"Build A Man" is an unreleased demo by Madison Love, intended to be used by Ava Max for Barbie: The Album. (
AUDIO)
Background[]
A heavily edited version of the song leaked on January 6, 2024.
An unedited snippet of the song leaked on January 27, 2024 alongside snippets of "What Girls Want" and "Heartbreak Boulevard".
The full low quality song leaked on February 4, 2024. It's instrumental leaked on the same day. The song leaked in high quality on February 6, 2024. However, it turned out to be a rejected writer's demo sung by Madison Love.
Lyrics[]
[Chorus]
I would build a man
Give him arms that are strong enough to hold me
Won't try to control me, I
I would build a man
With a heart that would always love me only
Never leave me lonely, I
I would build a - [laughs]
(I would build a-)
[Verse 1]
I'll give him lips that never lie
A touch that makes me wanna never sleep at night
I'll give him eyes of blue and white
That never stray away
They're only looking at mine
[Pre-Chorus]
They say that "perfect doesn't exist"
But, in my head, I can picture it
I say a spell and then make a wish
If I could, then I would, if I could
[Chorus]
I would build a man
Give him arms that are strong enough to hold me
Won't try to control me, I
I would build a man
With a heart that would always love me only
Never leave me lonely, I
I would build a -
[Post-Chorus]
My man
My ma-ma-man, ooh
Build a man
My man
My ma-ma-man, ooh
Build a man
My man
My ma-ma-man, ooh
Build a man
My man
My ma-ma-man, ooh
Build a-
[Verse 2]
I'll give him legs that never leave
I'll give him shoes
That never run away from me
I'll dress him up
And dress him down
I'll take him
Get to show him off all over the town
[Pre-Chorus]
They say that "perfect doesn't exist"
But, in my head, I can picture it
I say a spell and then make a wish
If I could, then I would, if I could
[Chorus]
I would build a man
Give him arms that are strong enough to hold me
Won't try to control me, I
I would build a man
With a heart that would always love me only
Never leave me lonely, I
I would build a-
[Post-Chorus]
My man
My ma-ma-man, ooh
Build a man
My man
My ma-ma-man, ooh
Build a man
My man
My ma-ma-man, ooh
Build a man
My man
My ma-ma-man
[Outro]
I would build a man