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
Knife Going In
Tegan and Sara Lyrics
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Sell this house and find
Something lost outside your window
Not forever
But on the night I die
I swear I'll sleep outside your window
I feel the knife going in
Not enough to kill me
I thought it'd happen fast
But I'm feeling it now
And I feel anxious
Sleeping inches from me
I let it pass
Emy, should I stop?
Do you think I'll make it
To the morning if it's written?
Stitch it up
The kind of song I know
Causes mother, sister, lover worry
I feel the knife going in
I'm feeling anxious
Not enough to kill me
I thought it'd happen fast
But I'm feeling it now
And I feel anxious
Sleeping inches from me
I let it pass
I feel the knife going in
I'm feeling anxious
Not enough to kill me
I thought it'd happen fast
But I'm feeling it now
And I feel anxious
Sleeping inches from me
I let it pass
I feel the knife going in
I'm feeling anxious
Not enough to kill me
I thought it'd happen fast
But I'm feeling it now
And I feel anxious
Sleeping inches from me
I let it pass
The song "Knife Going In" by Tegan and Sara is a poignant and emotional track, exploring the pain and anxiety of a failing relationship. The lyrics are filled with powerful imagery and metaphor, as the singer struggles to come to terms with their feelings of hurt, desperation and helplessness.
The opening lines of the song suggest a kind of acceptance, as the singer admits that if they don't recover from whatever has happened, their lover should sell the house and move on. This sense of finality is undercut, however, by the desperate plea to "sleep outside your window" on the night they die, suggesting that the singer is not yet ready to let go completely.
The metaphor of the knife is used throughout the song, as the singer describes how they feel the "knife going in" and experiencing anxiety, but acknowledging that it's "not enough to kill me". This sense of being wounded but not fatally so is juxtaposed with the idea of letting the knife "pass," suggesting a resigned unwillingness to confront the problem head-on. In the end, the song is a powerful and moving exploration of the lingering pain caused by a broken relationship, and the ways in which the past can haunt us even as we try to move on.
Line by Line Meaning
If I don't recover
In the unlikely event of my demise
Sell this house and find
Get rid of this property and start anew
Something lost outside your window
Something valuable within your reach
Not forever
Just for a temporary time
But on the night I die
When I eventually pass away
I swear I'll sleep outside your window
I'll always be near
I feel the knife going in
I sense a great deal of pain
I'm feeling anxious
I'm worried and frightened
Not enough to kill me
Not strong enough to fatally harm me
I thought it'd happen fast
I expected it to be quick
But I'm feeling it now
It's actually begun to take effect
And I feel anxious
I'm more worried now
Sleeping inches from me
Existing dangerously close
I let it pass
I allowed it to slip by
Emy, should I stop?
Emotionally conflicted and reaching out for guidance
Do you think I'll make it
Am I going to be successful?
To the morning if it's written?
Can I go on until the next day if it's predestined?
Stitch it up
Fix the situation
The kind of song I know
The type of situation I've encountered before
Causes mother, sister, lover worry
Creates concern for those closest to me
I feel the knife going in
The pain is becoming stronger
I'm feeling anxious
The fear is intensifying
Not enough to kill me
Not lethal yet
I thought it'd happen fast
I expected it to be over quickly
But I'm feeling it now
But it's actually happening now
And I feel anxious
And my anxiety is growing
Sleeping inches from me
Existing too close for comfort
I let it pass
I chose to ignore it
I feel the knife going in
The pain is becoming almost unbearable
I'm feeling anxious
The fear is overwhelming
Not enough to kill me
Still not lethal
I thought it'd happen fast
I anticipated this to end quickly
But I'm feeling it now
But it's currently affecting me
And I feel anxious
My anxiety is taking over
Sleeping inches from me
Dangerously close
I let it pass
I chose to disregard it
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Sara Keirsten Quin, Tegan Rain Quin
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
4getfull111
love them
Michael Hernandez
haha Tegan: "did you put them away? Okay, you put them away. winks "
Th3K1nG4
That's because the lyrics are "Emy should I stop".
Cheyenne Reid
Sounds like she says "Emmy should I stop" at 1:07
Kyler Alexzander
Because those are the lyrics