In a time when love so often wears a disguise, Elisha’s latest single “Build A Man” feels like the sweet relief of speaking aloud a hushed possibility. Elisha pulls the listener into a world of honesty and quiet power. With each vulnerable, poignant note, the song opens up like a journal entry we’ve all written in our minds but have never expressed out loud. “Build A Man” is heartbreak made neat, a deeply personal tract on stunted love, coated in the bare bones of self-worth. But instead of reveling in misery, the song rises with a quietly empowering force, finding power in its vulnerability.
It’s that precious kind of song that makes you feel both seen and stronger for having seen it. It’s Elisha’s voice that is the shining center of this release. Her voice conveys a vulnerability that’s never weak. There is power in her restraint, and that emotional honesty becomes the song’s gravitational pull. She breathes, and through the act of breathing, she draws listeners in to experience every moment with her. The production parallels Elisha’s approach, minimalistic but on point, where the focus is on Elisha’s message and melody. Every chord is deployed like a meticulously selected word. The simplicity is a canvas for emotion, and Elisha renders it with composure and intent.
What makes “Build A Man” so special is how relatable it is at every turn, wielded over the song but never smothering it in cliche or overdoing the point. It seems Elisha has taken those private conversations we have with ourselves after love has disappointed us and turned them into art. In “Build A Man,” Elisha reminds us that accepting our worth can be something as small as one song that knows exactly what it wants to say. This track is that song. Elisha not only asserts herself as a singer-songwriter but also as a voice for those finding strength in weakness.