Flashbax
Quick facts
- Artist
- Oasis
- Release
- All Around the World
- Release year
- 1998
- Lyrics
- Available
Lyrics
I spend my time
Sitting on the fence with a mate of mine
I’m trying to write the line of a story
We believe that everything said is a waste of time
‘Cause life is well trod and it bores me
Yeah, yeah, yeah
In my well paid opinion
These things, they really don’t matter
But from my crystal gazing eye
There shines a light
Like dynamite
Sitting on a throne will give a bad back to you
Living on my own was like a flashback to the
Days when I was lost and lonely
Saying what I said was just a different story
All your lies, man, they still bore me
There’s nothing wrong with my world
And these things, they really don’t matter now
I spend my time
Sitting on the fence with a mate of mine
I’m trying to write the line of a story
We believe that everything said is a waste of time
‘Cause life is well trod and it bores me
Yeah, yeah, yeah
In my well paid opinion
These things, they really don’t matter
‘Cause from my crystal gazing eye
There shines a light
Like dynamite
Sitting on a throne will give a bad back to you
Living on my own was like a Flashback to the
Days when I was lost and lonely
Saying what I said was just a different story
All those lies, man, they will bore me
There’s nothing wrong in my world
And these things, they really don’t matter
These things, they really don’t matter now
Sitting on a throne will give a bad back to you
Living on my own was like a Flashback to the
Days when I was lost and lonely
Saying what I said was just a different story
All your lies, man, they still bore me
There’s nothing wrong in my world
And these things, they really don’t matter
These things, they really don’t matter now
Don’t matter now
Don’t matter now
Don’t matter now
Don’t matter now
Don’t matter now
Don’t matter now
Don’t matter now
Don’t matter now
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Notes
Flashbax" was released on January 12, 1998, as a B-side to "All Around the World" from Be Here Now, appearing on the UK CD and 12-inch singles alongside "The Fame" and a cover of The Rolling Stones' “Street Fighting Man.” It did not appear on the original album but was later included in the 2016 Deluxe Remastered Edition of Be Here Now. Fans and critics often regard it as one of Oasis's stronger B-sides, with some arguing it should have replaced weaker album tracks like "Magic Pie" due to its quality and concise style. The track highlights Oasis's prolific B-side output during their Britpop peak, offering a more restrained counterpoint to the era's indulgence.