True Love Is Violent

## "True Love Is Violent"Song by Allie X

"**True Love Is Violent**" is a song by Allie X which is featured as the tenth track on her third studio album, *CollXtion II*.

## Background

"True Love Is Violent" was originally written in early 2014 at a writing camp for Madonna's thirteenth studio album, *Rebel Heart*. X stated that after she wrote the song, she "fell in love with it right away" and "claimed it for [her]self". Shortly after it was written, the song was shown to Katy Perry who tweeted its song title on March 19, 2014. The song was planned to be included on *CollXtion I* in 2014, but it was ultimately scrapped from the project for unknown reasons. In 2019, a former team member of X's shared a draft tracklist of the EP which included "True Love Is Violent" as the sixth and closing track.

After being scrapped from *CollXtion I*, the song was later reworked to be a part of *CollXtion II*. A 2014 version of the song labelled as "Mix 2" leaked via SoundCloud on December 12, 2016. Following this, the album version was previewed in March 2017 after X revealed the *CollXtion II Hotline* phone number. When fans called the number, the pre-chorus and chorus could be heard from the other end of the line. The album version was officially released on June 9, 2017.

## Lyrics

**[Verse 1]**

The surface of the water is serene

But what goes on below?

Hungry current sucking at your feet

It won't let go

**[Pre-Chorus]**

Tossed 'til we're capsized

Battered and bruised

Say it's the last time

We know the truth

**[Chorus]**

Don't know what you got until it's gone

Don't know what is right until it's wrong

Heaven could fall and angels swarm

But Hell is ours to face

Ah-oh, true love is violent

Ah-oh, true love is violent, violent

**[Verse 2]**

Stirring in the sugar cubes of salt

Pollute to purify

Drowning in my body, mind and thoughts

My mouth is dry

**[Pre-Chorus]**

Tossed 'til we're capsized

Battered and bruised

Say it's the last time

We know the truth

**[Chorus]**

Don't know what you got until it's gone

Don't know what is right until it's wrong

Heaven could fall and angels swarm

But Hell is ours to face

Ah-oh, true love is violent

Ah-oh, true love is violent, violent

**[Bridge]**

After the storm, after the rain

I'm juvenile, I'm born again (Ah-ah-ah)

**[Chorus]**

Don't know what you got until it's gone

Don't know what is right until it's wrong

Heaven could fall and angels swarm

But Hell is ours to face

Ah-oh, true love is violent

Ah-oh, true love is violent, violent

## Gallery

*Main article: Brendon Burton*
Photoshoot used for "True Love is Violent" lyric video.
## Official versions

* *CollXtion II* version – 3:33
	+ Acapella – 3:40
	+ Instrumental – 3:33
* "Mix 2" 2014 version – 3:35

## References

1. ↑ LADYGUNN - Freza Palermo (July 3, 2017) - "LADYGUNN Interview: Allie X"/ Retrieved July 8, 2021.
2. ↑ Twitter - @katyperry (March 19, 2014) - "Omg True Love IS Violent! @alliexxxxandra" / Retrieved July 8, 2021.
3. ↑ The Popjustice Forum - collxtion (July 12, 2019) - "Other behind-the-scenes stuff I knew: There was a point in late 2014 where Collxtion I’s tracklist was Hello, Catch, Prime, Tumor, Bitch, True Love is Violent. Good was conceived last for the album, and it and Sanctuary were added relatively late into development." / Retrieved July 8, 2021.
4. ↑ The Popjustice Forum - Sanctuary (December 12, 2016) - "Another: I think this is the song Katy Perry was thinking of recording around 2013" / Retrieved September 17, 2021.