Lyrics for Divided as interpreted by killingjuliet

Divided Lyrics
Go downtown to catch the early movie
The shows are cheaper there and they don't mind if you put your feet up
She's out on the highway
She's got a homemade sign it says
"Go ahead and tell me what my future looks like"
Don't want to live my life like a story
Thinkin I could've been something
Don't run along side and control me
Just film away and let me be
At ease, I feel fine
I'll move on, I'll go on
There's something so divided
Don't worry about me I'll be fine
Don't live your life for me or for anyone
Live your life as if you're one
Live your life as if you're one
And find quiet, it's awful quiet
How can you be mad we just got started?
I want to shave my head and lie in bed all day long
How can you be mad we just got started?
Live your life as if you're one
At ease, I feel fine
I'll move on, I'll go on
Don't want to live my life as a movie
Always thinkin I could've been something
Live your life as if you're one
Find quiet it's awful quiet

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cherryXkiss
05-28-2002

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i lve this song so much. thisis one of my favorite groups. i love their voices and heir lyrics.

but its
"go ahead try to figure out what my future looks like"

thats what i have :)

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fuzzy_bunny
06-03-2002

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this is probly one of my favourite T&S songs. i just really like the flow of the song.

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fuzzy_bunny
06-03-2002

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this is probly one of my favourite T&S songs. i just really like the flow of the song.

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WhiteIron
10-09-2002

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Once upon a time, T&S couldn't stand one another. Tegan got to spend a week apart from Sara by staying at a friends' house. She felt it was liberating, and it inspired her to write this song about Sara. And they lived happily ever after, the end.

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1832
06-29-2004

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"I wanna shave my head and lie in bed all day long..."

Oh, I know the feeling. This songs speaks to me in so many ways.

I also like: "Yeah, talk like that so when you're 18 you can hear what a brat you were." Haha!

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LillySchull
12-13-2004

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It is all about the good and bad of being a twin. Wanting to be your own person, but knowing you can't be.

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katerxdaisy
02-22-2005

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Yeah, fully, l was at the T&S show with my girlie on Feb 16th and before they played it it was like, YEAH I WROTE THIS FOR MY SISTER and the audience was like AWWWWWW!!!!!!!!!!!

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thatpartydress
01-14-2006

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isn't this about therapy/counseling, too? "how can you be mad, we just got started."

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hab204
12-26-2006

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oh beautiful falsetto, beautiful beautiful falsetto (on "at ease, i feel fine", etc)

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tspencer
04-09-2007

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I know their mom, so hearing her talking to them at the beginning of the song is cute and reminds me of her... such a nice song.

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liliroze
04-15-2007

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im a twin so this just makes me feel reassured thats its ok to be frustrated, and that i will find my own way. i just love this song.

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spiritedaway
05-27-2007

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"Go downtown to catch the early movie
The shows are cheaper there and they don't mind if you put your feet up"

i love this part because it makes her sound so humble.

uh anyways i think it is them talking about a girl, or teenager, trying to find their way in life and not living up to their dreams. i think that they are speaking directly to a parent who has not let them be free and is hesitating on acting as if they are a child.

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RainbowsintheDark
09-27-2007

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I swear Tegan says "Sara's out on the highway, she's got a homemade sign". Well she does when singing live :)

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Misseverus
10-01-2007

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Yeah! I saw them just yesterday and Tegan sang Divided and she said "Sara's on the highway..."

I absolutely love this song. I used to listen to it non-stop.

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krsriotgrrrl12
12-12-2007

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Whiteiron had it right. Tegan wrote it when her and Sara weren't getting along at all, back when they were younger.

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yettocrash
12-28-2007

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This is an amazing song. I love them.

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MegDizzle
08-15-2008

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the lyrics are pretty screwed up. i love this song. Tegan and sara complete me.

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Pamela712
08-26-2008

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Sara told Tegan that she didn't want to be in their band anymore, but their mom convinced Sara to stay and then Tegan wrote this song. When they perform it live, she does say "Sara sat on the highway."

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KimberlyTartansnatcher
04-23-2009

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I think this song is definately about independance and individuality.
Shes basically saying "you can look but dont touch. watch me to see if im ok but dont interfere"
I love how simple this song is to play on guitar and sing , but it still seems to be a really interesting song too.
I also like how simple but meaningful the lyrics are , and the way she talks about the movies reminds me of a gorgeously oldfashioned tiny cinema near where i live.
This song is also about the future and how people have plans for the future but might not be able to carry them out.

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