Music Prompt #17: “100x” by Tegan and Sara #musichallenge #music #amwriting

Today’s Music Prompt Challenge is by a talented pair of sisters from the group Tegan and Sara. This is one of their more recent songs and it’s both catchy and speaks of lost love. The lyrics talks about mistakes in relationships and hanging on despite knowing you both need to separate for your own sakes. The song for this week by Tegan and Sara is called “100x”

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Credit: Teganandsara.com

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“Tegan and Sara began playing guitar and writing songs at age 15,[6] forming a band called Plunk. 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.” They later changed their name to “Tegan and Sara”

released This Business of Art through their label in 2000. They have toured extensively since then. Their fourth album, So Jealous, was released in 2004 and led to wider success and attention, both locally and internationally.

Their 2007 album, The Con, was released with now famous songs played on Grey’s Anatomy on its first couple TV seasons. On October 27, 2009, Tegan and Sara released their sixth album Sainthood, produced. The album “Sainthood” debuted on the Billboard top 200 albums at number 21 selling 24,000 copies in its first week. The song “Paperback Head” was the only song written by the pair to appear on the album, making it the first song on any Tegan and Sara album that they wrote together

In 2011, they launched “2011: A Merch Odyssey”, which saw at least one new item in the official online stores every month, all year long.

Their seventh studio album, Heartthrob, was released on February 20, 2012. Heartthrob debuted at number 2 on the Canadian chart, digital downloads chart and hit number 1 on the rock and alternative album charts. Tegan and Sara finished their eighth studio album on November 30, 2015.On March 10, 2016, the band released the first single from the album, “Boyfriend”, on April 8. On April 25 tour dates were announced for their 2016 worldwide tour in support of the Love You To Death album (Wikipedia.com).

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“100x” by Tegan and Sara

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Use Tegan and Sara’s song “100x,” as a source of inspiration for any form of creative expression (including but not limited to short stories, poems, lyrics, artwork, photography, etc.). Alternatively, If you are a musician, use this as an opportunity to showcase your own work.

Have you ever found yourself in a ‘toxic’ relationship or friendship? How did you deal with this? Tell me about in any way you want!

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100x by Tegan and Sara

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You’vebeen cazy thinking I was wrong

Like a fool holding on too long

Let it crumble, let the whole thing fall

You were someone I loved

Then you were no one at all

It was cruel of me to do what I did to you, did-did-did to you

It was wrong of me to hurt such a big part of you, part-part of you

I swear I tried to leave you

At least a hundred times a day

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I swear I tried to tell you

A thousand times, a different way

I need out, on my own, I don’t wanna live this way

I need out, on my own, I don’t wanna live this way

I swear I tried to tell you

At least a hundred times a day

You went silent watching as I packed

Rehearsed the words you hoped would get me back

Shout it out and let your whole world fall

I was someone you loved

Then I was no one at all

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It was cruel of me to do what I did to you, did-did-did to you

It was wrong of me to hurt such a big part of you, part-part of you

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I swear I tried to leave you

At least a hundred times a day

I swear I tried to tell you

A thousand times, a different way

I need out, on my own, I don’t wanna live this way

I need out, on my own, I don’t wanna live this way

I swear I tried to tell you

At least a hundred times a day

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Oh I told you, that I, I needed out

And I, I couldn’t stay

Couldn’t stay here one more day

Oh I told you, that I, I needed out

And I, I couldn’t say

Couldn’t tell you one more way

I swear I tried to leave you

At least a hundred times a day

*****

I swear I tried to tell you

A thousand times, a different way

I need out, on my own, I don’t wanna live this way

I need out, on my own, I don’t wanna live this way

I swear I tried to tell you

At least a hundred times a day

*****

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