Tegan Quin - Lyrics, guitars, keyboards, vocals
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Tegan Quin - Lyrics, guitars, keyboards, vocals
Sara Quin - Guitars, vocals
Ted Gowans (Lion Thief) - Keyboards
Chris Walla (Death Cab for Cutie) - Song within a song, cymbals, tiny guitars
Jason McGerr (Death Cab for Cutie) - Drums
Are You Ten Years Ago
Tegan and Sara Lyrics
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I'm up and doing circles
I'm taken, I am yours (If you go, you go)
I'm up and doing circles
I'm taken, I am yours (If you show, you show)
I'm up and doing circles
I'm taken, I am yours (If you go, you go)
I'm up and doing circles
I collapse
I might stay out longer than I left the light on for you
Then if you show, you show
If you show, you show
When I feel like this
When I get so into myself
I lose track of where I'm going
And lose track of how to get going again
Feel myself slowing down
Feel myself turning around
Is this taken?
When I feel like this
When I get so sick of myself
Where are you going now without me
And not knowing then, that we're slowing down
You've gotta turn that around
And tell me that I'm taken, tell me if I'm yours
You collapse
The pressure of this life is so
You can't be held accountable
If you go, you go
If you go, you go
When you act like this
When you get so sick, of yourself
The whole world falls away and since I feel
Like I have only missed the feeling that I'm here again
The feeling that I'm clear again
I'm not taken
When you act like this
When you get so into yourself
I lose sight of common goals
And letting go so I can be all alone
Feel myself, going slow
Feel myself, letting go
Not taken, not feeling like I'm yours
If you're taken I am yours
I'm up and doing circles
I'm taken, I am yours (If you go, you go)
I'm up and doing circles
I'm taken, I am yours (If you show, you show)
I'm up and doing circles
I'm taken, I am yours (If you go, you go)
I'm up and doing circles
I collapse
This life looks like a sentence, though
A constant game of falling short
If you know, you know
If you know, you know
When I feel like this
When I'm just so sick of feeling less than perfect
Isn't right for me
I never fight to see if coming clean would get to me
I feel myself, holding back
I feel the pressure, it's finally back
I'm taken
When you feel like this
When you saw it call come crashing down
Subtle but not underground
I was there, I saw the signs, I saw unfair
And so I write to you through other means
I let myself finally feel taken
Like I was yours
If you're taken I am yours (I feel taken)
I'm up and doing circles
I'm taken, I am yours (I feel)
I'm up and doing circles
If you're taken I am yours (I feel taken)
I'm up and doing circles
I'm taken, I am yours (I feel)
I'm up and doing circles
If you're taken I am yours (I feel taken)
I'm up and doing circles
I'm taken, I am yours (I feel)
I'm up and doing circles
I'm taken, I am yours (I feel taken)
I'm up and doing circles
I'm taken, I am yours (I feel)
I'm up and doing circles
I'm taken, I am yours (I feel taken)
I'm up and doing circles
I'm taken, I am yours (I feel)
I'm up and doing circles
I collapse
I collapse
I collapse
The lyrics of Tegan and Sara's song Are You Ten Years Ago communicate the feeling of losing oneself in a relationship and how it can be overwhelming. The repetition of "If you're taken, I am yours" communicates a willingness to submit oneself entirely to the other person, even to the point of feeling lost without them. The lyric "I'm up and doing circles" suggests a sense of being lost or stuck without direction, feeling like there is no way out. Additionally, the repeated phrase "I collapse" adds to the sense of being overwhelmed and on the brink of breakdown.
Line by Line Meaning
If you're taken I am yours
If you belong to someone else, I am yours to take
I'm up and doing circles
I'm anxiously waiting for something to happen
I'm taken, I am yours (If you go, you go)
I belong to you but if you leave, you leave
I collapse
I feel overwhelmed and helpless
I might stay out longer than I left the light on for you
I might be gone for a while, longer than I intended
Then if you show, you show
If you come back, you come back
When I feel like this
When I feel lost and confused
I lose track of where I'm going
I forget my direction in life
And lose track of how to get going again
I forget how to move forward
Is this taken?
Am I in a relationship?
When I get so sick of myself
When I become discontented with who I am
Where are you going now without me
Where have you gone and left me behind?
You've gotta turn that around
You need to come back and make things right
And tell me that I'm taken, tell me if I'm yours
And confirm that I belong to you
The pressure of this life is so
The weight of life is crushing me
You can't be held accountable
You're not responsible for what happens
When you act like this
When you behave in this way
The whole world falls away and since I feel
Everything else disappears and I am left with my emotions
Like I have only missed the feeling that I'm here again
Like I've been disconnected from myself and now I'm starting to feel alive again
Not taken, not feeling like I'm yours
Not in a relationship, not feeling like I belong to someone
The life looks like a sentence though
Life feels like a prison sentence
A constant game of falling short
Always struggling to measure up to expectations
If you know, you know
If you've experienced this, you understand
When I'm just so sick of feeling less than perfect
When I'm tired of never being good enough
Isn't right for me
Doesn't feel like the right fit for me
I never fight to see if coming clean would get to me
I don't make an effort to reveal my true self
And so I write to you through other means
And so I communicate with you indirectly
I let myself finally feel taken
I allow myself to feel like I belong to someone
Lyrics Β© Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Sara Keirsten Quin, Tegan Rain Quin
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Top Gurl
I feel like this should have been a hit, but that's the same with a lot of Tegan and Sara songs. They will always be underrated to me. Amazing band.
Paola MendΓvil
I'm feeling very nostalgic right now. I love the Con so much. I love all their albums so much.
Starprise Entership
still their best album if you ask me, but maybe that's the sentimental value it holds on me showing
FryCanon
I really want to hear them sing this at a recent show. Love this album!!! LY2D was awesome too!!
Kendra Miller
if I had one word to describe Tegan and sara it would be amazing
Amber Dawn Steeves
Breathtaking ππ½β¨β¨β¨
Noah Kodeki
So cutting edge, and ahead of it's time, and timeless, and experimental, and perfect.
bashscrazy
Can't wait to hear this live!
Catalina Constanza
nothing better than listening to them!!
DamnMaIsItThat Serious
Not even 2 seconds and I already love it