Of all the music I listen to, Tegan and Sara are the closest to my life story. Like if I was to have a soundtrack to my life so far, their music would definitely be it. Twins, their music embody self-doubt and make you question yourself. Personally, they couldn't be more closer to my life if they tried.

Call It Off is a beautiful, chilling song about being jerked around by a guy and just wanting the pain to end. When in a relationship, and it's one sided and there are more painful memories than happy ones, sometimes you just want to throw in the towel and call everything off.

What I like about their music is that they just get to the core of very real feelings. Like the feeling of being jerked around or the feeling of dismay at not being able to see where a relationship could have gone. No one could understand this more than I can. That feeling of desperation sort of settles in the pit of your stomach and that person you've been obsessing over is just not yielding, it's really frustrating.



The video itself is done in a tone of white. They're in a white room, in white clothes, and the only color comes from colored phone cords that Sara is wrapping around Tegan. I will say this for their videos, they're really creative. Either they're in an auditorium with masked figures, or in a therapy office. I know it doesn't sound all that creative, but you just have to watch their videos in order to get it. Even if you're not used to folk/pop/rock songs, it's still a sight to behold.

The phone cards represent the literal meaning of the lyrics where she's singing "Call, break it off," wishing that whoever she's singing about would just call her and break off whatever is going on between them. But it also encompasses how trapped and tangled she's feeling. She wants it to work, "Maybe you would have been something I'd be good at/ Maybe I would have been something you'd be good at" but at the same time, she can see that its not working and the only way both of them could be happy is for them to just break it off.



I really think that Tegan and Sara are master lyricists blending thought provoking lyrics along with heart wrenching ones.

"There's a chance
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"

What I aslo liked was Sara's echoing tones blending with her sister's singing. It just lends a kind of soulfullness to it that trust me, tugs at the strings if you've been through something like this. Honestly, this is another song I play out because it's just that type of song that you can play over and over and really feel the emotion that they're pouring over the speakers. They just bring you to a certain place and you realize that this is what songs are made of. When musicians are talking about that nirvana sort of place they go to when listening to music, this is what it's like for me. That's what they're music does to me.



Seriously, watch the video below. You will NOT be sorry! Enjoy the rest of your weekend!