Fucking Up What Matters
Description:
This is a song that appeared on the album Crybaby. Tegan and Sara wrote it together, but it primarily was written by Tegan. Tegan sings the lead vocals and Sara sings the background vocals. It was co-produced by Tegan and Sara and John Congleton.
It was released as a single on April 28, 2022.
The music video was directed by Tony Wolski.
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Lyrics:
You're like a tattoo, something I can't undo
I hope I got under your skin too
I'm not trying to destroy us, I just hate what we've become
Without you, I feel empty but around you, I feel numb
I treat you like a credit card I can't afford
I drain you like a bank account until there's nothing more
I'm fucking up what matters, falling in love in my sleep
I'm fucking up what matters, slipping outside while you dream
I'm fucking up what matters, falling in love in my sleep
I'm fucking up what matters, slipping outside while you dream
You're like a tattoo, something I can't undo
I hope I got under your skin too
I treat you like a cigarette, such a bad habit
Avoid you like alcohol, I can't really stand it
It feels good to admit it, I can’t live without it
So I tried to cut you out (Cut you)
Well I tried to cut you out (Cut you out)
It feels good to admit it, I can't live without it
So I tried to cut you out (Cut you)
Well I tried to cut you out (Cut you out)
I'm fucking up what matters, falling in love in my sleep
I'm fucking up what matters, slipping outside while you dream
I'm fucking up what matters, falling in love in my sleep
I'm fucking up what matters, slipping outside while you dream
I feel like nothing is ever the same, I feel like something's about to change
Everything stopped, we hit the ceiling
I feel like nothing is ever the same, I feel like something's about to change
Everything stopped, I lost the feeling
I'm fucking up what matters, falling in love in my sleep
I'm fucking up what matters (Cut you out)
Slipping outside while you dream (Cut you out)
I'm fucking up what matters, falling in love in my sleep
I'm fucking up what matters (Cut you out)
Slipping outside while you dream (Cut you out)
You're like a tattoo, something I can't undo
I hope I got under your skin too
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Trivia and Quotes:
Tegan and Sara wrote a Substack post about this song.
"This song felt like an ode to the moment in your life when you realize that you have most, if not all of the things you wanted and you start to think about what would happen if you just walked away from it all. It's the moment in the middle of the night when you start to daydream about something else, something you never imagined. It's the feeling you have when you think you might have hit a new low, and yet you've never felt so good. Sometimes it's admitting that you can't stop yourself from fucking up what matters, that you feel your strongest." - Tegan Quin in 2022