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Tegan and Sara is a Canadian pop duo formed in 1995 in Calgary, Alberta, composed of identical twin sisters Tegan Rain Quin and Sara Keirsten Quin. Both musicians are songwriters and play guitar and keyboards.
Tegan and Sara began playing guitar and writing songs at age 15, forming a band called Plunk without a drummer or bass player. In 1997, they used their school's recording studio to record two demo albums: Who's in Your Band? and Play Day. In 1998, they won Calgary's "Garage Warz" competition, using the studio time they won to record their first professional demo, Yellow tape, which was followed by Orange tape and Red tape.
In 1999, they released their debut album Under Feet Like Ours independently under the name "Sara and Tegan". Two songs from Red tape appeared on the album, and two from Orange tape. They later changed their name to "Tegan and Sara" because it was more memorable and their first album was later reprinted under the name Tegan and Sara. In 1999 they signed with Neil Young's Vapor Records and they released This Business of Art through them in 2000. They have toured extensively since then. In 2002, the band released their third album If It Was You. Their fourth album, So Jealous, was released in 2004 and led to wider success and attention, both locally and internationally. This album was released through both Vapor and Sanctuary. One track off the album, "Walking with a Ghost", was covered by The White Stripes, who released it on their Walking with a Ghost EP.
The agony of deceiving light haunts me
my torn soul is yearning for the dawn
All the sorrows are drowned in sadness
Tears of mourning will never run dry
My death is closer now than ever
My heart is black of infernal fire
Glimpsing shadows fall unto the dark
I follow the path of ultimate freedom
Taste the red stream of sorrow
Drink the tears off my eyes
My grace has fallen to ashes
My pride has turned to dust
Please take my fear away
... Take my pain away
My death is closer now than ever
My heart is black of bloodred fire
Crimson shadows fall unto the dark
I follow my path to ultimate freedom
The agony of deceiving light haunts me
My torn soul is yearning
All sorrows are drowned in sadness
Tears of mourning will never run dry
It feels like I'm dying