The sun’s rays don’t bother me
No, they cast down such a wonderful heat
Masking beauty
By a terrible fate
If you fly too close and then you turn too late

The night still confuses me
We’d all get tired and have to sleep eventually
Regardless of the sun’s demands
Regardless if it made much sense

You moved so far that I know how far
And then you got so sad that I, I bought a car
Yes, I’ll come get you
And I will bring you home
I’ll come get you
And I will bring you home

He sat me down
He said he was incomplete
He thinks true love’s going to get him back on his feet
He said you only find love once in your life
So I guess when you find it, you got to hold it right
You’ll hold it right

It makes no sense
Because there’s no sense in it at all
We all wait around
We wait for you to get tired and fall
As your shadow, well, it resumes with me
Yes, your shadow, it was made for me

She speaks clearly
He speaks loudly
I speak only clearly loudly
Yes, she speaks clearly
He speaks loudly
I speak only clearly loudly

Yeah, my shadow, well, it resumes with me
Yes, my shadow, well, it was made for me

She told me love will come once in your life
So I guess when you find it
You got to hold it right
You got to hold it right
You hold it right

You moved so far that I knew exactly how far
And then you got so sad that I, I bought a car
Yes, I’ll come get you
And I will bring you home
I’ll come get you
And I will bring you home
I’ll come get you
And I’ll say welcome home



Lyrics submitted by MEMPSestina, edited by Mellow_Harsher

Track duration: 02:35


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    General Comment:e-minor is a genius. now that they point it out, i'm thinking it could definitely be about their parents. their parents divorced when they were five. :( it's a sad thing.

    i love this song though. it's amazing. Tegan wrote it for sure, btw. haha.
    Flag itsChelseaon June 25, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:Wow... just wow.
    Anyone know what is she trying to tell us with these lines?

    She speaks clearly
    He speaks loudly
    I speak only clearly loudly

    It kind of looks like there are three people involved here.. maybe.
    Lyrics are just so cool, I don't know why. :)
    Flag ghaefbon November 10, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:To me it sounds like she's talking about a parent leaving.
    I've only heard the singers make mentioning of their mother, but never their father. So it sounds like he bolted, and his excuse was that he was "incomplete."

    And the part where he/she is telling her to hold on tightly to love, I interpret as her parents each sitting her down and talking to her.

    I'm probably way off.
    But Tegan has used her parents as an example before, once when she was explaining one of her other songs (I know, I know, I know).
    Flag e-minoron October 25, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:Also, this holds true throughout all of her songs, but Tegan's voice always sends chills up my spine. Especially the lines:
    "He said you only find love once in your life
    So I guess when you find it you gonna hold it right"
    Flag tall.tall.grasson July 27, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:Honestly, this is my favorite Tegan and Sara song of all time. As difficult as that is to say, haha.
    About a year ago, there was a very possible chance that I may have been moving to the other side of the country. One night, my girlfriend played this song for me, and it just completely blew me away. I love everything about it :-).
    Flag tall.tall.grasson July 27, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:i love the "you moved so far that I knew exactly how far..." it's like someone went so far away that they couldn't be any farther; so she knew exactly where they had to be. even with the car part, i don't think the person physically moved, though, just emotionally.
    Flag berriblossomon May 01, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:I love this song, it's so beautiful. I can't really understand the meaning of it but I love this part:
    "Yes your shadow it was made for me
    ...
    Yes my shadow well it was made for me"

    To me, that sounds like the girl she was in love with loved her but Tegan (or Sara, I don't know who wrote this) wasn't "made" for anyone else but herself.

    Also, the part about her buying a car to drive to get her girlfriend back is awesome :)
    Flag Vballon April 23, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:He said he was incomplete
    He thinks true love’s gonna get him back on his feet
    He said you only find love once in your life
    So I guess when you find it you gonna hold it right

    best lyrics ever ever ever
    and so true :)
    Flag CALLEY_roadtojoyon April 15, 2008   Link
  • +1
    General Comment:Tegan wrote it as far as I know
    Flag BeckyRamoneon August 21, 2007   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:Does anyone know who wrote this? like was it tegan or sara?
    Flag chilikidon August 05, 2007   Link

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