This from the Smashig Pumpkins' Bullet With Butterfly Wings
Misheard lyrics:
Betrayed desires, and don't be so gay.
Real lyrics:
Betrayed desires, and a piece of the game
A childhood belief about misheard lyrics

others believed things like this
- Actual lyrics: "I've never been your beast of burden"
My lyrics: "I've never been your big suburban"
— Big Suburban - When I first heard Stawberry Fields Forever, I misheard the lyrics as Strawberry Fields For Trevor.— Matt
- I thought buffalo wings were wings from a buffalo, for years I looked for their wingsAnon
- I always thought the lyrics in I'm Blue were "I could beat up a guy"— Trisha Gaurav
- I thought the lyrics to "Single Ladies" were "If you liked it, then you should've put your name on it."Anon
- in the song with the lyrics "take your passion" my sister used to always think it was "take your pants off"— Steped