| Tegan and Sara – Sentimental Tune Lyrics | 16 years ago |
| Well, for me, she's saying that literally with friction she'll remove this girl's clothes and they'll be intimate together, and then when she is talking about focus and getting under her skin, she is referring to the idea of making such an impression on this girl that she'll have Sara "under her skin" like, always thinking about her, etc. | |
| Tegan and Sara – Night Watch Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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It's definitely about her parents' divorce, but the only line that confuses that for me, is when she says "It's in my blood, this divorce." I understand that to mean someone in her family has been divorced before, which is why I think most people assume it's about her and Emy. I however, am going with the article I read that says it's written from the perspective of her parents. I think the first verse is the mom: I separate everybody, I need distance from your body. Oh I deserve this anguish on my house. I think she's saying that as the one who is initiating the divorce, she feels horrible about herself for splitting up her family, but she can't help it, she needs the distance from her husband. She has to get away, and he cannot go with her. Then the husband speaks: I've got grounds for recourse, Your lungs fill with discourse (probably one of my favorite lines ever) You separate from my body, You need consistence from somebody. He feels like the things she says about him aren't true, his recourse, or 'appeal' is met with her discourse on how it just won't work between them. (Seriously, her lungs fill with discourse? That's a genius line!) So she tells him she needs someone more consistent, and he has to just accept it, and he does, and he feels bad about himself ("Oh I deserve this anguish on my house.") I really really like this song. It really shows how in the divorce both parties can really blame themselves and how confusing it can be for everyone involved. I think it's just a great song. |
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| Tegan and Sara – Sentimental Tune Lyrics | 16 years ago |
| I might just be projecting, but I think the song might be about telling someone about your feelings for them, (Now you know, you know it now...) and not worrying about the consequences (I won't yield; throw caution to the blaze.) And even though that person isn't particularly emotional/sentimental (you hate the tender hearted torch song), and may not actually be that into her (Hard-hearted, don't worry, I'm ready for a fight), she's going to try. I think the "unnerved, the nerve, you're nervous, nervous that I'm right" is about her feeling like that person does have feelings for her, and maybe it's bold of her to say something, she is so sure it's real. | |
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