In 2000, Thrice signed with Sub City Records and released two LP's. The first, Identity Crisis (2000), only received 1.5 stars in the AMG review and little buzz. The second, The Illusion of Safety (2002), was widely acclaimed and received attention from major record labels. Even though Thrice's music has always included metal influences, The Illusion of Safety contained a heavier metalcore sound. The album was recorded in Beltsville, Maryland and the track The Beltsville Crucible reflects this.
In 2003 Thrice signed up with Island Records and released The Artist in the Ambulance, which featured more metal oriented songs while keeping true to their hardcore influences. In 2005 a DVD outlining their entire career to date was released under the title If We Could Only See Us Now. It included a CD with live tracks from the Apple Store and various b-sides.
Thrice released their fourth full-length album, Vheissu, on October 18, 2005. The album was characterized by many critics as being experimentally different, using non-traditional Thrice elements in the process. From keyboard melodies ("For Miles") to Japanese music-box undertones ("Music Box") to chain gang chant choruses ("The Earth Will Shake"), Vheissu introduced a new sound to the band's post-hardcore roots. UK producer Steve Osborne, whose past credits include many Brit-pop hits, was sought by Thrice to gain a new perspective on the songwriting process, enabling the band to expand their musical influences and produce a different album. The album garnered widespread critical acclaim and peaked at #15 on the Billboard 200.
The band releasedRed Sky, an EP comprised of various b-sides as well as live recordings, shortly after Vheissu.
Thrice released the first and second volume of The Alchemy Index, a highly experimental project based on the four traditional elements (fire, water, earth, and air), on October 16th 2007. Over the summer Thrice parted ways with Island records and signed with Vagrant. The Alchemy Index Vols. I & II - Fire & Water was released on October 16, 2007, and sold 28,000 copies in its first week. The album consists of the first two volumes, Fire and Water, and features 12 songs, 6 on each disk. The third and fourth volumes, Air & Earth were released on April 15, 2008.
The "Fire" disc features the heavier post-hardcore sound traditional Thrice fans will quickly embrace, harking back to their pre-Vheissu albums. The "Water" disc, however, is comprised of ambient songs similar to those found in Vheissu, Thrice's previous album release. The "Air" disc brings a whole new element of electronic elements and delayed guitar riffs to Thrice's sound. In "Earth", much like Dustin Kensrue's solo album, "Please Come Home", Thrice introduces an indie-folk sound combining intricate piano and acoustic guitar.
Thrice's sixth studio album Beggars was released digitally through Vagrant Records in the UK on August 9, 2009 and in the US on August 11 with a physical release containing bonus material pencilled in for September 15. These dates deviate from the original proposed release date of October 13 because of a leak via Vagrant Records web player, which has meant the artwork for the album has also changed. The first single to be taken from the album is All the World Is Mad and was first made available through Guitar Hero: World Tour on July 23.
Dustin Kensrue has described the album as being "more visceral and more raw - both in the songwriting and in the overall sound. It moves with a different energy than any of our past records. It was born out of us playing together in a room, almost as a backlash to the giant headgame that was The Alchemy Index" and has been well received critically.
The seventh studio album Major/Minor came out on September 20, 2011 through Vagrant Records. Yellow Belly, Promises and a few other songs were made available for the listeners to stream online before the release date. The album received extremely positive reviews from many online websites. Alex Djaferis of Absolutepunk.net gave Major/Minor a rating of 95%. Tracks like Promises and Listen Through Me reflected a natural progression from the sound Thrice created in Beggars, which was widely appreciated by the early listeners.
Thrice decided to take a break from being a full time band on November 21, 2011. In late spring/early summer Thrice announced the 'Farewell' tour for the spring/summer of 2012 , which would be the bands final tour before going into an indefinite hiatus.
In early 2015 it was announced that the band intends to release new music and tour again. Announcements were done via the bands website http://www.thrice.net/ and social media outlets with an accompanying picture with "Thrice 2015" text.
Silhouette
Thrice Lyrics
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Your eyes seamless and sure
The leave me broken and in need of a cure
Your eyes followed me hear
Your eyes sifting my soul
They leave me broken hands, those diamonds
Giving synapse of white lines
Then chasing the dawn
Story book syntax
Your eyes slit the throat of all I know
About myself and this life
Silhouette lies
And your eyes speaking in tongues
Vigilant still filling my lungs
Testing my will
They leave me broken and bruised and bleeding
Your eyes resting in flame
Leaving me breathless again
Like hydrogen speak on fault lines
Or dead, kissing me with exposure to radon
Your eyes slit the throat of all I know
About myself and this life
Silhouette lies
Your eyes, your eyes
Speaking in tongues
Vigilant still, lead our way
Filling my lungs
Testing my will
You slit the throat, of all I know
About myself and this life
Silhouette lies
You slit my throat
Because I know
That this life is a lie
So slit my throat
The lyrics to Thrice's song Silhouette seem to be about a relationship where one person's eyes have a powerful effect on the other. The first two stanzas describe the effect of the eyes, leaving the singer feeling broken and in need of a cure. The next stanza suggests that the eyes are leading the singer towards something, perhaps a dangerous or uncertain path, with the phrase "lacing me along". The use of "synapse of white lines" and "story book syntax" creates a sense of confusion and uncertainty, as if the singer is being led down an unpredictable path.
