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Satellite Anthem Icarus Lyrics

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Cover art for Satellite Anthem Icarus lyrics by Boards of Canada

This one's absolutely phenomenal.

Cover art for Satellite Anthem Icarus lyrics by Boards of Canada

to maybe get a discussion started, Icarus is a character of Greek mythology. he and his father, Daedalus, were trapped on the island of Crete and were kept to be exiled by the king. (the king was mad because he helped the king's enemy escape a Labyrinth where he was imprisoned with a minotaur) Daedalus was great at building stuff, so he built him and his son some wings made out of wax and feathers. he told his son not to fly near the sun because it would melt his wings. the son got too excited though and flew a bit too near the sun. his wax melted, and the feathers, with nothing to hold them together, fell. so along with them, Icarus fell into the sea.

now, in the beginning, (and I think throughout the track though in a much quieter volume) you can hear waves. that might denote Icarus' deathplace? dunno about that though, because when I hear the wave sounds, it sounds more calming than violent (which I would relate to the idea of death) I also picture of a deserted beach at sunrise. some gulls flying by, the tiniest breeze. so I don't know how the title relates to the track itself, that was pretty much the only idea I had. one last note though: no idea what 'satellite anthem' pertains to. maybe those annoying noises you get on the TV when you change the TV/AV thing? i definitely knew the word for that, totally blanked out just now.

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