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After the Flash by Squid

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Squid

After the Flash

Release date: 8th June 2023

From O Monolith
Track 6
5:34
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About This Track

'After the Flash' by Squid is an alternative track from the album 'O Monolith', released in 2023. The lyrics sketch a restless search for something like normality, pitched against everyday distractions, domestic chores, and a sense of things slipping away. A quicker, more performative social world flickers in, with smiles that fade and jokes traded as the gaze drifts to the margins. The refrain-like pull of “After the flash” frames it all as what remains once the moment passes, leaving the speaker watching the show continue without quite landing.

"After the Flash" is a track by Squid, from the album O Monolith, released 8th June 2023. The track is 5:34 long. It's filed under Alternative. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 14 articles about Squid.

About the Artist

Squid

Squid

Lyrics

After the Flash

You've been searching for this
Just a little normal
I've been doing the dishes
Playing parlour games

Your smile fades
Quicker than it's made
Sometimes
Sometimes

After the flash
All the panel hosts
They stay hydrated
And they tell me jokes

Staring into the stalls
All demonic faces
They lap me up
They spit me out
Just lap me up
Don't spit me out

My smile fades
Quicker than it's made
My smile fades
Quicker than it's made
Sometimes
Sometimes
Sometimes

Oh, parlour games
My closest friends
Smile from ear to ear
How hard can it be
To live a normal life
Or make a nation cry?

Oh, parlour games
Oh, parlour games
Oh, parlour games
Oh, parlour games

Could I keep it up?
Could I keep it up?
Could I keep it up?
Could I keep it up?
Could I keep it up?
Could I keep it up?
Could you keep it up?

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Track details

From O Monolith

5:342023
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Album
O Monolith
O Monolith
Squid
9th June 2023
Track number
6
Release year
2023
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    • Credits

    Production & Engineering

    Writer
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    Producer
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    Engineer
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    Background Vocals
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    Harp
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    Percussion
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    Programmer
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    Recording Engineer
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