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"Hushh" (stylized as **HUSHH**) is a song recorded by Australian singer-songwriter AViVA from her first studio album, *VOLUME I* (2020). It was released as a single on August 3, 2018.

## **Background**

The song was teased on June 21, 2018.

The song was teased a second time on July 13, 2018.

## **Theme**

“There are a couple of different ways that it means something to me and to people who can listen to it can guess that the big thing is this idea of having people shut your ideas down or try and silence you against being who you are if you're different. That's not okay and people get that at school, in the workplace and in the music industry a lot, so there are two personas in the song: the one that's leading and the one that’s being led. There are both sides of it; it means both those things to me but may mean something completely different to people who listen to it.”

- AViVA

## In other media

HUSHH was featured in S1E2 of *American Horror Stories*.

## **Lyrics**

**[Verse 1]**

Hush now, darling, don't say a word

Demons calling, they'll eat your soul

I'm not sorry for what will come

What you don't know

**[Pre-Chorus]**

Hold your breath, dim the lights

I won't say you're safe this time

Here and now, you're mine tonight

**[Chorus]**

Hush, hush

Keep your pretty mouth shut

Hush, hush

Lose your inhibition

I'll let you in on my dark side

Show you what Hell really feels like

I can keep a secret if you hush, hush

**[Post-Chorus]**

La, la, la, la, la, la, la

No one has to know

La, la, la, la, la, la, la

No one has to know

La, la, la, la, la, la, la

No one has to know

La, la, la, la, la, la, la

No one has to know

**[Verse 2]**

Hush now, darling, I won't let go

Just keep moving, moving through the smoke

Hold me closer, we step across

Now you know

**[Pre-Chorus]**

Hold your breath, dim the lights

I won't say you're safe this time

Here and now, you're mine tonight

**[Chorus]**

Hush, hush

Keep your pretty mouth shut

Hush, hush

Lose your inhibition

I'll let you in on my dark side

Show you what Hell really feels like

I can keep a secret if you hush, hush

**[Post-Chorus]**

La, la, la, la, la, la, la

No one has to know

La, la, la, la, la, la, la

No one has to know

La, la, la, la, la, la, la

No one has to know

La, la, la, la, la, la, la

No one has to know

**[Bridge]**

Hush, little darling, don't say a word

Mama's gonna buy you a mockingbird

And if that mockingbird don't sing

Mama's gonna buy you a diamond ring

**[Chorus]**

Hush, hush

Keep your pretty mouth shut

Hush, hush

Lose your inhibition

I'll let you in on my dark side

Show you what Hell really feels like

I can keep a secret if you hush, hush

**[Outro]**

Please come on inside

You're begging to know

Bring me to life

Just give me your hush, hush

Please come on inside

You're begging to know

Bring me to life

Just give me your hush, hush

## **Video**

⌠AViVA⌡ HUSHH (OFFICIAL LYRIC VIDEO)Official Lyric Video
## **Alternate Versions**

⌠AViVA⌡ HUSHH (ALTERNATE VERSION)Alternate VersionAViVA - HUSHH HALF TIMEHalf Time VersionAViVA - HUSHH (INSTRUMENTAL)Instrumental VersionAViVA - HUSHH (DEMO)Demo

## **Gallery**

HUSHH's cover⌠AViVA⌡ HUSHH (OFFICIAL TEASER)First Teaser⌠AViVA⌡ HUSHH (OFFICIAL TEASER PT2)Second Teaser⌠AViVA⌡ HUSHH (OFFICIAL TEASER FINAL PT3 )Third TeaserAViVA Live stream- How'r you liking HUSHH?HUSHH Live Q&AAViVA - THE LYRICS HUSHHTHE LYRICS HUSHH
## References

1. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dT4XFoAspMA
2. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDDLcK88-Ts
3. ↑ https://scenestr.com.au/music/aviva-won-t-be-silenced-20180730
4. ↑ https://www.tunefind.com/artist/aviva