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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Ellie Goulding
Vocals
Joe Clegg
Drums
Starsmith
Programming
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Ellie Goulding
Songwriter
Fin Dow-Smith
Songwriter
Starsmith
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Julian Kindred
Engineer
Jeremy Wheatley
Mixing Engineer
Richard Edgeler
Assistant Mixing Engineer
Starsmith
Producer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Human, behave yourself, you have burst at the seams
Let it all fall out, open your mouth
Often I lie wide awake, think of things I can make
But I don't seem to have the parts to build them
[Verse 2]
Human, I wonder why you're a better mate
Than I could ever build or create, you know not love or hate
I am so scared of what will kill me in the end, for I am not prepared
I hope I will get the chance to be someone
To be human
Look what we've done
Look what we've done
[Verse 3]
I would give my life to be human
I would give my life to be human
I would give my life to be human
I would give my life to be human
[Verse 4]
Human, I'm trying to come clean, I will be a better me
I will not drink until I'm dead, I'll make the most of it
I don't know what it's like to be alive, to say goodbye
To cry a thousand times because my ears won't listen
[Verse 5]
Human, I'm trying not to lose my faith in you
I've sussed out all that I've seen through, I've sailed an ocean
I am so scared of what I'll look like in the end, for I am not prepared
I hope I will get the chance to be someone
To be human
Look what we've done
Look what we've done
[Verse 6]
I would give my life to be human
I would give my life to be human
I would give my life to be human
I would give my life to be human
[Verse 7]
I used to hear it all so loud
The sound of my heart breaking
The truth is waiting to be found
I trust that I will take
[Verse 8]
I would give my life
I would give my life, human
I would give my life, human
I would give my life, human
[Verse 9]
I would give my life to be human
I would give my life to be human
I would give my life to be human
I would give my life to be human
Written by: Ellie Goulding, Starsmith