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Phoenix

Artefact

Release date: 4th November 2022

From Alpha Zulu
Track 7
3:24
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About This Track

'Artefact' by Phoenix is a 2022 alternative track from the album 'Alpha Zulu'. The lyrics pose sharp questions about what you knew and what you can trust, then slip into a quest mood, searching for an “Artefact”. Colours turn blue, a shore is imagined inside a waterfall, and the narrator frames the object as something that remains intact, as they try to locate which part of themselves might still be whole. The repeated asking and listening gives the song a restless, half-incredulous tone, like a rumour you can’t stop checking.

"Artefact" is a single by Phoenix, from the album Alpha Zulu, released 4th November 2022. The track is 3:24 long. It's filed under Alternative. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 8 articles about Phoenix.

About the Artist

Phoenix

Phoenix

Lyrics

Artefact

Did you, did you, did you know?
Did you, did you know?
Every color turned blue?
How to find the shore in a waterfall
Oh, that rumor sounds true
Yeah, I hear it too
I'm looking for an Artefact
A piece of me that's still intact, yeah
I'm looking for an Artefact
What part of me can still attract you?
Before you were born
Before we were one
Before you were loose
And when on your own
I considered it home
Believed it was you
I'd leave it alone
I deleted it all
Because it was true
And when you get upset
I can't afford it
I won't deny it
Over Nova Scotia
I'm no Rubirosa
This story comes and
And when you get upset
I kinda like it
Don't leave me skull and bones
And with your boyfriends
I can't escape them
This story comes and goes
How finally has a bitter tone
Your wish I'd never known
Nothing that follows sounds new
Heart of styrofoam
Over the telephone
Oh, let the rumor run through
Here I tell the truth
I'm looking for an Artefact
A piece of me that's still intact, yeah
I'm looking for an Artefact
What part of me can still attract you?
Before you were born
Before we were one
Before you were loose
And when on your own
I considered it home
Believed it was you
I'd leave it alone
I deleted it all
Because it was true
And when you get upset
I can't afford it
I won't deny it
Over Nova Scotia
I'm no Rubirosa
This story comes and
And when you get upset
I kinda like it
Don't leave me skull and bones
And with your boyfriends
I can't escape them
This story comes and goes
Oh, did you, did you, did you know?
Did you, did you know?
Every color turned blue?
How to find the shore in a waterfall
Oh, that rumor sounds true
Yeah, I hear it too

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Track details

From Alpha Zulu

3:242022Single
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Album
Alpha Zulu
Alpha Zulu
Phoenix
4th November 2022
Track number
7
Release year
2022
  1. 1Alpha Zulu
    2:52
  2. 2Tonight (feat. Ezra Koenig)
    4:07
  3. 3The Only One
    3:29
  4. 4After Midnight
    3:12

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    • Credits

    Production & Engineering

    Writer
    Christian Mazzalai, Deck d’Arcy, Laurent Brancowitz, Thomas Mars
    Producer
    Phoenix
    Additional Mixing
    Anthony Vilchis, Trey Station, Zach Pereyra
    Mastering Engineer
    Joe LaPorta
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