Catch (song)

## "Catch"Single by Allie X

"**Catch**" (originally titled "**Catch My Breath**") is a song by Allie X which is featured as the second track on her second extended play, *CollXtion I*. It was released on February 3, 2014, as the first single from the EP.

## Background

"Catch" was initially written in early 2011 and intended for inclusion on X's unreleased album, *The Hard Way*. It was likely scrapped from the project prior to the release being completely canceled, as throughout the era she never performed the song live or teased it. Following the album's cancelation, the song was reworked for X's ALX project in 2012. The song took years to complete, going through several massive changes in tempo, key, and genre. According to X, she "knew it was a good song" but "[she] had to find its sonic identity". She initially thought that it wouldn't work as a pop song, but that "once the production was put together it felt like a finished thing". Approximately 20 versions of the song exist.

The song was released as the third single from *CollXtion I* on February 3, 2014 via X's SoundCloud and as X's debut single to be released under the Allie X stage name. The song quickly received endorsements from celebrities such as Katy Perry and Troye Sivan.

In the song, X compares the false hope of a dying relationship to a doctor-patient meeting, in which she is given a "pill to take away the poison".

## Critical reception

Upon the release of "Catch", TIME's Jasmine Cox complemented the track, saying that it "shines with a level of polish and craft that’s remarkable" along with complimenting X's "attention to detail". Logan White of Billboard magazine called the song "an expertly crafted, remarkably vulnerable synth-pop showcase", while Carl Williot from Idolator said that it was "everything that's wonderful about under-the-radar pop music right now: immaculate hooks, pristine synth work, vocal versatility, bold atmospherics and a beating, bursting heart", naming it "the best song of 2014".

## Lyrics

* CollXtion I version
* Concept demo
* ALX SoundCloud demo

**[Verse 1]**

All I needed was the medicine

And you came knocking like a doctor

Gave me the pill to take away the poison

Erase the writing on the wall

You stuck a needle right into that vein

You let me take it like a soldier

Thought for a while I could ignore the pain

Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh

**[Pre-Chorus]**

My hands are tied behind my back

I'm paralyzed, my heart attacks

It seemed to me you were the one

Turns out you shot me up for fun

**[Chorus]**

Thought you got away with murder

Left me at a loss for the words

Just wait until I catch my breath

Wait until I catch my breath

Yeah, but you thought you got away with murder

Left me at a loss for the words

Just wait until I catch my breath

Wait until I catch my breath

**[Verse 2]**

I was devastated by the pain

But now I couldn't call the doctor

Gotta stop the forces in my brain

Gotta read the writing on the wall

It isn't easy getting in the vein

When you do it alone

No one to tighten up the tourniquet

**[Pre-Chorus 2]**

My hands are tied behind my back

I'm paralyzed, my heart attacks

I'm screaming, begging for the one

That won't just shoot me up for fun

Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh

**[Chorus]**

Thought you got away with murder

Left me at a loss for the words

Just wait until I catch my breath

Wait until I catch my breath

Ya but you thought you got away with murder

Left me at a loss for the words

Just wait until I catch my breath

Wait until I catch my breath

**[Post-Chorus]**

Wait until I catch my

Wait until I catch my

Wait until I catch my (My breath)

Wait until I catch my breath

Wait until I catch my

Wait until I catch my

Wait until I catch my (My breath)

Wait until I catch my breath

**[Bridge]**

You leave me hanging out here for so long

When will I catch my breath?

You leave me hanging out here for so long

When will I catch my breath?

**[Chorus]**

Thought you got away with murder

Left me at a loss for the words

Just wait until I catch my breath

Wait until I catch my breath

Yeah, but you thought you got away with murder

Left me at a loss for the words

Just wait until I catch my breath

Wait until I catch my breath

**[Post-Chorus]**

Wait until I catch my

Wait until I catch my

Wait until I catch my (My breath)

Wait until I catch my breath

Wait until I catch my

Wait until I catch my

Wait until I catch my (My breath)

Wait until I catch my breath

**[Intro]**

Back at it, it's awesome

Okay

Wait, has the bass even come in yet?

Oh yeah

Yeah

Okay, okay

**[Verse 1]**

All I needed was the medicine

All I needed was a doctor

So I could stick it to the middle men

Ended up the writing on the wall

I said a needle up into the pain

I said a needle of a soldier

So I could stop the forces in my brain

Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh

**[Chorus]**

My hands are tied behind my back

I'm paralyzed, my heart attacks

It seems to me that he's the one

But when I shoot it's just red rum

But you leave me serenading for so long

When will I catch my breath?