The fourth stanza seems to suggest that the eyes are revealing something to the singer that they didn't know about themselves or their life. The line "silhouette lies" could mean that the singer's previous understanding of their life was only a shadow or outline of the truth. The fifth stanza indicates that the eyes are somehow testing the singer's willpower or resolve, leaving them feeling broken and bruised.
The final stanza is perhaps the most ominous, with the line "you slit my throat because I know that this life is a lie". This suggests a betrayal or violence, and the full meaning of the song remains somewhat unclear. Overall, the use of imagery and metaphor creates a sense of unease and tension, with the eyes representing a powerful and possibly dangerous influence.
Line by Line Meaning
Your eyes followed me here
You have been watching me closely
Your eyes seamless and sure
You are confident and unyielding
They leave me broken and in need of a cure
Your gaze leaves me shattered and desperate for a remedy
Your eyes sifting my soul
You are reading my deepest thoughts and emotions
They leave me broken hands, those diamonds
Your eyes are like jewels that have shattered my being
Giving synapse of white lines
Your eyes create a flash of inspiration
Then chasing the dawn
You are pursuing the unreachable horizon
Story book syntax
Your view of the world is like an unrealistic fairy tale
Your eyes slit the throat of all I know
Your gaze destroys my understanding of myself and life
About myself and this life
My perception of myself and the world around me
Silhouette lies
The shadow of reality is distorted
And your eyes speaking in tongues
Your gaze is incomprehensible
Vigilant still filling my lungs
You are ever-watchful and overwhelming
Testing my will
You are challenging my strength and resilience
They leave me broken and bruised and bleeding
Your eyes hurt me physically and emotionally
Your eyes resting in flame
Your gaze burns with intensity
Leaving me breathless again
Your presence leaves me gasping for air
Like hydrogen speak on fault lines
Your words are like a volatile and dangerous element
Or dead, kissing me with exposure to radon
Your gaze is like a poisonous substance that kills me
You slit the throat, of all I know
You destroy my perception of reality
Because I know, that this life is a lie
I realize that what I believe is false
So slit my throat
I am willing to let go of my false beliefs
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: DUSTIN MICHAEL KENSRUE, EDWARD CARRINGTON BRECKENRIDGE, JAMES RILEY BRECKENRIDGE, TEPPEI TERANISHI
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@jamesdraco09
Your eyes, followed me here.
Your eyes, seamless and sure.
They leave me broken and, in need of a cure.
Your eyes, followed me here.
Your eyes, sifting my soul.
They leave me broken and forge diamonds from the coal.
They race me along
the infinite synapse of white lines.
and then while chasing the dawn
with storybook syntax
Your eyes slit the throat, of all I know.
About myself in this life.
This silhouette lie.
And your eyes, speaking in tongues.
Vigilant still, filling my lungs.
Testing my will.
They leave me broken and, bruised and bleeding.
Your eyes, resting in flame,
Leave me breathless again
Like hydrogen
Split on faultlines
or ten years living with
exposure to radon
Your eyes slit the throat, of all I know.
About myself in this life.
This silhouette lie.
Your eyes, Your eyes.
Speaking in tongues.
Vigilant still, lead our way.
Filling my lungs.
Testing my will.
You slit the throat, of all I know.
About myself in this life.
This silhouette lie.
You slit my throat.
Because I know,
That this life, is a lie.
So slit my throat.
@hafizalish
Your eyes followed me here
Your eyes seamless and sure
The leave me broken and in need of a cure
Your eyes followed me hear
Your eyes sifting my soul
They leave me broken hands, those diamonds
They lace me along
Giving synapse of white lines
Then chasing the dawn
Story book syntax
Your eyes slit the throat of all I know
About myself and this life
Silhouette lies
And your eyes speaking in tongues
Vigilant still filling my lungs
Testing my will
They leave me broken and bruised and bleeding
Your eyes resting in flame
Leaving me breathless again
Like hydrogen speak on fault lines
Or dead, kissing me with exposure to radon
Your eyes slit the throat of all I know
About myself and this life
Silhouette lies
Your eyes, your eyes
Speaking in tongues
Vigilant still, lead our way
Filling my lungs
Testing my will
You slit the throat, of all I know
About myself and this life
Silhouette lies
You slit my throat
Because I know
That this life is a lie
So slit my throat
@SomeJustice19k
How does this not have more attention? This is timeless.
@JayDillDrums
This album is a masterpiece
@alxdiaz2732
It really is...
@alxdiaz2732
Kids dont know
@benpurcell106
Yeah this whole album is priceless, timeless. I try to expose as many people as I can to this album. This has been my favorite album since I was 17- 15 years. And its never gotten old
@xDEATHbySTEREOxX
Perfection...thrice will always have a special place in my heart and nobody sounds like them...masterpiece
@alexegoavil7590
I'm 47 now, first heard this record in 2003 and I loved it even though I came from a thrash background and a more traditional 70s 80s hard rock and metal. I can't believe this song is 17 years old! Man that's crazy how all these years have flown by so so fast.
So many life experiences in between
@LixxLixx
in 2003 i was in third grade and that was around the time i started listening to thrice thanks to my brother :)
@13Doses
Hope life been treating you well buddy.
@letsgobrandon8028
Ahhh sounds like high school all over again.