Tegan Rain Quin y Sara Keirsten Quin nacieron el 19 de septiembre de 1980 en Calgary, Alberta, Canadá. Desde muy temprana edad, las gemelas mostraron un interés ferviente por la música. Al crecer en una casa llena de discos y guitarras, no era raro verlas tocando o experimentando con melodías y letras desde que tenían ocho años.
Durante su adolescencia, Tegan y Sara comenzaron a escribir y grabar sus propias canciones. En 1998, con solo 18 años, ganaron una competencia de radio local cuyo premio era tiempo de estudio profesional para grabar un álbum. Este evento marcó el punto de partida de su carrera profesional y poco después, lanzaron su primer álbum "Under Feet Like Ours" de forma independiente en 1999.
En el año 2000, firmaron con el sello Vapor Records, fundado por Neil Young. Este acuerdo cimentó su camino a la fama. Su segundo álbum, "This Business of Art" (2000), fue bien recibido por la crítica y les permitió iniciar giras más extensas en Canadá y Estados Unidos, abriendo para bandas como Neil Young y The Pretenders.
Con el lanzamiento de "If It Was You" en 2002 y "So Jealous" en 2004, la dupla alcanzó una notoriedad aún mayor. "So Jealous" en particular hizo que captaran la atención del público internacional, gracias a canciones como "Walking with a Ghost", que fue versionada por la popular banda The White Stripes.
homemade hugs and blanketed kisses
and then they tell me stories
of their, of the fashion issues
and all my hair fell to the floor
well that's all right
I can always grow more
one two three four
they line you up
the want you back for more
they said one two three four
line them up
tear them down
then come back for some more
oh i'm everything you want in one
i'm everything you need in one
fall to your knees
this is life after me
and all we've got is talk
that's all we've got for now
all we've got is talk
that's all we've bought for now
they bought me with some money, oh
they bought me with some money, oh
they bought me with some money
some money oh
one two three four
this ain't love at all
i want it all for some more
they said one two three four
line it up
tear it down
bring it back for some more
oh i'm everything you want in one
i'm everything you need in one
fall to your knees
this is life after me
and all we've got is talk
that's all we've got for now
all we've got is talk
that's all we've bought for now
they bought me with some money, oh
they bought me with star money, oh
they bought me with some money
some money, some money oh
my head is aching
my soul is shaking
let it go
my heart is breaking
my hands are shaking
let it go, let it go
let it go, let it go
let it go, let it go
they bought me with some money, oh
they bought me with star money, oh
they bought me with some money
some money, some money oh
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