**[Post-Chorus]**

Check it

Allie Hughes in the house, y'all

Catching her breath all over the world

**[Verse 2]**

I saw a mad man in a Subway

And so I'm hiding in the bathroom

I'm gonna punch or fuck away the pain

And erase the writing on the wall

It isn't easy going all the way

It's never easy to know

Ah-na-na-na-na-na-na-na

Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh

**[Chorus]**

These hands of mine are all we've got

These holy leaves are going to rot

Oh, there's no need to make a fuss

It's only love, it's only us

But you leave me serenading for so long

When will I catch my breath?

You leave me serenading for so long

When will I catch my breath?

**[Outro]**

Catchin' her breath all over the world

Okay

**[Verse 1]**

All I needed was the medicine

And you came knocking like a doctor

Gave me the pill to take away the poison

Erase the writing on the wall

You stuck a needle right into that vein

You let me take it like a soldier

Thought for a while I could ignore the pain

Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh

**[Pre-Chorus]**

My hands are tied behind my back

I'm paralyzed, my heart attacks

I'm screaming, begging for the one

That won't just shoot me up for fun

**[Chorus]**

Thought you got away with murder

Left me at a loss for the words

Just wait until I catch my breath

Wait until I catch my breath

Yeah, but you thought you got away with murder

Left me at a loss for the words

Just wait until I catch my breath

Wait until I catch my breath

**[Verse 2]**

I was devastated by the pain

But now I couldn't call the doctor

I gotta stop the forces in my brain

Gotta read the writing on the wall

It isn't easy getting in the vein

When you do it alone

No one to tighten up the tourniquet

Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh

**[Pre-Chorus]**

My hands are tied behind my back

I'm paralyzed, my heart attacks

I'm screaming, begging for the one

That won't just shoot me up for fun

**[Bridge]**

You leave me hanging out here for so long

When will I catch my breath?

You leave me hanging out here for so long

When will I catch my breath?

**[Chorus]**

Thought you got away with murder

Left me at a loss for the words

Just wait until I catch my breath

Wait until I catch my breath

Yeah, but you thought you got away with murder

Left me at a loss for the words

Just wait until I catch my breath

Wait until I catch my breath

Thought you got away with murder

Left me at a loss for the words

Just wait until I catch my breath

Wait until I catch my breath

Yeah, but you thought you got away with murder

Left me at a loss for the words

Just wait until I catch my breath

Wait until I catch my breath

Thought you got away with murder

Left me at a loss for the words

Just wait until I catch my breath

Wait until I catch my breath

**[Outro]**

When will I catch my?

Thought you got away with

Until I catch my breath

## Official versions

* *CollXtion I* version – 3:45
	+ Instrumental – 3:45
* "Catch My Breath" concept demo – 2:51
* "Catch My Breath" SoundCloud demo – 3:31

## References

1. ↑ Idolator - Carl Williot (March 12, 2014) - "Allie X Talks The Long Road To "Catch" And "Xpressing" Herself: Idolator Q&A" / Retrieved July 9, 2021.
2. ↑ Radio (April 3, 2015) - "New Music to Know: Allie X Is a Mystery, Even to Herself" / Archived from the original on April 11, 2015. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
3. ↑ SoundCloud - @alliexandra (February 3, 2014) - "CATCH" / Retrieved July 10, 2021.
4. ↑ Twitter - @katyperry (March 6, 2014) - "Currently I'm obsessed with this song CATCH by Allie X: http://neongoldrecords.com/allie-x-catch/ SPRING JAM! 💉💊" / Retrieved April 3, 2015.
5. ↑ Twitter - @troyesivan (March 18, 2014) - "@alliexxxxandra IM NOT READY FOR PRIME, I'M NOT EVEN CLOSE TO BEING OVER CATCH. (in all seriousness, thanks for the new music!)" / Retrieved April 3, 2015.
6. ↑ Billboard Magazine - Jason Lipshutz (March 10, 2014) - "Who Is Allie X? 'Catch' Singer Talks Katy Perry Shout-Out, Her Pop Takeover Plan" / Retrieved April 2, 2015.
7. ↑ TIME - Jamieson Cox (February 4, 2014) - "Allie X Drops a Pristine Debut Single With Catch" / Retrieved April 2, 2015.
8. ↑ Idolator - Carl Williot (April 1, 2015) - "Allie X’s Journey To Dimension X: Idolator Interview" / Retrieved April 1, 2015.