Limited Love

"**Limited Love**" is the fifteenth track and third bonus track that appears on Allie X's deluxe edition of her sophomore album, *Cape God*. The track was written and produced in sessions with Bram Inscore and Mitski. It was released on November 25, 2021, with a lyric video.

## Background & Theme

The song was announced on September 29, 2021, when Allie posted the deluxe tracklist of the album on all her social media. It was originally written in May 2018 during sessions with Bram Inscore and her friend Mitski, around the same time as "Cape God Theme", but both tracks were ultimately scrapped from the original album release.

Lyrically, "Limited Love" seems to be about Allie’s family life. She’s previously sung about her relationship with her parents in older songs like "Black Cloud" and "Headmaster".

A demo leaked on February 22, 2022. The file source was labeled "limited love\_rough".

## Official Versions

* Album version — 3:41
* Rough demo — 3:39

## Video

**Limited Love** **(Lyric Video)**
**Released:** November 25, 2021 **Length:** 3:42 **Photography by:** Brendon Burton **Visual Gif by:** Skeleton Crew

## Cross-References

* "And I'm feeling swallowed by the rising tide" is a direct reference to "Rising Tide"
* "... it's never enough" is a reference to "Never Enough"

## Lyrics

**[Verse 1]**

I'm just a little bit under the moon

It's hard to keep from sinking into the blue

And I always tend to dampen the mood

But you never learned to read the room

When you're so loud it makes me wanna hide

I can't open my mouth but I'm screaming inside

And I'm feeling swallowed by the rising tide

But you still can't hear me so I will

**[Pre-Chorus]**

Follow the light that shines from the night

Wiping tears from my eyes

Just forget it, forget it

Now you got to let me go

**[Chorus]**

I just can't take this limited love

You only touch my heart with a glove

Conditional, it's never enough

No, I just can't take this limited love

You'll never give me all that I crave

You only want me when I behave

Conditional, it's never enough

No, I just can't take this limited love

**[Verse 2]**

I know you love me but you love me wrong

I try to hold tight but I'm not very strong

You don't make it easy to say how I feel

Too many wishes that I've

**[Pre-Chorus]**

Concealed from the light that shines through the night

Wiping tears from my eyes

Just forget it, forget it

Now you got to let me go

**[Chorus]**

I just can't take this limited love

You only touch my heart with a glove

Conditional, it's never enough

No, I just can't take this limited love

You'll never give me all that I crave

You only want me when I behave

Conditional, it's never enough

No, I just can't take this limited love

**[Bridge]**

It's limited, limited, limited love

It's limited, limited, limited love

It's limited, limited, limited love

No, I just can't take this limited love

[Chorus]

I just can't take this limited love

You only touch my heart with a glove

Conditional, it's never enough

No, I just can't take this limited love

You'll never give me all that I crave

You only want me when I behave

Conditional, it's never enough

No, I just can't take this limited love

**[Outro]**

It's limited, limited, limited love (This limited love)

It's limited, limited, limited love

It's limited, limited, limited love (Ooh-ooh)

No, I just can't take this limited love

## Navigation

"Cape God Theme"  "Milk"  "**Limited Love**"  "**Anchor**"  "Rising Tide"