Make It Up to You

"Make It Up to You" is a song released by Julia Michaels. It is one of the seven songs included on her third EP, "Nervous System".

The lyrics of this song represent Julia's feelings about her own behavior towards her boyfriend, recognizing her mischievousness and feeling sorry for making him feel bad, however, she refuses to change her personality.

## Lyrics

[Verse 1]

No, you're not really that small

I just said it so I'd hurt you

I know I said that I'd call

But I never said when, mmm

Always holding over your head

Everything we've been through

I wish I could be that tender, stable girl

That you want, but I'm not, oh, oh

[Pre-Chorus]

So can I cut you some slack?

Get all that weight off your back? oh, oh

Lift the tension in the air

That I put there, that I put there

[Chorus]

So, let me make it up, make it up, make it up, make it up to you

Let me make it up, make it up, make it up, make it up to you

Let me make it up, make it up, make it up, make it up to you

However, whenever, whatever you want me to

[Verse 2]

No, I don't have to go home

I just love to make you anxious, huh

I always ruin good things

Like that time with your friends

And I'm probably ruining something now

And I can't believe you're staying

I wish I could be that tender, stable girl

That you want, but I'm not

(Yeah)

[Pre-Chorus]

So can I help you relax?

Get all that weight off your back? oh, oh

Eliminate the unfair

That I put there, that I put there

[Chorus]

Oh, let me make it up, make it up, make it up, make it up to you

Let me make it up, make it up, make it up, make it up to you

Let me make it up, make it up, make it up, make it up to you

However, whenever, whatever you want me to

And if it ain't enough, ain't enough, ain't enough, ain't enough for you

The hurt is so deep it's making you think things that aren't true

Well, let me make it up, make it up, make it up, make it up to you

However, whenever, whatever you want me to

[Bridge]

I could apologize but that's not my style

I could just write it out, but that takes some time

So let me communicate the only way that I know how

I wish I could be that tender, stable girl

That you want, but I'm not

But I'm not, so

[Chorus]

Let me make it up, make it up, make it up, make it up to you

Let me make it up, make it up, make it up, make it up to you

Let me make it up, make it up, make it up, make it up to you

However, whenever, whatever you want me to

And if it ain't enough, ain't enough, ain't enough, ain't enough for you

The hurt is so deep it's making you think things that aren't true

Let me make it up, make it up, make it up, make it up to you

However, whenever, whatever you want me to

## Background

It is described on Julia Michaels' official site as an off-beat percussion song, where she candlidy makes confessions.

Chris Willman of Variety opined about the song: "She’s not afraid to make herself sound like a piece of work, which goes a long way toward making this a pretty strong piece of work."

Julia performed the song live for the first time on 28 October 2017, during the VEVO Halloween event.

## Personnel

* **Written by** Julia Michaels, Justin Tranter, Mattias Larsson, Robin Fredriksson
* **Mixing by** Mark "Spike" Stent
* **Programming, percussion, drums, claps, synthetizer and bass by** Mattias Larsson and Robin Fredriksson

Source: Genius.

## Videos

Julia Michaels - Make It Up To You (Live) - VevoHalloween
## Trivia

* Despite not being a long duration song, it is the longest one from "Nervous System".

## References

<references>

1. ↑ About Julia Michaels.
2. ↑ Album Review: Julia Michaels' 'Nervous System'. Variety.