Alec Benjamin

[Chorus]
You can't have glory without the pain
You can't have freedom without the chains
It's a fragile existence, a delicate system
This life is a balancing game

[Verse 1]
I thought I could tip the scales, cheat the game
Have the sun without the rain
Take your love and not exchange
My heart for yours, I guess that it's me to blame

[Pre-Chorus]
So this is what I've found
From the bridges I've burned down
That it all comes back around
Now I know

[Chorus]
You can't have glory without the pain
You can't have freedom without the chains
It's a fragile existence, a delicate system
This life is a balancing game

[Verse 2]
So then I called you up to make amends
Said "take me back" and you said "yes"
Now I know just how it ends
You played the game like me, it was all pretend

[Pre-Chorus]
So this is what I've learned
You can't take and not return
Because one day you'll get burned
And now I know

[Chorus]
You can't have glory without the pain
You can't have freedom without the chains
It's a fragile existence, a delicate system
This life is a balancing game

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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