I Was Married by Tegan and Sara
I married in the sun
(Tell me where, tell me where)
Against the stone of buildings built before
You and I were born
(Start again, start again)
Into my hear confusion grows against
The muscles fought so long
(Fought so long)
To control against the pull of one magnet to another
Magnet to another. Magnet.
Now we look up in
(Tell me who, tell me who)
Into the eyes of bullies breaking backs
They seem so very touch
(It's a lie, it's a lie)
They seem so very scared of us.
I look into the mirror
(Look into)
For evil that just does not exist
I don't see what they see
(Tell them that, tell them that)
Try to control the pull of one magnet to another
Magnet to another...
The song "I Was Married" by Tegan and Sara deals with homophobia and the struggles some gays may face. It is a modern song, released from the CD, The Con, that questions the opinions and views some people have on homosexuals. While the song is simple and short, the message is clear and conveyed through an analogy with some lines of alliteration.
Sara Quinn, one half of the band, wrote the song. Although the main focus of the song would be the analogy, there are hints of alliteration. The lines "buildings built before" and "bullies breaking backs" are both examples of this literary device. This device is used when words with similar beginning sounds are placed back to back in a sentence. In this example, Sara uses B's to maintain a the consonant sound.
Surrounded by analogies, the song conveys Sara's personal feelings toward homophobia. She explains her feelings by saying "The muscles fought so long...to control against the pull of one magnet to another". In a magnet, the opposite sides attract. In this metaphor/analogy, the opposite sides would be a male and a female. In Sara's "magnet", however, her pull was toward the same side. She struggled and "fought so long" to control the pull of her love toward the same sex but her feelings could not be swayed. She also comments on the fear that some people have of homosexuals. She says "I look into the mirror...for evil that just does not exist". Many people find gay emotions are "evil" or incorrect. This nonexistent "evil" is what people seem to fear. "They seem so very scared of us", Sara states, yet she does not understand this fear.
By questioning society's current view on gays and homosexuality, I consider the song a revolutionary song that criticizes constructively. Listeners are allowed to understand and view Tegan and Sara's side on the matter and may make people rethink how they view homosexuality. When a protest or revolutionary song can make people think, then it has done its purpose.
I married in the sun
(Tell me where, tell me where)
Against the stone of buildings built before
You and I were born
(Start again, start again)
Into my hear confusion grows against
The muscles fought so long
(Fought so long)
To control against the pull of one magnet to another
Magnet to another. Magnet.
Now we look up in
(Tell me who, tell me who)
Into the eyes of bullies breaking backs
They seem so very touch
(It's a lie, it's a lie)
They seem so very scared of us.
I look into the mirror
(Look into)
For evil that just does not exist
I don't see what they see
(Tell them that, tell them that)
Try to control the pull of one magnet to another
Magnet to another...
The song "I Was Married" by Tegan and Sara deals with homophobia and the struggles some gays may face. It is a modern song, released from the CD, The Con, that questions the opinions and views some people have on homosexuals. While the song is simple and short, the message is clear and conveyed through an analogy with some lines of alliteration.
Sara Quinn, one half of the band, wrote the song. Although the main focus of the song would be the analogy, there are hints of alliteration. The lines "buildings built before" and "bullies breaking backs" are both examples of this literary device. This device is used when words with similar beginning sounds are placed back to back in a sentence. In this example, Sara uses B's to maintain a the consonant sound.
Surrounded by analogies, the song conveys Sara's personal feelings toward homophobia. She explains her feelings by saying "The muscles fought so long...to control against the pull of one magnet to another". In a magnet, the opposite sides attract. In this metaphor/analogy, the opposite sides would be a male and a female. In Sara's "magnet", however, her pull was toward the same side. She struggled and "fought so long" to control the pull of her love toward the same sex but her feelings could not be swayed. She also comments on the fear that some people have of homosexuals. She says "I look into the mirror...for evil that just does not exist". Many people find gay emotions are "evil" or incorrect. This nonexistent "evil" is what people seem to fear. "They seem so very scared of us", Sara states, yet she does not understand this fear.
By questioning society's current view on gays and homosexuality, I consider the song a revolutionary song that criticizes constructively. Listeners are allowed to understand and view Tegan and Sara's side on the matter and may make people rethink how they view homosexuality. When a protest or revolutionary song can make people think, then it has done its purpose.
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