"Focus" is the lead single and last song from Allie X's third mini-album release, SUPER SUNSET. The song was released as worldwide at midnight on June 1, 2018.
Background[]
The title of the song was first revealed on May 31, 2018, when Allie posted a snippet of the song to her social media.[1] After the release of the song on streaming platforms, Allie X posted a lyric video of the song on her YouTube channel. The song was added to several Spotify playlists, including New Releases and New Music Friday in Canada, the USA and the UK.
The track was first teased in a Reddit post by Allie herself, initiating the journey into her conceptualised version of Los Angeles.
Allie X spoke in-depth about the meaning of this song in a Billboard interview:
“Focus” is one of the more heartfelt songs that I’ve written. It’s sort of an apocalyptic love song. You’re painting this picture of the sky kind of parting, and chaos everywhere, even though it is beautiful, the way that I see it.
Sonically, “Focus” interrupts synths with a minimalist percussive melody. The synths are turned up to 11 in her remix, “Focus (Analog Version)”.
Lyrics[]
[Verse]
Keep your eyes on me
There ain't anyone else
Skies are crumbling
People calling for help
[Pre-Chorus]
When the clouds turn purple and the rain comes through
And I watch the sunset split in two
And there's fiery skies but in your eyes they're blue
[Chorus]
You make me focus
When you love someone
The rest just falls away
You make me focus
When you love someone
The rest just falls away
It all just falls away
It all just falls away
[Verse]
Keep your eyes on me
In a bubble of us
Don't need their vicious dreams
No, 'cause you're all of my rush
[Pre-Chorus]
When the clouds turn purple and the rain comes through
And I watch the sunset split in two
And there's fiery skies but in your eyes they're blue
[Chorus]
You make me focus
When you love someone
The rest just falls away
You make me focus
When you love someone
The rest just falls away
It all just falls away
It all just falls away
[Interlude]
(La-la-la-la-la-la-la
La-la-la-la-la-la-la)
It all just falls away
(La-la-la-la-la-la-la
La-la-la-la-la-la-la)
It all just falls away
(La-la-la-la-la-la-la
La-la-la-la-la-la-la
La-la-la-la-la-la-la
La-la-la-la-la-la-la)
[Chorus]
You make me focus
When you love someone
The rest just falls away
You make me focus
When you love someone
The rest just falls away
It all just falls away
It all just falls away
It all just falls away
It all just falls away
It all just falls away
[Outro]
La-la-la-la-la-la-la
La-la-la-la-la-la-la
La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la
La-la-la
Trivia[]
- Focus is represented through the Nun persona.