One Second
Description:
This is a song that Tegan Quin wrote and that appeared on their EP I'll Take The Blame. Tegan sings the lead vocals.
The original demo of this song was released on their Substack here.
Lyrics:
I cram it in, I try my best to scream
And when I find myself outside your house
I'm trying hard to figure where you're at
Oh, oh, oh, I just need a second
I feel the burn inside my inner thigh
I feel the slightest touch and I might die
And so I figure run and hide
Oh, oh, oh, I just need a second
Oh, where do you go when you're not here with me?
Oh, where do you go when you're not here with me?
And when I cry, I do it all alone and on the floor
I get myself into the moment, lose myself completely on it
Oh, oh, oh, I just need a second
I like to think you think about me like I like to think about you
Later I'll be thinking of this moment and I'm waiting
Oh, oh, oh, I just need a second
And when the spell is cast I feel myself, I'm falling fast
I get myself into the way of the things I wanna say to you
Oh, oh, oh, I just need a second
Oh (What do you do? Oh)
What do you do when I'm not there with you?
Oh (What do you do? Oh)
What do you do when I'm not there with you? What?
And when I cry, I do it all alone and on the floor
I get myself into the moment, lose myself completely on it
Oh, oh, oh, I just need a second
And when I cry, I do it all alone and on the floor
I get myself into the moment, lose myself completely on it
Oh, oh, oh, I just need a second
Oh, where do you go when you're not here with me?
Oh, where do you go when you're not here with me? (What?)
And when I cry, I do it all alone and on the floor
I get myself into the moment, lose myself completely on it
Oh, oh, oh, I just need a second
Live Performances:
November 17, 2007 (Video, Audio)
September 20, 2008
September 21, 2008
September 28, 2008
September 30, 2008
October 2, 2008
October 3, 2008
October 4, 2008
October 5, 2008
October 6, 2008
October 8, 2008
October 9, 2008
October 10, 2008
October 11, 2008
October 13, 2008
October 16, 2008 (Audio)
October 17, 2008
October 18, 2008
October 19, 2008
January 8, 2009 (Video)
Trivia and Quotes:
"It’s odd and messy and ridiculous but I can hear how much fun I’m having. [...] Listening back to this demo, recorded in GarageBand, with an out-of-tune electric and a garbagy snare, I feel... happy... it’s odd and frantic and weird but... it’s alive." - Tegan in 2023