Churches Under the Stairs Lyrics

Lyric discussion by avian 

Cover art for Churches Under the Stairs lyrics by Brendan Canning

It sounds as if he isn't even pronouncing "believe us" fully because he says believe so quickly and non-chalantly that it comes out sounding like "devise". I think he says it funny to make it sound like it rhymes with "declined". He should have just used the word "devise" because it fits better with the song IMO.

I wish this CD was more popular so maybe we could have a third opinion, though I can now here how you came up with "believe us".