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Franz Ferdinand - Build It Up ft. Johnny Marr (Official Audio)
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Franz Ferdinand
Franz Ferdinand
Performer
Johnny Marr
Johnny Marr
Guitar
Alex Kapranos
Alex Kapranos
Guitar
Julian Corrie
Julian Corrie
Keyboards
Audrey Tait
Audrey Tait
Drums
Dino Bardot
Dino Bardot
Background Vocals
Bob Hardy
Bob Hardy
Bass Guitar
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Alex Kapranos
Alex Kapranos
Songwriter
Julian Corrie
Julian Corrie
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Mark Ralph
Mark Ralph
Mixing Engineer
Josh Green
Josh Green
Engineer
Gemma Chester
Gemma Chester
Engineer
Anthony Ryan Denton
Anthony Ryan Denton
Assistant Recording Engineer
Matt Colton
Matt Colton
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

How can we talk 
About our differences 
When we don’t talk 
Don’t talk at all 
It seems so critical 
To speak less critically 
I see no truth as mythical 
No vast unbridgeable  
 
Give me strength to overcome 
Give me strength I’m not going to run 
Build it up 
 
You’ve got to give some 
Take some 
Fix it up 
You’ve got to break some 
You’ve got to open up 
You’ve got to share 
Build it up if nothing’s there 
 
How can we talk 
About our differences 
When we don’t talk 
Don’t talk at all 
Listen to the echo 
Of the anger of our silences 
Or to the sound 
Of each other’s heart 
 
You’ve got to give some 
Take some 
Fix it up 
You’ve got to break some 
You’ve got to open up 
You’ve got to share 
Build it up if nothing’s there 
You’ve got to give some 
Shake some 
Pull it all down 
But hate none 
You’ve got to open up 
You’ve got to care 
Build it up if nothing’s there 
 
I can build it up  
If you want to build it up 
We can build it up if 
You want to build it up with me 
Come on and build it up 
Come on and build it up with me 
 
You’ve got to give some 
Take some 
Fix it up  
And then break some 
You’ve got to open up 
You’ve got to share 
Build it up if nothing’s there 
Come on bring some  
Shake some 
Pull it all down 
But hate none 
You’ve got to open up 
You’ve got to care 
Build it up if nothing’s there 
Written by: Alex Kapranos, Julian Corrie

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