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Human by dodie (Ft. Tom Walker)
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Performed by
dodieTom WalkerProduced by
Joe RubelWrited by
dodieAbout
The song “Human” was first released on the 23rd of July, 2016. This version featured dodie and Jon Cozart singing vocals with only a ukulele for instrumentation.
dodie and Jon appeared a lot in the public eye around the time of this initial release but have not performed together since February of...
Human Lyrics
[Verse 1]
I wanna pick you up and scoop you out
I want the secrets your secrets haven't found
[Chorus]
Paint me in trust
I'll be your best friend
Call me the one
This night just can't end
Oh oh
[Verse 2]
Will you share your soul with me?
Unzip your skin and let me have a see
[Chorus]
Paint me in trust
I'll be your best friend
Call me the one
This night just can't end
Oh oh
[Post-Chorus]
Oh, I'm so human
We're just human
[Verse 3]
Lean for me, and I'll fall back
You'll fit so nicely, you'll keep me intact
[Chorus]
Paint me in trust
I'll be your best friend
Call me the one
This night just can't end
Oh oh
[Verse 4]
I want to give you your grin
So tell me you can't bear a room that I'm not in
[Chorus]
Paint me in trust
I'll be your best friend
Call me the one
This night just can't end
Oh oh
[Post-Chorus]
Oh, I'm so human
We're just human
Human Q&A
Who wrote Human's ?
Human was written by dodie.
Who produced Human's ?
Human was produced by Joe Rubel.
What did dodie say about "Human"?
After the release of the official music video, dodie shared on Instagram:
when I wrote Human, I was so excited to get to know someone deeply. I wanted to be the special, emotional human to break their shell and share the gooey real shit underneath together. And it was perfect for that time and it c...
What is the story behind the song and music video?
dodie went on NME’s YouTube channel in the beginning of 2019 to talk about the story behind Human:
What inspired this song?
I thought that the inspiration for this song was me falling in love at the time of writing it. I thought I was writing all of these sentences to sum up how it feels to want to be needed by someone, and looking back, I think my lines kind of come across more co-dependent than a mutual experience of l...
How did you link up with producer Joe Ruble?
Joe Ruble was one of a few producers who I was working with Fresh, for my new EP. And working with him was so different. He likes to kind of like put everything in at once, and there was such a heavy drone within the song. We played G sharp on every single toy that he had until it was like this gian...
What was the songwriting process like?
I didn’t know it was gonna sound so deep. When I wrote the song, it was like a duet, so it was just meant to be very cozy. I do feel like there are two different versions of the song. I don’t think that there’s like, one way in which it can be sang. A lot of people miss that original cozy sound, whi...
How did you link up with Tom Walker?
We were looking for male vocalists and a number of people came up, but I listened to Tom Walker’s song “Leave a Light On” and he’s got such a like, husk and deep, gruffness to his voice. I was like, “Ooh. I want that in my song.” He came into the studio, sang it in like, one day. He’s the nicest, No...
How did the song come about?
A lot of my music exists on YouTube first, and then I kind of look back at what I’ve written over the years, and like my demos. I guess the like, demos on my channel and on yeah, my various channels. So, when I first wrote this, yeah, it was duet in a little room. Very comfy, very cozy. And then I l...
What has the artist said about the recording process of the song?
in her October 2018 newsletter Dodie spoke about how the song had changed since it’s original recording:
It’s weird calling it a NEW SONG, because it isn’t – I took an old song I wrote for a friend to Joe Rubel (music producer and the nicest chillest dude), and we revamped it up by adding drones, b...
Is there a live version of the song?
Yes! Dodie played this song in a Radio 1 Piano Session for Phil Taggart’s Chillest Show: