Alec Benjamin - 18

[@sampaskin4317]

OH MY GOD HE'S ONLY 19 IN THIS!

[@lauraappenzeller754]

Monochrome Pigeon a lil baby Alec OMG

[@sophieee2421]

Monochrome Pigeon HOLY SHT ENEJI XJEJFNEM

[@avabell4488]

ACTUALLY OMG

[@shortname1644]

@@lauraappenzeller754 hehe

[@mggoats5903]

Monochrome Pigeon 18. This was before his birthday

[@kaivaforever1513]

The craziest part of this video isn't even the voice difference, because that's something you can hear in a lot of his older songs. It's the guitar playing! He was so reserved with his playing here, it's crazy to see how much better he's gotten. It's so much more effortless to him, even as he plays much more difficult chords now. Wild

[@yesthatisababytoucan.youre6983]

Columbia Records is seriously regretting some things right now-

[@uselesscontent214]

10 dam years later and now look how far hes come i love him ❤❤❤❤

[@gibjaquil1599]

I feel like he was trying as hard as possible to sound as masculine as possible since his singing voice can be so fairy-like. But if this is just the sound he felt like doing it's cool either way.

[@strizerx5678]

I like his masculine voice more

[@vickypierozan9891]

why this songs are not in his channel?

[@lillyolivia9253]

Yeah I’ve seen a lot of songs that aren’t his channel and I don’t know why

[@planetminepup8305]

Maybe because it’s his first few songs and he doesn’t feel like it’s good, but idk

[@total_outcast8084]

I think bc they were made with the record label he was with in the beginning but when they dropped him I'm pretty sure he couldn't claim any of the songs, but people duplicated them so they're still saved

[@uzumakiaishi]

@@x9courtney9x But, why? These are still his songs :c

[@maeve4878]

@Mei Mio he was at a different label when he wrote them but legally they don't belong to him they belong to the record label he was at, he's at a new one now, Atlantic or something like that

[@calebwoods896]

i wish this was known better, its a really good song

[@sunnyxlemon460]

Oh hello! I hope you know that your special, it's a pandemic so I hope you keep your hopes up!!! -random person

[@gursheenks]

OH MY GOD WHERE WERE THESE GEMS HIDDEN????!!!!! been a huge fan and discovered them just now! He gotta put all his old songs on his channel fr!! This is GOLD

[@ezrimacdonald]

a long time ago his label dropped him and then he lost all of his music he made under that label, so it’s not “his” anymore :(

[@gursheenks]

@@ezrimacdonald Yeah I know about that, it's really sad and infuriating but then recently he has been able to release some of the music. I hope he is able to release this one too

[@hollyrosberg4720]

Verse 1: It took so long for him to find out What she did was wrong, she took his heart and turned it inside out And when the morning comes You’ll have to face them all; I told you so, I said you should have known You know you should’ve known right from the start Chorus: They try to make you walk away But there’s no faith in what they say Because they’re so far from 18, 18, 18 18, they think they know it all but then forgot it had a hurt, to hurt, to hurt Verse 2: She’s nothing standing in the rain She’s not waiting for another reason to keep waiting for the perfect storm And now she’s laughing while she’s crying, ‘cause she’s trying not to show the smile she has learned to fake Chorus: They try to make you walk away, but there’s no faith in what they say, because they’re so far from 18, 18, 18 18, they think they know it all but they forgot it had a hurt Bridge: Knowing only, knowing, knowing only that there are 18 rules with 18 lies and 18 years of compromise For every time I’ve heard you say you’re only 18, anyway You’re only 18, anyway Chorus: They try to make you walk away, but there’s no faith in what they say cause they’re so far from 18, 18 They think they know it all, but they forgot it had a hurt, to hurt, to hurt

[@sonja1355]

I think it's to hurt, not to herd... ❤️

[@Fun_Sized_Otter]

LOL yes its hurt but that was funny

[@hollyrosberg4720]

@@sonja1355 omg tysm

[@gursheenks]

Thank you for this!

[@pi3.14etc]

correct me if im wrong but im pretty sure the last line of the chorus says they've forgotten how to hurt, not forgot it had a hurt

[@sampaskin4317]

This is ridiculously unappreciated!!

