Squid - Crispy Skin (Official Video)

*Credits*
Official Music Video dir. Takashi Ito | Crispy Skin adapts Takashi Ito's award-winning experimental short film Zone (1995)

"A film about a man without a face. His arms and legs bound with ropes, still without even a quiver in a white room. This man, enwrapped in wild delusions, is also a reconstruction of myself. A series of unusual scenes in this room that expresses what lies inside me. I tried to create a connection between memories, nightmares and violent images." - Takashi Ito

'Zone' under exclusive license to Warp Records, courtesy of Image Forum, 2024

Squid are Louis Borlase, Ollie Judge, Arthur Leadbetter, Laurie Nankivell, Anton Pearson
Strings by Ruisi Quartet
Additional Voices by Rosa Brook & Tony Njoku
Additional Percussion by Zands Duggan
Recorded by Marta Salogni & Grace Banks
With Additional Engineering by Grace Banks & Chiara Ferracuti
Additional Production by Dan Carey
Mixed by John McEntire
Mastered by Heba Kadry, NYC

*Lyrics*
We call it
Something else
To disguise
Our memory
Do you recall?
The carpet shops?
Those little books
That help you make decisions

Am I the bad one?
Yep, yes I am

I couldn’t eat
Another thing
No more pages and pages of crispy skin

Am I the bad one?
Yep, yes I am
Thought it could change me, well here I am
Am I the bad one?
Yep, yes I am
Thought it could change me, well here I am

All those words
That i read
Do nothing
How I think
Selfishly
Crispy skin
Hit them once
Not again

Wide eyed
My first day
Your first day
How we’ve changed
I don’t wince
While i read
Tucked in bed
Whats wrong with me?
We keep them underground
We keep them on our page
We love their crispy skin
‘Cos it’s something that we crave
We keep them round the back
And we keep them on our page
We love their crispy skin
‘Cos it’s something that we crave
One hit right between eyes
It’s become so easy that’s no surprise
One hit right between the eyes
It’s become so easy to take a life

Am I the bad one?
Yeah, yes i am
Thought it could change me
Well here I am
Well here I am
Well here I am

All those words
That I read
Do nothing
How i think

The blood drips drips faster than you can think
The blood drips drips faster than you can think

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*FOLLOW*

[angermeans]

Every once in awhile you come across a band or song that makes you want to learn how to play an instrument and write music. Squid and this tune is so unique and different you can’t help but love it.

[MaudeScho]

The piano on this track is absolutely beautiful.

[gnolkthegnelk]

Squid will never stop taking my expectations and handing it back to me folded 27 times

[williamstewart]

Both the song AND the a video are a work of art! The boys are back, gents!

[LustzyGutzy]

This was my first ever Squid song I discovered. 56 minutes after it was released, when I was on my school account. I absolutely love your music, Squid. I want to discover more of your music, it's wonderful. I play this song on repeat.

[retropilgrim]

Totally different vibes, yet perfectly recognizable squid song. And I also love the creepy/cryptic lyrics for the song!

[skilledfully]

This track was so good live. LP3 is going to be insane

[grantsrawesome]

If any of the band members are reading this. Thank you. This song is angry, beautiful, and euphoric all in one. “Hit them once, not again” ✊.

[AlexSilva-nxzv]

im from brazil and try to listen all type of music, squid is on the best bands i've found and to those who likes too, i recommend Os Mutantes, prog rock from brazil

[jodylester]

Loved this song when y'all played it in Nashville, and I'm beyond thrilled to hear the recorded version.

[joshuadaley]

Wow... what a new composite layer to my 90's obsessions. Thank you!!!

[claudiojaramillo]

What an absolute banger. Squid never ceases to amaze me... I wish I could watch you perform live soon

[plasmaearth]

Potentially the best bass line of the year so far

[maziiizen]

I heard you all perform this live in Istanbul. Thank you for coming and thank you for this song. I have changed in an unexplainable way ever since hearing this live.

[SelfDestruct.]

I dunno who you guys are but this is the coolest shit I've ever seen/ heard. That ending was intense.

[reasOneMusic]

Love these guys! Always happy when there’s more squid in the world!!

[Sophtas]

It's been a while since I've heard something that reminded me of the music I was listening 20 years ago, great job on the video!

[GazalaRose]

A new Squid song is exactly what I needed right now 😭 (I’m American)

[theyellowelevators]

This is what I can imagine David Lynch’s must be like… amazing vid, song, band. ❤

[ToffX-pz]

Super et Top Music Clip, telle une œuvre d'art moderne nous touche et donne tellement envie d'appuyer sur la touche " Replay "
Merci