Test Icicles were a band from London, England primarily influenced by indie… Read Full Bio ↴Test Icicles were a band from London, England primarily influenced by indie, hardcore and dance-punk, but containing musical elements from a variety of genres. The band was formed in 2004 by Rory Attwell (RAARY DECI-HELLS) and Sam Mehran (SAM E DANGER), and later joined by Devonte Hynes (DEVMETAL), who was originally invited to fill in at a performance in Brighton and afterward became a permanent member of the band.

According to the label, the name "Test Icicles" is derived not from the word testicles but rather from an alleged practice of early man of "testing" icicles for strength and fitness for use as weapons. This, however, is extremely debatable — especially considering the fact that an earlier band featuring members of Test Icicles was named Balls.

The three members were and are additionally extremely musically active outside of Test Icicles, claiming to be variously involved in over twenty side-projects among them. Hynes and Mehran participate in a hair metal–hip hop fusion project, NLS Crew; Attwell is a member of several other bands including Lock Horns and Dogger.

On the 22nd Febuary 2006, it was announced that once the band had finished their April tour of the UK, they were to go their separate ways. Some claim it transpired that the Test Icicles were in fact founded for a joke, dared into seeing how far they could get. Domino were duped into signing them, and they soon realised the joke had gone too far, despite releasing some fantastic singles. Other accounts have suggested that the band never liked their own music, and had grown tired of the band. Along with a lot of other information on the band, there is a mix of fact and fiction.

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Raary Deci-hells has gone on to form RAT:ATT:AGG but they have now gone the same way. He now plays in Kasms.

Devmetal has had success with a solo project, releasing an album, also on Domino under the name Lightspeed Champion. He later went on to gain mainstream attention and success under the name Blood Orange

Boa vs Python
Test Icicles Lyrics

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Open my eyes as the colours fade away
It's good to see you, good to see you
The smoke clears and the fire always stays
Its gonna burn you, its gonna burn you
Streets filled with smaller minds, hey you
What are you looking at? what are you looking at?
Searching for life can be hard to find
Too slow to run

Too fast to hide

Forget the rain, you can always say keep trying
So much for life
We could always wait for it to sink in

I hope we make it

The smoke clears still nothing shows
its gonna burn you, its gonna burn you
So many fluorescent dreams
But nowhere to go

Still so farâ€¦ yet so close

Forget the rain, you can always say keep trying
So much for life
We could always wait for it to sink in
Forget the rain â€" you always say
So much for youth, so much to waste

Forget the rain, you can always say keep trying
So much for life
We could always wait for it to sink in
It's not so hardâ€¦ It's not so hard
When I'm wasted
So much for youthâ€¦ so much to waste

As it sinks in
I'm sinking

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Boa vs Python by Test Icicles seem to express hopelessness and a feeling of being lost. The opening lines describe how the world seems to be fading away, with colors disappearing into the smoke. The singer expresses relief at seeing someone else but goes on to explain how everything else seems to be going wrong. The fire always stays and will inevitably burn, while the streets are filled with small-minded people searching for life but unable to find it. The singer seems to suggest that there are no options; too slow to run, too fast to hide.

The chorus talks about forgetting the rain and just trying to keep going, even though it feels like everything is wasted. Waiting for something to sink in doesn't seem to be enough either, leaving the listener with a sense of desperation. The second verse repeats these themes, with the smoke clearing to reveal nothing, and fluorescent dreams leading nowhere. It seems that even though the singer is close to something, they are still far away. In the final lines, the singer admits to sinking themselves.

Overall, the lyrics of Boa vs Python seem to convey a sense of hopelessness and a feeling of being lost in a world where everything goes wrong. The singer expresses relief at seeing someone else, but quickly goes on to describe how everything else in the world seems to be going wrong. The chorus talks about forgetting the rain and just trying to keep going, even though it feels like everything is wasted. Waiting for something to sink in doesn't seem to be enough either, leaving the listener with a sense of desperation.

Line by Line Meaning

Open my eyes as the colours fade away
Starting to feel disillusioned with the world

It's good to see you, good to see you
Finding comfort in human connection

The smoke clears and the fire always stays
Realizing that some problems may never truly go away

Its gonna burn you, its gonna burn you
Understanding that the consequences of actions may be painful

Streets filled with smaller minds, hey you
Feeling detached from society and its values

What are you looking at? what are you looking at?
Feeling defensive or protective of oneself

Searching for life can be hard to find
Expressing a sense of existential crisis

Too slow to run
Feeling overwhelmed and unable to escape

Too fast to hide
Feeling like one's problems are too big to ignore

Forget the rain, you can always say keep trying
Encouraging oneself to persevere despite setbacks

So much for life
Expressing disappointment or disillusionment with life