Hayley Williams of Paramore explained the meaning behind the band’s new album title, After Laughter, to iHeartRadio:
After Laughter is about the look on people’s faces when they’re done laughing. If you watch somebody long enough, there’s always this look that comes across their face when they’re done smiling, and I always find it really fascinating to wonder what it is that brought them back to reality. So, that’s what After Laughter is.