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Katy Perry

ARTIFICIAL

Release date: 20th December 2024

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'ARTIFICIAL' by Katy Perry is a 2024 pop track from the album '1432'. The lyrics sound anxious and accusatory, pitching a would-be rescuer as a threat, then sharpening the charge with the refrain “devil in disguise”. The song frames love or control as something mechanised and addictive, with the singer feeling trapped, hooked, and unsure whether the other person is real or manufactured. With its paranoid, interrogative tone, it treats modern persuasion as a kind of digital imprisonment, ending on the stark question of authenticity versus artifice.

"ARTIFICIAL" is a track by Katy Perry, from the album 1432, released 20th December 2024. The track is 2:44 long. It's filed under Pop. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 7 articles about Katy Perry.

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Lyrics

ARTIFICIAL

Who's gonna save us
From losin' our minds?
Oh, you're so dangerous
Devil in disguise
Why you so, why you so
Why you so, why you so artificial?

You get me divin' deep in your system
I'm just a prisoner in your prison
You got me hooked on your algorithm
Are you real or artificial?
So what's the deal, huh?

Tell me, are you fake or are you real, huh?
How do I connect if I can't feel ya?
Sooner or later, I will reveal ya
Artificial, so what you thinkin'?
Do you put emotions over reason?
Are you gonna love me like a human?
Can you touch me in a simulation?

Who's gonna save us
From losin' our minds?
Oh, you're so dangerous
Devil in disguise
Baby, tell me, tell me
Does your heart beat, heart beat? (Oh)
Who's gonna save us
From losin' our minds?

Why you so, why you so
Why you so, why you so artificial? (Uh, look)

Am I trapped in a maze? Are we lost in the matrix?
Animalistic instinct, it's all nature
Behind enemy lines of animation
Scribbled upon a page, we're stuck in a simulation
Stuck in between a rock and a hard place
You know the sayin', I'm dealin' with similar situations
I see the angles that everybody takin'
Angels, demons, a lot of demonstrations

Artificial intelligent information
I been developin' truth
I took a bite into the bitterest forbidden fruit
It's not a vitamin, venom, it's unpredictable
Too many vices, I hear the voices, silence then silence
It's gettin' closer, I'm closin' my eyelids
But when it's over, my head to the sky
And I realize everybody wears a disguise

Who's gonna save us
From losin' our minds?
Oh, you're so dangerous
Devil in disguise
Baby, tell me, tell me (tell me)
Does your heart beat, heart beat? (Oh)
Who's gonna save us
From losin' our minds?

Why you so, why you so
Why you so, why you so artificial?

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Katy Perry
20th December 2024
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    • Credits

    Production & Engineering

    Writer
    Aaron Joseph, Chloe Angelides, Dr. Luke, JID, Katy Perry, KBeaZy, Sarah Hudson, Slush Puppy
    Producer
    Dr. Luke, KBeaZy
    Assistant Mastering Engineer
    Katie Harvey, Noah McCorkle
    Assistant Mixing Engineer
    Bryce Bordone
    Assistant Recording Engineer
    Grant Horton, Rachael Findlen
    Background Vocals
    Chloe Angelides, KBeaZy
    Mastering Engineer
    Dale Becker
    Mixing Engineer
    Șerban Ghenea
    Recording Engineer
    Clint Gibbs, Kalani Thompson, Tyler Sheppard
    Vocal Producer
    Kalani Thompson, Ryan OG
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