"Misbelieving" is a song by Allie X. It was co-written with Leland, Michael Wise, and Jungle George. It is the sixth track off of the COLLXTION II: ɄNSOLVED album. The song's first version, which Allie described as a "guitar demo" was officially released as a stand-alone single on October 21, 2016, and was re-released as part of the COLLXTION II: ɄNSOLVED album on March 15, 2017. The song's final version leaked in mid-2017. It was titled Rough 5.[1]
Background[]
After the release of COLLXTION II: ɄNSOLVED, Allie announced that fans could decide on what songs from the ɄNSOLVED era would make it to the album, CollXtion II. After the results were in, Alexandra and Misbelieving were two of the top votes. Allie said she was unhappy with the song's final production, which ultimately led her to scrap the song from the final tracklist.
Cross-reference[]
- "Built up and burned down Eden" could be a reference to "Eden"
Lyrics[]
Living grand, fat of the land
Lick my lips and suck the bones dry again
Raise a kiss, make a wish
Count the days dead stars keep shining
We had all we needed
Built up and burned down Eden
Too many colors left me blind
My head won’t let me back inside
Whose voice gonna shout for us now?
Whose choice when the options run out?
Take all you want, all you can eat
Follow your dreams ’til you can't sleep
We are dying while our hearts keep beating
And I’m misbelieving
Prophet came, a profit made
Sweet milk made a bitter child
Poet schemes, robot dreams
We're qualified but no one’s hiring
We had all we needed
Built up and burned down Eden
Too many colors left me blind
My head won’t let me back inside
Whose voice gonna shout for us now?
Whose choice when the options run out?
Take all you want, all you can eat
Follow your dreams ’til you can't sleep
We are dying while our hearts keep beating
And I’m misbelieving
Take all you want, all you can eat
Follow your dreams ’til you can't sleep
We are dying while our hearts keep beating
And I’m misbelieving