The duo has released nine studio albums so far: Under Feet Like Ours (1999), This Business of Art (2000), If It Was You (2002), So Jealous (2004), The Con (2007), Sainthood (2009), Heartthrob (2013), Love You to Death (2016) and Hey, I'm Just Like You (2019). They also issued the live album/DVD Get Along in 2011 and their memoir High School in 2019.
Tegan and Sara initially played as Plunk in 1995, and lacked a drummer and bass player. In 1997, they used their school’s recording studio to record two demo albums: Who's in Your Band? and Play Day.
In 1998, they made an early breakthrough by winning Garage Warz Battle of the Bands, a local music competition in Calgary. Since then, the two have toured with Neil Young, Rufus Wainwright, Kaki King, The Pretenders, Ben Folds, The Killers, Rachael Cantu, Vivek Shraya, Cake, Gogol Bordello, Hot Hot Heat, Ryan Adams, Veda Hille, Little Birdy, Iron On, Little Brazil, Bryan Adams, and Weezer, and they performed a show at Sarah McLachlan's Lilith Fair.
They are signed to Neil Young's Vapor Records in Canada, and to Sire in the United States as their previous label, Sanctuary Records, is no longer releasing new music in the United States.
When they were competing in Garage Warz, they were known as "Sara and Tegan" because that is how their mother registered them on the competition forms. Their first album, Under Feet Like Ours, was initially released under the name "Sara and Tegan". While both twins are similarly involved in vocals and playing instruments, the singing of the lead melody usually goes to whichever twin wrote the particular song. The two hardly sang together in the recordings of their early records, but they started to more on their later records and when live.
On their 2004 album, So Jealous, the two lend their unusual voices and simple guitar riffs to power pop ballads about love and emotional, haunting songs such as "Walking With a Ghost".
The fifth album, The Con, released July 24, 2007, showed a shift in style towards darker tunes compared to the relatively upbeat indie pop of So Jealous. The singles "Back in Your Head", "The Con" and "Call It Off" were issued to support the album. The twins toured the album for over a year and a half.
Their sixth studio album, entitled Sainthood, was released on October 27th, 2009, to generally positive reviews. The album included the singles "Hell", "Alligator", "On Directing" and "Northshore".
Tegan and Sara also collaborated with many other artists, including Tiësto for the single "Feel It in My Bones" (from the album Kaleidoscope, 2009), and Morgan Page for the single "Body Work" (from the album In the Air, 2012).
"Closer", the first single from their seventh album was produced by Californian pop producer Greg Kurstin. The song was made available for download September 25, 2012. On 29 January 2013, Tegan and Sara released their seventh studio album, Heartthrob.
The duo's eighth studio album, titled Love You To Death, was released on 3 June 2016. The lead single Boyfriend was released on 8 April. Greg Kurstin returned as the producer.
On October 20, 2017, the duo released a compilation album titled Tegan and Sara Present the Con X: Covers, to celebrate the tenth anniversary of The Con. The compilation contains covers of each song performed by various artists, as well as a previously unreleased demo “Miami Still”, performed by the duo. The proceeds of the record and subsequent tour benefitted the Tegan and Sara Foundation, which raises money for self-identified women and girls in the LGBTQ community.
The duo released their memoir, High School, on 27 September 2019. It recounts their childhood and adolescence growing up in Alberta in the 1990s as well as their musical beginnings. The book debuted at number fifteen on The New York Times Hardcover Nonfiction best-sellers list. Along with the book, Tegan and Sara's released their ninth studio album, Hey, I'm Just Like You, which contains re-recordings of unreleased demo songs that the duo recorded as teenagers. The record was produced by Alex Hope and is the first Tegan and Sara record produced, performed, engineered, mixed, and mastered by a team of all women. The band embarked on a US, Canada and UK tour to promote the book and album, playing mostly acoustically, reading excerpts from the book and incorporating old video footage from the band's teenage years.
The current live touring band members include Ted Gowans (guitar; 2004-present), Jasper Leak (bass; 2012-present), John Spence (keyboards; 2012-present), and Adam Christgau (drums; 2013-present). Former live touring band members include Johnny Andrews (drums; 2006-2010), Shaun Huberts (bass; 2007-2010), Dan Kelly (bass; 2007), Chris Carlson (bass; 2001-2005), Rob Chursinoff (drums; 2001-2005) and Jason McGerr (drums; 2012).
Official site: http://www.teganandsara.com
Floorplan
Tegan and Sara Lyrics
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Of my head and heart
I want to give directions, helpful hints
What you'll be looking for
What you'll be looking for
I know
I know
I hold, I hold
I know
I hold this loss in my heart forever
I know
I hold, I hold
All eyes are on me now
All eyes are on me now
I want your lungs
To stop working without me
I think about writing you
I thought about calling you
What was I looking for?
What am I looking for?
