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Phoenix
Alphabetical
Alphabetical

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Alphabetical

Release date: 21st March 2004

From AlphabeticalTrack 103:25

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About This Track

"Alphabetical" is a track by Phoenix, from the album Alphabetical, released 21st March 2004. The track is 3:25 long. It's filed under Rock. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 8 articles about Phoenix.

About the Artist

Phoenix

Phoenix

Lyrics

Alphabetical

Everybody says
I'm a lonesome kind of guy
I've been defeated by them all
If they can find me
I'm done

Everybody knows
That it really doesn't matter at all
All the good things that i've done
I'm up against the wall
How come
My file has been deleted

If this is what they want
I can tell you
That the order's alphabetical
Don't you get it
Sooner or later
I'll be recruited by someone

Everybody knows that it really doesn't matter at all
Everybody says
I shouldn't mess with you no more
If you see me on my own
Drive on

If i were dismissed
I wouldv'e gotten much more
If i wasn't that kind
I wouldn't care at all
Sooner or later, sooner or later
Sooner or later
I'll change my whole perspective

If this is what they want
I can tell you
That the order's alphabetical
Don't you get it
Sooner or later
I'll be recruited by someone

Isn't it better
Sooner or later, sooner or later
Sooner or later
I'll change my whole perspective
I'll be recruited by someone

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Track details

From Alphabetical

3:252004

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Album

21st March 2004

Track number

10

Release year

2004

1Everything Is Everything
3:00
2Run Run Run
3:50
3I'm an Actor
2:33
4Love For Granted
4:25

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Phoenix — Alphabetical

Phoenix — Alphabetical

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5Victim of the Crime

6(You Can't Blame It On) Anybody

7Congratulations

8If It's Not With You

9Holdin' On Together

10Alphabetical

3:25

11Congratulations (Revisited)

Credits

Production & Engineering

Writer: Christian Mazzalai, Deck d’Arcy, Laurent Brancowitz, Thomas Mars
Producer: Phoenix, Tony Hoffer
Bass: Pino Palladino
Mixing Engineer: Tony Hoffer