Name: Build Me Up (So Lush feat. Hannah Rooth)
Duration: P00H03M32S
Description: Summery dance-pop bop explores themes of grief, rejection, self-confidence, and longing. Collaboration by Seattle’s So Lush & Los Angeles’ Hannah Rooth. As activists and musicians, they met online years ago but it took until 2021 for them to write and produce a song and eventually meet in person.

Build Me Up (So Lush feat. Hannah Rooth)

by Hannah Rooth of Wild Hum

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Summery dance-pop bop explores themes of grief, rejection, self-confidence, and longing. Collaboration by Seattle’s So Lush & Los Angeles’ Hannah Rooth. As activists and musicians, they met online years ago but it took until 2021 for them to write and produce a song and eventually meet in person.

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Why you gotta build me up
Just so you can cut me down
Baby I ain't askin' for much
Just stop throwin' my heart around
You don't wanna give me up
You're too scared to put it down
Baby I ain't askin' for much
Just stop throwin' my heart around
You ain't gotta pick me up
Just don't tell me you'll be coming around
I got my heart on sleeve you got that power on me
And I'm beggin' I'm beggin'
Why you gotta build me up

Why you gotta build me up
Why you gotta build me up
Why you gotta build me up
Gotta build me up
Cut me down
Build me up

Guess you couldn't think deep
Couldn't take the real thing
Don't you know a woman as good as me
Comes from the inside
Isn't gonna try to hide
I am simply me

If you can't open up inside
better luck next time

Why you gotta build me up
Just don't tell me you'll be coming around
I got my heart on sleeve you got that power on me
And I'm beggin' I'm beggin'

Why you gotta build me up
Why you gotta build me up
Why you gotta build me up
Gotta build me up

Needed something from me but
Couldn't take the real thing
Don't you know that when it feels this right
Grabs on the inside
Gonna be a down side
The loss of control could blow your mind

If you can't take the risk this time
Cut me off your line

Why you gotta build me up
Why you gotta build me up
Why you gotta build me up
Just don't tell me you'll be comin' around
I got my heart on my sleeve you got that power on me
And I'm beggin' I'm beggin'

Why you gotta build me up
Why you gotta build me up
Why you gotta build me up
Gotta build me up
Cut me down
Why you gotta build me up

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released August 5, 2021

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Hannah Rooth of Wild Hum Los Angeles, California

Hannah is a community organizer, musician, and soul committed to deep listening.

She curates community thru oasis house show & online (Patreon) + believes in building the revolution thru healing our inner & outer worlds.

Championing the everyday misfit, Hannah has special fondness for fellow queers. She stands for building individual & collective power thru an exploration of vulnerability. ... more

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