Like “Our Song” on Coexist, the final track off of I See You is about the dynamics between the members of The xx. After the release of Coexist, their relationships were strained. Jamie xx spent much of the time recording and touring his solo album In Colour while Oliver and Romy spent time in London...
[Verse: Romy Madley Croft + Oliver Sim]
I don't know where I went wrong
Tell me, should I see someone?
Ceiling's falling down on me
You look but you never see
[Chorus: Romy Madley Croft + Oliver Sim]
Just take it out on me
It's easier than saying what you mean
Test me, see if I break
Tell me this time you've changed
I'll take it out on you
It's easier than talking it through
Test me, see if I stay
How could I walk the other way?
[Instrumental Outro]
Test Me was written by Jamie xx & Oliver Sim & Romy.
Test Me was produced by Rodaidh McDonald & Jamie xx.
Romy Madley Croft: “["Test Me”] is about a sort of hard time in our friendship, between Oliver and I — and a time when all three of us were quite distant from each other emotionally and geographically."
“It sort of represents a new time of us actually talking about things rather than just pushing t...