Alec Benjamin

Released: November 30, 2016

Songwriter: Alec Benjamin

Producer: Alec Benjamin

[Verse 1]
If you gave me only one wish
I wouldn't want to feel this way
They told me I'd have your memory
But all I want is you to stay
And I can't stop my mind from haunting me
It's like a scar on a butterfly's wing
I wanted you to know

[Chorus]
This beautiful pain that I feel is all because of you
And one day these bones will heal
And they'll leave me with the truth
And I'll give you everything if it's the last thing that I do
This beautiful pain, this beautiful pain
This beautiful pain for you

[Verse 2]
If I sailed the world on stormy seas
Chasing sunlight that I can't see
I was a dreamer here before
Before I woke up and fell to the floor
And I'd climb to heaven if I could find you
Even with a scar this butterfly flew
I wanted you to know

[Chorus]
This beautiful pain that I feel is all because of you
And one day these bones will heal
And they'll leave me with the truth
And I'll give you everything if it's the last thing that I do
This beautiful pain, this beautiful pain, this beautiful pain

[Bridge]
And all I'll ever need
And all I'll ever be
Within every part of me

[Chorus]
Is this, this beautiful pain that I feel is all because of you
And one day these bones will heal
And leave me with the truth
And I'll give you everything 'cause it was all I ever knew
This beautiful pain, this beautiful pain, this beautiful pain for you

After getting dropped by Columbia Records at 18 years old, singer-songwriter Alec Benjamin built a following by playing in parking lots outside of Shawn Mendes and Troye Sivan concerts. The Phoenix, Arizona native caught the attention of Jon Bellion, earning a songwriting credit on Bellion’s debut album and later joined him on tour.

To build on the momentum, Benjamin began uploading new songs to his YouTube channel at a rapid clip and eventually earned on a viral hit with “I Built a Friend” and a deal with Atlantic Records.

Benjamin connects to listeners by incorporating using his life struggles to tell stories and give meaning to his songs. You can see this in “Let Me Down Slowly,” “Paper Crown,” “I Built a Friend,” “Death of a Hero,” and “If We Have Each Other.”

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