[@elyssacorbaley8133]

He sounds just as good live... 0-0

[@G.P-hestia-avens]

another beautiful and moving song by alec benjamin! love how your songs have a spatial melody and toching words. i always relate to them. your litterly my favorite singe😍

[@G.P-hestia-avens]

*singer*

[@ririsan1822]

good song but why isn't this released on his channel D:

[@roos2453]

so basicly. when he starterd he workd for a music label. When he droppet out he coudnt use the songs cuz the songs are from the music company

[@beaubagels]

Hey...its been 6 years, alec now has his own studio album! hes pretty popular now if i could say anything to you from this video: you made it :)

[@binhnguyenthi44]

lots of songs are not on his channel. Why? it's hard to hear all of his songs

[@susu_IIV]

It’s because most of his old songs were by a record company. They dropped him so he lost the rights to most of his songs

[@sonja1355]

I love this song! It's pity that it has only 19k views... ❤️❤️❤️ And I just realised that this video is from 2013 and there's no comment older than 3 years! 😂

[@nomi_playz5724]

I saw a 2 comments from 4 years ago- (not trying to hate)

[@phillipwohlford771]

I wish I could find the lyrics to 18 by alec benjamin

[@sophieee2421]

Phillip Wohlford Hey sorry this is late but I got this It took so long for him to find out What she did was wrong She took his heart And turned in inside out When the morning comes He’ll have to face them all I told you so’s You should have known You should have known right from the start They try to make you walk away But there’s no faith in what they say Because they’re so far from 18 18 18 18 They think they know it all But they forgot it had to hurt, To hurt To hurt. She standing in the rain She’s not waiting for Another reason to keep waiting for The perfect storm And now she’s laughing Whole she’s crying Cause she’s trying not to show The smile she has learned to fake They try to make you walk away But there’s no faith in what they say Because they’re so far from 18 18 18 18 They think they know it all But they forgot it had to hurt. Knowing only Knowing only That there are 18 rules And 18 lies And 18 years of compromise For every time I heard you say You’re only 18 anyway You’re only 18 anyway They try to make you walk away But there’s no faith in what they say Because they’re so far from 18 18 18 18 They think they know it all But they forgot it had to hurt, To hurt To hurt

[@karlabalbino6066]

@@sophieee2421 OH MY GOD! Thank you so much, you're an angel

[@han._taiwn]

This song kinda sounds like a combination of his newer songs like; paper crown, wolf and the sheep, 1994, etc. it’s kinda cool when you think about it. :)

[@ki8743]

BRO, he has more songs?! Im def gonna listen to his older older ones.

[@sonja1355]

Wow this is actually getting more popular... Nice to see that!

[@averybeck6901]

BABY ALEC HE HAS NO IDEA HE’D BE SELLING OUT LOCATIONS ON HIS WORLD TOURS 😭😭😭

[@ayesubscriber1]

Aww he’s so little here 🤩

[@sonja1355]

Why doesn't this have 1000 likes yet? :/

[@nerea2]

Соња UwU cus its not Alec’s channel

[@soph6663]

Who's here from his newest mixtape?

[@avabell4488]

This is so old omg

[@kalebstiefmusic4428]

I am glad alec found his style this is good but I love his sound now.

[@total_outcast8084]

September 2019 peeps!!

[@paolag740]

This was six years ago✌️👁️👄👁️✌️

[@melitawatson7356]

100th like 👍👍

[@mimi38_]

Hey 19-year-old alec, I'm from the future. I just wanted to tell you that you made it and that your fans love you. Bye

[@emmaszymonski9850]

He was so cute back then

[@kelseykasten4338]

Whats the song at the end????

[@shelbyhammer1948]

america - alec benjamin :)

[@anonymousghost624]

His voice is so Deep compared to now lol🤔😄

[@pinkbunbunella]

He was so young at that time. He changed

[@Nathaniel787]

2020

[@gothboiclique2800]

Wow 2013

[@itssaxx5663]

16k views? no fake fans out here haha

[@shortname1644]

Fake fans: I lIkE leT mE dOwN sLoWly AnD wAtEr fOuNtAin

[@randompersononipod5470]

So true 😂

[@desiever7249]

Short name liking mainstream music doesn’t make them fake, knowing his older stuff doesn’t make you a “real fan.” If they like his music- ANY of his music- they are real fans. Thanks!

[@uneducatedtrashrat8180]

I wouldn't call people "fake fans" for not knowing his older fans. All they have to do to be a fan is enjoy his music

[@mynameisnotjoshua645]

Hi

[@morty9993]

80

[@백세진-x4q]

oh

[@dylancravens6387]

1ST COMMENT XD

[@dylancravens6387]

...

[@viviennelam7989]

why the five dislikes tho

[@axolotlman6382]

Alec I am not 18 I’m 12 tsktksk

[@hominexodia5328]

옛날 노래보면 창법 많이 다르다 둘 다 좋은 듯

[@marzibada1473]

Engraçado que a voz dele era um pouco mais grossa.. Enfim a puberdade.