Tegan and Sara – This Is Everything

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Climbed up on the rainbow
Just to see if I'd fall off
I’m a frosted-lemon coward
And I don't know how
No, don't know to hold you without shaking
No, I'm not aware of how I could possibly love you
Without aching

Yes, I give you everything
Yes, I give you anything
I gave you everything
Got to watch myself
I've got to love myself
And take care

And so keep the light on before you
Hop into bed
Because, baby
This is the last honest look I'll ever give

I saved up all my sunshine just to see you more clear
I'm a little short on solar, but I haven't given in
No, I'm going to hold you anyway
And I'll do it
Without shaking
Yes, I'll love you always
And I'll do it
Without aching

Yes, I'd give you anything
Yes, I'd give you anything
I gave you everything
Got to watch myself
I've got to love myself
And take care

And so keep the light on before you
Hop into bed
Because, baby
This is the last honest look I'll ever give

I give you everything
I give you anything
I gave you everything
Got to watch myself
I've got to love myself
And take care

Yeah, gave you
I gave you
I gave you everything
So I've got to watch myself
And love myself
And take care

This is your last look
This is your last look
This is your last look
Yeah, this is your last look
This is your last look
This is your last look

And so keep the light on before you
Hop into bed
Because, baby
This is the last honest look I'll ever
Give

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    General Comment:i always heard it as "look" until now, it definitely sounds like love.
    "this is the last honest love i'll ever give."
    Flag THe_Atomic_Punkon August 08, 2011   Link
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    General Comment:this is about like coming out and telling people that she's gay so that she can be someone and she's afraid "Climbed up on the rainbow Just to see if I'd fall off I'm a frosted-lemon coward"
    Flag tsfanon November 29, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:am i the only one who thought she said i'm a frosted lemon carrot?
    haha =]
    Flag geishax0on May 12, 2009   Link
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    My Interpretation:Obviously this is about someone she really loves. I think its more like she was just giving everything to make it work, down to even herself, the love she had for herself and it was replaced by the love she had for that other person. And that person, just cant return all of that, doesnt wanna break up and cut her off completely, the person wants to stay friends. Probably the most difficult thing to do when your inlove. And probably the wrongest thing and unconsiderate thing a person can ask you.

    '' Im going to hold you anyway
    and ill do it without shaking
    yes ill love you always
    and ill do it without aching''

    If your shaking it means the action means alot to you, bad or good, but in this case its good. Virgins shake when they touch for the first time, you shake under the hand of someone you love. So shes going to try to not make it show that that one tiny physical contact makes her shake and feel infinite. Shes going to still love the person, but she'll pretend shes not aching for more.

    ''This is the last honest look I'll ever give''

    Because the person is asking her to not be honest, to not show what she really feels. So its the last time shes going to open, and then she'll close up. And pretend to stop shaking and stop aching.

    I dont know. Thats how i see it, but maybe thats only because im in a same situation right now. Amazing song, really.

    Flag Millyonaireon November 30, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:to me, the first verse sounds like she's scared of getting caught and coming out, so they're both getting hurt because of it.
    Flag PALSTCBon October 13, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:is it just me or does it totally sound like the end of something? i could very well imagine this song at the end of a film.
    Flag Hambaharion May 25, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:It's def.

    Yes, I'd give you anything
    Yes, I give you anything
    I gave you everything.


    It's kind of a big difference to me.
    Flag kelso17on April 23, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:this song isnt about a breakup for me.
    i see it more that she is with someone and she is triing so hard to stay with them that she is losing herself and its making herself unhappy. and so shes realizing that she has to do things for herself and not worry that that person will leave her. some parts of the song i havent figured out how it fits, but thats what i think about the song
    Flag wutwazthat4on April 20, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:okay the way i see this song is someones in a relationship and theyve given everything towards the relationship and see the other person as their everything, their world. but theyve gotten hurt by the other person, but they continue to love them, hence why they're aching to love them and shaking to hold them maybe because they were cheated on or something like that, but something has happened which has made them hard to forgive, but impossible to stop loving. so theyre going to stay in the relationship and theyre determined to hide the fact that theyre hurting, and theyre going to continue to love themselves and make themselves happy because theyve put everything into the relationship and think theyd be worse off without it. so itll be the last honest look theyll give, because from now on theyll put on a fake face pretending everything is okay and nothing is hurting them anymore, when in fact they are in pain and aching to love this person.
    just how i see it anywayy
    =]
    Flag ameliabethon April 15, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:rainbow and sunshine.
    this song is so beautiful...
    it describes what i'm going through perfectly.

    in my opinion,
    it's about a love that wasn't on the same level; one of them loves the other very much, and the other one might've just been with them for the heck of it.
    so the one that was in love decides to end it, even if she knows she won't get over them easily; she'd rather keep her pride and dignity than be with someone who doesn't feel the same way.
    Flag mylalovesjane95on January 20, 2008   Link

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