The song "Discovering the Waterfront" by Silverstein showcases the journey of someone who has finally decided to let go of a toxic relationship. The first few lines convey the resolve of the singer to not get affected by the pleas of his/her partner anymore. The singer has learned from previous mistakes and vows to not fall for the manipulation again. The lines, "I won't forget you!/ I'm not going to let you win!/ but I'm tired of lying! / tired of fighting you!" encapsulate the singer's conflicting emotions – the urge to move on along with a hint of regret and exhaustion from the constant battles they have fought.
The chorus talks about how the singer will not forget their partner, but they will not let themselves fall into the trap again. The singer understands that the partner has been dishonest with them and has torn apart their heart. The lines "I sail off to sea, I'm not coming back" suggest that the singer has made a final decision to leave the relationship behind and start afresh. The rest of the song talks about how the singer will cope up with the aftermath of the breakup, how they will learn from their mistakes, and grow stronger.
Overall, "Discovering the Waterfront" is a song that talks about the struggles of moving on from an unhealthy relationship. It accurately portrays the emotional rollercoaster that one goes through while trying to heal themselves from the after-effects of a toxic relationship.
Line by Line Meaning
I will promise myself I won't care
I'll try to convince myself that I'm not affected by your presence.
distracting myself from your stare
I'm trying to stay focused on anything else to avoid being drawn in by your gaze.
and I've seen this mistake once before
I've been in this situation before and I don't want to repeat past mistakes.
with your games I will never fall for
I won't let your manipulative behavior get the best of me; I won't fall victim to your games.
I've hung up my guns....
I've decided to give up fighting and retaliating against you.
I won't kill again!
I won't let you bring me to the point of wanting to hurt you.
I won't forget you! (I won't forget you)
You may have had an impact on my life, but I won't let you control my thoughts and emotions.
I'm not going to let you win!
I won't allow you to have power over me and my actions.
but I'm tired of lying!
I'm frustrated with pretending that your actions don't bother me.
tired of fighting you!
I'm exhausted from the constant conflict between us.
and it's not going to change
Our situation is unlikely to improve, no matter how much I hope it will.
you ask for my heart
You want me to be emotionally invested in you.
you know I'm down
I'm open to a relationship with you.
but not the way you lie to me, you tear it all apart and beg for me to say
You hurt me with your lies and manipulations, then expect me to continue wanting to be with you.
I sail off to sea, I'm not coming back
I'm distancing myself from you permanently.
count me down
Prepare for me to leave.
make that sound
Give me a signal that it's time to go.
when you know it makes no sense
Even though leaving may seem illogical, it's the best decision for me.
until you mess around
I know you'll continue to behave irresponsibly.
when I know you can't ever change
I know you won't change your ways, no matter how much I hope you will.
why am I trying?
I question why I ever bothered with you.
throw it overboard
Let go of anything that reminds me of you.
when I'm ready to we'll progress
When I'm ready to move on, I'll start making positive changes in my life.
count me down
Prepare me to move on.
break the silence!
Don't let there be any awkwardness or tension between us.
pretend its not forever
Try to maintain some sort of friendship or civility even though we will eventually go our separate ways.
I'll pull myself together
I'll work on getting over this and becoming a stronger person.
I'll save it, I'll forget her, I'll breathe....
I'll hold on to the good memories, let go of the bad memories, and move on with my life.
and I'll say she never hurt me
I'll convince myself that your actions and words didn't hurt me as much as they really did.
and look at it as learning
I'll try to view our relationship as a learning experience.
and laugh about the good and the bad
I'll try to find humor in both the positive and negative aspects of our relationship.
because I will live forever
In the grand scheme of things, this relationship is insignificant and won't affect my life in the long run.
we don't belong together
We aren't meant to be in each other's lives.
I know I'll be the better.
I know I'll come out on top and be stronger for having gone through this.
one day I will make it through.
I know I'll eventually overcome this heartache and move on with my life.
[Chorus]
Reiterating that I won't forget you but I won't let you win.
[Chorus 2 X's till fade]
Repeating the chorus twice more to drive home the point that I won't forget you, but I'll still emerge victorious.
Lyrics © CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC
Written by: Joshua Bradford, Neil Boshart, Paul Koehler, Shane Told, William Hamilton
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Love As Apologetics
I will promise myself I won't care
distracting myself from your stare
and I've seen this mistake once before
with your games I will never fall for
I've hung up my guns....
I won't kill again!
[Chorus]
I won't forget you! (I won't forget you)
I'm not going to let you win!
but I'm tired of lying!
tired of fighting you!
and it's not going to change
you ask for my heart
you know I'm down
but not the way you lie to me, you tear it all apart and beg for me to say
I sail off to sea, I'm not coming back
[Chorus]
count me down
make that sound
when you know it makes no sense
count me down
until you mess around
when I know you can't ever change
why am I trembling
throw it overboard
when I'm ready to we'll progress
count me down
make that sound
break the silence!
pretend its not forever
I'll pull myself together
I'll save it, I'll forget her, I'll breathe....
and I'll say she never hurt me
and look at it as learning
and laugh about the good and the bad
because I will live forever
we don't belong together
I know I'll be the better.
one day I will make it through.
[Chorus 2 X's till fade]
SubsidizedAcorn
2020. This song still hits me in the feels.
Intz51
@jacob reigle helllloooo :)
Yannik
<3
Noah Carlisle
2022
SubsidizedAcorn
@Ardz Seyer Agreed bro. 100%
Ardz Seyer
2 years after my dude. It still hits HARD.
Jonathan Flaquer
I'm 28 and I'm not ashamed of putting Silverstein still on my phone's playlist
Jeky Boom!
Same, I’m 29
Jeky Boom!
Same, I’m 29
Nina
Wtf why should there be a reason