I know
I hold this pain in my heart forever
I know
I hold, I hold
I know
I hold this pain in my heart forever
I know
I hold, I hold
All eyes are on you now
All eyes are on me now
I shouldn't go
but I can't really help it
when I feel this pressure
I shouldn't go
but I can't really help it
when I feel this pressure
All eyes are on me now
All eyes are on me now
All eyes are on me now
All eyes are on me now
I shouldn't go
but I can't really help it
when I feel this pressure
I shouldn't go
but I can't really help it
when I feel this pressure
I shouldn't go
When I feel this building
I shouldn't go
When I feel this building
I shouldn't go
But I cant really help it
When I feel this pressure
The lyrics of "Floorplan" by Tegan and Sara describe a need to express oneself honestly and thoroughly. The singer wants to share their innermost thoughts and feelings by providing a metaphorical floor plan of their head and heart. They desire to convey a clear sense of direction and provide helpful hints to what the other person is looking for in the singer's internal space. However, the singer is also burdened with a sense of loss and pain that they carry within themselves.
The repeated phrase "all eyes are on me now" suggests a sense of vulnerability and pressure to perform or act a certain way in front of others. The singer's desire for the other person's lungs to stop working without them implies a need for dependence and intimacy, even though they may struggle with the weight of their feelings. The line "I shouldn't go, but I can't really help it when I feel this pressure" reinforces the idea of feeling trapped and conflicted.
Overall, the lyrics in "Floorplan" speak to the universal experience of wanting to share oneself authentically, but also feeling the weight of internal struggles and external expectations.
Line by Line Meaning
I want to draw you a floor plan
I want to explain everything about myself so you understand me better.
Of my head and heart
I want to show you my thoughts and feelings.
I want to give directions, helpful hints
I want to guide you and give you useful advice.
What you'll be looking for
What you need to find in order to understand me.
I know I hold this loss in my heart forever
I am aware that I will always feel the pain of this loss.
I hold, I hold
I carry this pain with me always.
All eyes are on me now
Everyone is watching me and expecting something from me.
I want your lungs to stop working without me
I want you to need me so badly that you can't function without me.
I think about writing you
I consider reaching out to you through written communication.
I thought about calling you
I considered calling you to talk.
What was I looking for?
I question what I am trying to find in this situation.
What am I looking for?
I still haven't found what I am searching for.
I know I hold this pain in my heart forever
I understand that this pain will never truly go away.
All eyes are on you now
Everyone is watching you and expecting something from you.
I shouldn't go but I can't really help it when I feel this pressure
I know I shouldn't leave, but I feel so much pressure that I can't stay.
All eyes are on me now
Everyone is watching me and expecting something from me.
I shouldn't go but I can't really help it when I feel this pressure
I know I shouldn't leave, but I feel so much pressure that I can't stay.
I shouldn't go when I feel this building
I shouldn't leave when I know that things are about to get intense.
I shouldn't go when I feel this building
I shouldn't leave when I know that things are about to get intense.
I shouldn't go but I can't really help it when I feel this pressure
I know I shouldn't leave, but I feel so much pressure that I can't stay.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Sara Keirsten Quin, Tegan Rain Quin
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I want to draw you a floor plan
Of my head and heart
I want to give directions, helpful hints
What you'll be looking for
What you'll be looking for
I know
I hold this loss in my heart forever
I know
I hold, I hold
I know
I hold this loss in my heart forever
I know
I hold, I hold
All eyes are on me now
All eyes are on me now
I want your lungs
To stop working without me
I think about writing you
I thought about calling you
What was I looking for?
What am I looking for?
I know
I hold this pain in my heart forever
I know
I hold, I hold
I know
I hold this pain in my heart forever
I know
I hold, I hold
All eyes are on you now
All eyes are on me now
I shouldn't go
but I can't really help it
when I feel this pressure
I shouldn't go
but I can't really help it
when I feel this pressure
All eyes are on me now
All eyes are on me now
All eyes are on me now
All eyes are on me now
I shouldn't go
but I can't really help it
when I feel this pressure
I shouldn't go
but I can't really help it
when I feel this pressure
I shouldn't go
When I feel this building
I shouldn't go
When I feel this building
I shouldn't go
But I cant really help it
When I feel this pressure
@H3RD3R
This song is pretty slept on. Deserves more recognition. Hell this album deserved more recognition.
@paolamendivil
The lyrics on the whole album are priceless. I will always love this.
@GhibliGirl29
This song is so melancholic. Love all of it ❤️ this whole album is just ah! Brings back so many memories of my young broken heart 😣
@aomccaskill81
I hold this pain in my heart forever.
@ange6455
I know.
@Lucky_Forages_88
2022 and Forever---Northern California
@roberttrotter1502
Wow...
My ex wife and I drove across the country with this record on repeat... Love this album. (Forever) now im looking into some of the other ones...
-b
@ooLevityoo
The one that followed it is my second favourite, never connected with all the others but there's good hits on all of them
@roberttrotter1502
@@ooLevityoo
Good looking out for a place to start...
The world needs more women artists that can keep attention that doesnt rely on anger.
-,
@THAIS-uc3fx
this hits me hard. I can't wait to learn to play guitar lol