you and i could never be friends Lyrics – Artemas

Artemas is flipping the script on fleeting hookups with “you and i could never be friends,” the closing punch on his fresh three-track drop time alone w u, out now via his own Artemas imprint—and damn, it’s the kind of late-night earworm that has you second-guessing your own bad decisions.

This closer lands like a velvet hammer: sultry alt-pop with shimmering synths that pulse like a racing heartbeat, layered under Artemas’s husky drawl that drips equal parts mischief and melancholy. Co-produced with Kevin White, it’s got that bedroom electronica vibe—think hazy reverb on the “Ah, Ah, Ah” post-chorus hooks that beg for a dimly lit replay—blending indie sleaze with radio polish.

Lyrically penned by Artemas, Henry Morris, and White, it’s a no-bullshit anthem for those electric stranger sparks: the bedroom-bound confession (“You and I ain’t gonna be friends”) that skips the small talk for straight-up surrender. Themes? Pure hedonistic haze—lust crashing into isolation, offering lines and drinks to chase the void, all while owning the “dark time” that makes it feel so right in the moment. It’s vulnerable without the sap, a sonic Polaroid of post-club recklessness that nods to his knack for turning awkward truths into sticky choruses.

Time alone w u clocks in at a breezy 6:47 across three cuts, dropping November 21 as Artemas’s sharp follow-up to 2024’s yustyna era. Kicking off with the brooding “time alone w u,” sliding into the wistful “before we say goodbye,” it’s a mini-arc of intimacy’s ugly underbelly—no sprawling concept, just raw snapshots from late-night demos he polished in his London setup. Fans caught the first tease on his Insta stories mid-November, where clips of the chorus had comments flooding with “this is my Roman Empire”—proof he’s still riding that viral wave without chasing it.

At 23, Artemas—West London’s brooding heartthrob who exploded off “i like the way you kiss me” last year—is leaning harder into the anti-romantic. That TikTok juggernaut (over 2 billion streams) thrust him from SoundCloud obscurity to festival stages, but this release feels like quiet rebellion: ditching the hype for introspective edges, touring whispers for 2026 already buzzing. He’s evolving from one-hit tease to full-on mood architect, crafting tracks that linger like that stranger’s perfume on your sheets.

Dive into the you and i could never be friends lyrics below and unpack its raw narrative. Don’t miss other time alone w u tracks for more of Artemas’s sultry alt-pop vibes.