Flash: an ampoule on the face and off to the dance floor

Today I've come to give it everything. With that declaration Flash kicks off, and there isn't much more to explain about the song's intention. It's club night, the body wants the dance floor and the face is already prepared.

Because the detail I like most in the lyrics is the flash ampoule. Anyone who has had to leave the house with tired skin knows what I mean: that express treatment that promises a perfect-ten face in the time it takes you to get dressed. A party song starting with that toiletry-bag ritual seems very honest to me. Before the shine comes the preparation.

From the mud to the dance floor

There's a line that sums up the spirit of the whole project: «Soy una queen saliendo del lodo» (I'm a queen rising out of the mud). I love it because it doesn't deny the mud. It takes it for granted. You come from where you come from, you've been through what you've been through, and even so you plant yourself in the club, set the dance, set the mode and do your smash.

Then comes the crash, that moment when the music hits you full on and there's no turning back. And the chorus, which is pure cinema: flash, camera, action. Shine in the night, it's the connection. As if every time a light comes on on the dance floor someone were filming the movie of your night and you were the star.

The song repeats a lot, and it's right that it does. Club songs work like mantras: you don't need to learn twenty verses, you need one phrase to shout with your arms in the air. Here you have several.

Who is it for? For the friend who takes an hour to get ready and then doesn't stop dancing until closing time. For the one going out after a bad patch who wants to feel like a star, even if just for one night. For anyone who needs a push before walking out the door.

Put it on while you get ready, with the ampoule on your face and the mirror in front of you. By the time the chorus arrives, you'll be ready for the first flash.

The full lyrics are below. Listen on Spotify