Yellow
Description:
This is a song that Sara Quin wrote and that appeared on the album Crybaby. Sara sings the lead vocals and both Tegan and Sara sing the background vocals. It was co-produced by Tegan and Sara and John Congleton.
It was released as a single on July 12, 2022.
The music video was directed and edited by Mark Myers. It was filmed at Locarno Beach in Vancouver, British Columbia. It is an homage to the music video for Yellow by Coldplay.
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Lyrics:
(I miss you)
(I miss you)
(So)
I’m so vain, I can’t look away
I’m so vain, I can’t look again
We hit play, feels like yesterday
That we hit play, now that’s all gone away
Lemme lemme see what we got
Tell me, tell me where do we stop
Everything is falling apart
Same shit that kept us apart
(I’ve been gone too long)
This bruise ain’t black it’s yellow (I’ve been gone too long)
My sweet heart breaks, so be careful
But this pain ain’t red, now it’s a yellow
My sweet heart sings out like a devil
This bruise ain’t black it’s yellow (I’ve been gone too long)
(I miss you)
(So)
(I’ve been gone too long)
(I miss you)
(So)
Hating all our friends, hiding from their calls
We went wild, just taking off our clothes
Licking all our wounds, singing the same song
Tried in vain, but we can’t look away
(I’ve been gone too long)
This bruise ain’t black it’s yellow (I’ve been gone too long)
My sweet heart breaks, so be careful
But this pain ain’t red, now it’s a yellow
My sweet heart sings out like a devil
This bruise ain’t black it’s yellow (I’ve been gone too long)
(I miss you)
(I miss you)
(I miss you)
(So)
(I miss you)
(I miss you)
(I miss you)
(So)
You were starting a fight to feel symmetry
I was stepping out to feel chemistry
Would it help you to know how sorry I was?
You were starting a war acting jealously
I was stepping out acting selfishly
Would it help you to know how sorry I was?
(I’ve been gone too long)
This bruise ain’t black it’s yellow (You were starting a war)
My sweet heart breaks, so be careful (I’ve been gone too long)
This bruise ain’t black it’s yellow (You were starting a war)
My sweet heart breaks, so be careful (I’ve been gone too long)
(I miss you)
(I miss you)
(I miss you)
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Trivia and Quotes:
Tegan and Sara wrote a Substack post about this song.
“The second anyone hears "Yellow," they start to smile. You can just feel people get excited when they listen to it. It's obviously a new song, so it's hard to say if it's our "best," because sometimes I think "best" means that it has staying power. Will "Yellow" have staying power? I think it has a really good shot. It's hooky as hell, the lyrics are beautiful and poetic, and the construction of the song and production is near-perfect. I think it's a deeply relatable song, and when you strip it down to the basics and just sit with a guitar and play it, it moves like a classic T&S song. I feel like it has all the parts it needs to become one of our best songs [...] I also think it was part of a batch of songs that really informed the direction of our new album, Crybaby. And so, part of the "Yellow" DNA is in all of the songs on Crybaby. Only a "best song" could have that kind of influence, in my opinion.” - Tegan in 2022