Biography:
Alec Benjamin (born 1994) is an American singer-songwriter from Phoenix, Arizona. He is known for his songs "Paper Crown" and "End of the Summer". In addition to his solo project, Benjamin has found success in song writing with artists such as Jon Bellion including a feature on the track "New York Soul Pt. ii" from The Human Condition (Jon Bellion album). Alec is heavily influenced by artists such as Eminem and Paul Simon.
Alec Benjamin released his debut single “Paper Crown” in November 2014. He signed with Columbia Records in 2014.
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Other songs:
- 1994
- 7up
- Anesthesia
- Animal
- Boy In The Bubble
- Death Of A Hero
- End Of The Summer
- Gotta Be A Reason
- I Built A Friend
- If I Killed Someone For You
- If We Have Each Other
- Jesus In La
- Let Me Down Slowly
- Mind Is A Prison
- Must Have Been The Wind
- Must've Been The Wind
- Outrunning Karma
- Paper Crown
- Settle Down
- Steve
- The Boy In The Bubble
- The Water Fountain
- Boy In A Bubble
- Demons
- Pretending
- Water Fountain
- America
- Annabelles Homework
- Beautiful Pain
- Feed
- Gabriel
- Journey To The Lowest Place On Earth
- Last Of Her Kind
- My Mothers Eyes
- Our Love Is Like A Burning Garden
- Swim
- Swim Until You Love Me
- The Way To Nowhere
- The Wolf And The Sheep
- Use Me
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Verse:
Fm Ab
This is where I broke my wrist
Eb Bbm7
Where I thought I could fly
Fm Ab
Thinking I was Superman
Eb Bbm7
So you know you can't cry
Fm Ab
Cause I wanted to be just like them
Eb Bbm7
And save my city from crime
Db Eb Fm
I wanted to be just like them, just like them, just like, them
Fm Ab
Campbell's chicken noodle soup
Eb Bbm7
When you stay home from school
Fm Ab
Remember watching MTV
Eb Bbm7
When there was still music for you
Fm Ab
Just a kid on Cholla Street
Eb Bbm7
From my city built in the sand
Db Eb Fm
My father said "you'll be a man, be a man, be a man"
Chorus:
Fm Db Ab Eb
I... was born in 1994
Fm Db Ab Eb
I... was born in 1994
Db Ab Eb Fm
I was, I was born
Db Eb Fm
In 1994
Verse:
Fm Ab
I guess Santa Claus is just not real
Eb Bbm7
And Batman can't fly
Fm Ab
And nobody’s invincible
Eb Bbm7
Because I know people die
Fm Ab
I saw it on the news one day
Eb Bbm7
When the towers fell down
Db Eb Fm
September's not the same place now, same place now, same place, now
Fm Ab
Now tell me who you wanna be
Eb Bbm7
Because you grow up too fast
Fm Ab
Cut my hair and sag my jeans
Eb Bbm7
And never show up to class
Fm Ab
Get ready cause it's time to leave
Eb Bbm7
So pack up your bags
Db Eb Fm
And go be who you wanna be, wanna be, wanna be
Chorus:
Fm Db Ab Eb
I... was born in 1994
Fm Db Ab Eb
I... was born in 1994
Db Ab Eb Fm
I was, I was born
Db Eb Fm
In 1994
Bridge:
Fm Ab Eb Bbm7
My country tis of thee, sweet land of liberty
Fm Ab Eb Bbm7
My country tis of thee, be who you wanna be
Fm Ab Eb Bbm7
My country tis of thee, sweet land of liberty
Db Eb Fm
My country, my country, my country, my...
Chorus -x2-:
Fm Db Ab Eb
I... was born in 1994
Fm Db Ab Eb
I... was born in 1994
Db Ab Eb Fm
I was, I was born
Db Eb Fm
In 1994
Fm Ab
This is where I broke my wrist
Eb Bbm7
Where I thought I could fly
Fm Ab
Thinking I was Superman
Eb Bbm7
So you know you can't cry
Fm Ab
Cause I wanted to be just like them
Eb Bbm7
And save my city from crime
Db Eb Fm
I wanted to be just like them, just like them, just like, them
Fm Ab
Campbell's chicken noodle soup
Eb Bbm7
When you stay home from school
Fm Ab
Remember watching MTV
Eb Bbm7
When there was still music for you
Fm Ab
Just a kid on Cholla Street
Eb Bbm7
From my city built in the sand
Db Eb Fm
My father said "you'll be a man, be a man, be a man"
Chorus:
Fm Db Ab Eb
I... was born in 1994
Fm Db Ab Eb
I... was born in 1994
Db Ab Eb Fm
I was, I was born
Db Eb Fm
In 1994
Verse:
Fm Ab
I guess Santa Claus is just not real
Eb Bbm7
And Batman can't fly
Fm Ab
And nobody’s invincible
Eb Bbm7
Because I know people die
Fm Ab
I saw it on the news one day
Eb Bbm7
When the towers fell down
Db Eb Fm
September's not the same place now, same place now, same place, now
Fm Ab
Now tell me who you wanna be
Eb Bbm7
Because you grow up too fast
Fm Ab
Cut my hair and sag my jeans
Eb Bbm7
And never show up to class
Fm Ab
Get ready cause it's time to leave
Eb Bbm7
So pack up your bags
Db Eb Fm
And go be who you wanna be, wanna be, wanna be
Chorus:
Fm Db Ab Eb
I... was born in 1994
Fm Db Ab Eb
I... was born in 1994
Db Ab Eb Fm
I was, I was born
Db Eb Fm
In 1994
Bridge:
Fm Ab Eb Bbm7
My country tis of thee, sweet land of liberty
Fm Ab Eb Bbm7
My country tis of thee, be who you wanna be
Fm Ab Eb Bbm7
My country tis of thee, sweet land of liberty
Db Eb Fm
My country, my country, my country, my...
Chorus -x2-:
Fm Db Ab Eb
I... was born in 1994
Fm Db Ab Eb
I... was born in 1994
Db Ab Eb Fm
I was, I was born
Db Eb Fm
In 1994
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