Alec Benjamin

Released: November 16, 2018

Songwriter: Amy Wadge Alec Benjamin

Producer: Alec Benjamin

[Verse 1]
Careful as I write her name
On the corner of the page
Make it look like it was her, all along
And I put the paper in my bag
As I'm walking back to class
And the notes I wrote
That took me so long

[Pre-Chorus]
She doesn't notice me
She just smiles and says
"Thank you for the trigonometry"
'Cause that's all it meant to her

[Chorus]
But I spent
22 days and 21 nights
Crossing every T, just making it right
Only to discover it's not worth
Doing Annabelle's homework
Doesn't matter how many papers I write
End of the equation won't be you and I
And now I'm just another who got hurt
Doing Annabelle's homework
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Doing Annabelle's homework

[Verse 2]
Careful as I walk away
So she can't see it on my face
How I look and now I'm feeling so bad
I'm disappointed in myself
'Cause I know love's not for sale
Oh, my mother raised me better than that

[Pre-Chorus]
She doesn't notice me
She just smiles and says
"Thank you for the geography"
'Cause that's all it meant to her

[Chorus]
But I spent
22 days and 21 nights
Crossing every T, Just making it right
Only to discover it's not worth
Doing Annabelle's homework
Doesn't matter how many papers I write
End of the equation won't be you and I
And now I'm just another who got hurt
Doing Annabelle's homework
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Doing Annabelle's homework

[Bridge]
I'm alive, you don't know I'm here
Just circling around in your atmosphere, yeah
I'm alive, you don't know I'm here
Just circling around, just circling

[Chorus]
22 days and 21 nights
Crossing every T, just making it right
Only to discover it's not worth
Doing Annabelle's homework
Doesn't matter how many papers I write
End of the equation won't be you and I
And now I'm just another who got hurt
Doing Annabelle's homework
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
And now I'm just another who got hurt
Doing Annabelle's homework

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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