Build Me Up

from Chasing Sunsets by Adam Roth

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lyrics

If a tree falls in the forest
And no one’s there to hear
It’s still deforestation
So don’t go chopping down trees
When nobody’s there to see
Cause you still cause the same devastation

And in my own rainforest
I can cry when I’m alone cause my
Tears are like precipitation
But when my heart fell in the darkness
You didn’t listen
All I needed was a little patience

Now the word “Alone” is just an understatement
Talking to myself in my own conversation
You couldn’t hear me when I needed saving
But now we’re wrapped up in a situation

So can you hear me now
I’m screaming but I’m on my own
Even though you cut me down
I need you cause you’re all I know
Talking to myself is tough
Cause I know I’m not enough
I needed you
To build me up

So when you cut my tree down
You know I tumbled to the ground
Cause gravity will take its toll
But I’ve spent so much time falling
I got used to it all and
Now this falling feeling’s getting old

I got so used to doing what I’m told
I can’t remember what I did before
It isn’t all that hard to be ignored
But I can’t think on my own anymore

So can you hear me now
I’m screaming but I’m on my own
Even though you cut me down
I need you cause you’re all I know
Talking to myself is tough
Cause I know I’m not enough
I needed you
To build me up

You know I want you to hear me
Cause I need to be needed, but you don’t want to be near me
You planted seeds that deceived me
Then the weeds grew beneath me while you walked away easy
I’ve been all complacent, prayed for validation but never trusted myself long enough to ask for it,
Pacifist, taciturn, acid rain, acid burns,
Feel the pain, let it in, hurts the same, heal again,
It’s my fault, you can’t hear me, you can’t hear me, you can’t hear me!!!

So can you hear me now
I’m screaming but I’m on my own
Even though you cut me down
I need you cause you’re all I know
Talking to myself is tough
Cause I know I’m not enough
I needed you
To build me up

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from Chasing Sunsets, released September 6, 2021

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Adam Roth Miami, Florida

I spend my free time searching for magic, exploring, plotting, playing, and spreading color as much as I can! I write songs to help me better understand myself and others and the world. I hope you get something out of my music!

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