Lyrics for Call It Off as interpreted by delial

Call It Off Lyrics
I won't regret saying this
This thing that I'm saying
Is it better than keeping my mouth shut
That goes without saying
Call, break it off
Call, break my own heart
Maybe I would have been something you'd be good at
Maybe you would have been something I'd be good at
But now we'll never know
I won't be sad
But in case I go there
Everyday, to make myself feel bad
There's a chance that I'll start to wonder if this was the thing to do
I won't be out long
But I still think it better if
You take your time coming over here
I think that's for the best
Call, break it off
Call, break my own heart
Maybe I would have been something you'd be good at
Maybe you would have been something I'd be good at
But now we'll never know
I won't be sad
But in case I go there
Everyday, to make myself feel bad
There's a chance that I'll start to wonder if this was the thing to do
I'll start to wonder if this was the thing to do

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palindrome
05-28-2007

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absolutely adore this song
the music is textually thin, and accentuates the voices.. love it

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exclusif
06-04-2007

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i think this ends the chapter of uncertainty seen in 'hop a plane' and 'soil, soil'. tegan realizes she shouldn't hurt herself by waiting forever for someone who might never come around, so instead of waiting to be heartbroken she breaks it off with the person herself, knowing that it will be better for her in the end, even if she doubts her decision now.

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ImpliedLove
06-11-2007

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I agree with exclusif.

She's breaking her own heart by ending it with this other person who has been stringing her along and she'll later torture herself by wondering if it was the right thing to do, because if she did ever come around maybe they would been something to behold.

Unfortunately, she does know that it's the right thing to do and breaks it off.

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Technophobia
07-08-2007

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I'm soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo excited for the new album. I CAN'T WAIT!

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kev123
07-11-2007

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I agree with your guys' meanings. I think this is about her knowing that there might have been the possibility for something significant with this person, but still choosing to end whatever relationship they had. but unlike some others, i dont think she knows if shes doing the right thing or not.

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hab204
07-19-2007

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oh man i love the line "maybe you would have been something i'd be good at." what a good way to say that. it's the "what-ifs" .. but you gotta let it go ("but now we'll never know.. i won't be sad") ..

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yesterdaystomorrow1
07-22-2007

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i adore this song. it's light sounding but so emotionally charged all the same. A great way to end an even greater record.

She has been waiting for someone, finally decides that "ending it" is much better than doing nothing at all. She knows she won't regret her decision (says so in the beginning) but she does know she will undoubtly question it. If that other person had come around...or maybe if she herself had done the same, they would have truly been something special. But it can't happen. And she makes her decision. And breaks her own heart in the process.

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JesseWyllychuk
07-27-2007

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To Exclusif. Tegan didn't write Hop a Plain. So your theory is wrong, and collaboration doesn't come into play since Tegan and Sara live in two different cities and don't even write together.

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daynadisaster
07-29-2007

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Jesse: actually, Tegan did write Hop a Plane..go watch the video chapter. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6aQA6p_fQBc

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SageSoul
07-30-2007

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I'm listening to this song right now, third time in a row. I adore it. I love the line: There's a chance that I'll start to wonder if this was the thing to do.

It's just an incredible song.

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e money
08-03-2007

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This is hands down the most beautiful song on the new album.

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heyyoteaster
08-10-2007

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great song from a great album, their best yet I believe....I like "Sugar, Spell it out" as the album name better than the Con though

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kelso17
09-04-2007

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I think is song has many meanings and one of them has to do with her being with someone that she truly cared about but that person left her and because of that...they'll never know what they had or could have had. It's an amazing song, these girls have extreme talent, I just wish more people could see that.

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Kirs
09-21-2007

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I listen to this song everyday. I'm in a long distant relationship. It's hard to stay with him, and recently I've decided without even speaking to him. That I can't do this. I can really relate to this song.

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formingshape
10-11-2007

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This is what I've got, based on the lyrics of Soil, Soil and Hop A Plane that Tegan wrote for this album...

Tegan was in love with a girl. The girl was confused and was very iffy about being with Tegan. (Maybe she was straight or something?) This broke Tegan's heart, and she just decided to completely "call it off", and give up on whatever they could have had.

And that's what this song is about. She knows that if she kept thinking she had a chance with this girl, that her heart would keep breaking. But at the same time she's heart broken at the thought that they could have had something, ("maybe I would've been something you'd be good at").

Makes sense?

Make sure you listen to "Hop A Plane" then "Soil, Soil" and THEN "Call it Off." You can feel that she's talking to the same person.

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-C
10-13-2007

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k so i think i came up with a meaning about this song after i did something not so good. I think it's about her being caught in almost a love triangle. Like she is kind of seeing someone on the side and she's not she has to "call it off" before it goes any farther because she knows it won't end well. It seems like she really liked the person but will never know because she is ending it before it really begins. The lines


I won't be sad
But in case I go there
Everyday, to make myself feel bad
There's a chance that I'll start to wonder if this was the thing to do
-she's not going to try tp not be sad about it because she knows it's not fair to her partner but when she does she starts to wonder if she made the wrong choice between the two. and maybe they would have been at eachother but they will never know and she is accepting that.

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ABCDEmily
12-13-2007

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this song reflects how i feel
and i hope i'm strong enough to break things off
i love tegan and sara
they pull at the strings in my heart
i love them

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maryluff
01-13-2008

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damn, this album ends without any closure. i feel like tegan has this recurring theme throughout (hop a plane, soil, soil, call it off) with a parade of references to this messed relationship she's had and in this song its finally ended (which i think is accurate, from some interviews i've read).. but she still doesn't know if it was the right thing to do.

phuket, thailand! spect that's life.

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PikachuBoogaloo
02-05-2008

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on the con dvd, tegan said "that it was about myspace stalking, but the bigger idea... of reminding myself why i'm miserable all the time."

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polisci
05-08-2008

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Tegan or Sara, I can't remember which said at their show tonight that this song is about when you meet someone and you know that it won't work but you but you date them anyway. and when you're dating, you realize that it won't work and you break up with them. then you start to wonder if they were the one and if they were really right for you.

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komistarr
05-11-2008

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i saw them may 10th in pittsburgh.. they're even better live

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guessgirl7857
07-10-2008

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AMAZING SONG! this song is definitely my life now.. its like me waiting for my boyfriend to figure out me and him and i keep waiting cuz we keep fighting so i'm really thinking of breaking it off. but i don't want to be heartbroken cuz i know i will be if i do but i know that it'll be better for me in the end.

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lyrical love*
07-24-2008

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for some reason i love the line:

"You take your time coming over here
I think that's for the best"

i'm not sure what the intended meaning was, but to me it means we're not too close yet (as in we're not running to be with each other, not desperate for each other yet) but i'm not sure we should be. her defenses are up.

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ROCKBABE77
08-15-2008

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i think its about tegan and she knows she has to break up with this person even tho she is in love with her she knows she can wait around forever and she knows that even tho it hurts she has to break up with this person beacuse its the best thing for her to do and she knows this deep down even no she loves this girl it will be better for her life in the long run.

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oceansrightnow
08-25-2008

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one of my fav t&s songs :D
love them..and i am positive this is about a break up that she knows she has to do.. although she still has feelings for him.. Or her, since they are lesbians.

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