Alec Benjamin - If I Killed Someone For You [Official Lyric Video]

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  • @AlecBenjaminMusic
    @AlecBenjaminMusic  Před 4 lety +5903

    THE ALBUM IS COMING MAY 29TH !!! pre order here : alecbenjamin.lnk.to/TheseTwoWindowsID

  • @shadowsenpai7151
    @shadowsenpai7151 Před 5 lety +6702

    *"I did it all for her so I felt nothing at all"*

  • @happylee7775
    @happylee7775 Před 3 lety +19501

    “you can’t put a novel in a whole song”
    alec: “hold my drink”

    • @ellismartiskainen7729
      @ellismartiskainen7729 Před 3 lety +388

      I know. This is giving me creepy antihero morality vibes. I am thinking of writing something along these lines (after I finish my current project). I've got a playlist of songs titled "Book Ideas" because some songs just give such unique ideas and feelings.

    • @AngelaNicoleSharpe
      @AngelaNicoleSharpe Před 3 lety +112

      Here hold my jug of Mountain Dew Ima prove you wrong

    • @milkbunny794
      @milkbunny794 Před 3 lety +39

      @@ellismartiskainen7729 omg me too lol

    • @frenchfries188
      @frenchfries188 Před 3 lety +54

      Wait can you change it to say hold my bubble. After his song boy in the bubble

    • @DelilahPolarnight
      @DelilahPolarnight Před 3 lety +83

      @@frenchfries188 Hold my water fountain

  • @kianmagnaye8909
    @kianmagnaye8909 Před 2 lety +9247

    Writers: Plot twists can only be written in books,
    Alec: *"Hold my water fountain-"*

  • @theserenewalker
    @theserenewalker Před 2 lety +7715

    His voice - childlike and innocent
    His lyrics - deep and adult
    #thanks everyone for the appreciation

    • @shredderbob6115
      @shredderbob6115 Před 2 lety +62

      true though

    • @matthewfreeman4822
      @matthewfreeman4822 Před 2 lety +81

      indeed, both are what makes his work perfect

    • @bertcompton
      @bertcompton Před rokem +93

      the lyrics are also childlike and naive tho, they are all reminiscent of teen romance and the naivety of sacrificing oneself for someone who doesn’t return the favor.
      No offense to you or Alec but comments like this give off “i’m 14 and this is deep” vibes

    • @ok-sj7bx
      @ok-sj7bx Před rokem +43

      @@bertcompton I understand what you mean, but I still enjoy his songs, for example "the hill I will die on" and especially "if we have each other". I would describe his songs as pure and honest to yourself.

    • @tahmidul3632
      @tahmidul3632 Před rokem +6

      You are right

  • @higoogle316
    @higoogle316 Před 3 lety +11769

    **AT A MURDER TRIAL**
    Me: I’ve learned my lesson, I’ll be a better man
    Judge: Understandable, have a nice day!

  • @imscaredofchairs6806
    @imscaredofchairs6806 Před 4 lety +14013

    Someone: plot twists can’t be used in songs
    Alec: *that’s where you’re wrong*

  • @LxzyLoki
    @LxzyLoki Před 2 lety +1135

    “The one I killed is me changing what I was for what you wanted me to be” I felt that

    • @leelee8757
      @leelee8757 Před rokem +12

      Right right 🥺🥺🥺😕😕😕😞😞😞💔💔💔😭😭😭

    • @coruptgaming4857
      @coruptgaming4857 Před rokem +15

      I started to do that, it was happening to me, but she broke my heart before it completely happened.

    • @ssunflowa
      @ssunflowa Před 8 měsíci +5

      this is me. this song is my story. i related so much.

    • @ssunflowa
      @ssunflowa Před 8 měsíci +5

      @@coruptgaming4857 i'm so sorry

    • @coruptgaming4857
      @coruptgaming4857 Před 8 měsíci +4

      @@ssunflowaNo need to apologize, it wasn't your fault, plus I'm all better now, thanks for the concern though

  • @witchy9919
    @witchy9919 Před 2 lety +1540

    when I was younger I always thought this song was about a guy that started killing whoever went close to his crush. but you always start understanding the lyrics when you grow older.

  • @rin.josnon
    @rin.josnon Před 4 lety +10288

    My friend: Did you know that most singers songs are based on their life?
    Me: Oh no

    • @cgar1124
      @cgar1124 Před 4 lety +366

      oop RUN

    • @lunarxbear7816
      @lunarxbear7816 Před 4 lety +89

      @@cgar1124 MHM

    • @blue_aspen
      @blue_aspen Před 4 lety +173

      trudytfj
      But your friend said MOST...

    • @km_-pi3uv
      @km_-pi3uv Před 4 lety +323

      aww that would be sad :( he changed himself for a girl and regrets it :(

    • @lexdonnelly8370
      @lexdonnelly8370 Před 4 lety +266

      It's horrible to think that Alec has written most of his songs out of personal experience, especially ones like: Mind is a Prison, Water Fountain, Let me Down Slowly and Boy in the Bubble

  • @kotahln
    @kotahln Před 5 lety +5486

    "You have to understand, the one i killed was me"
    *plot twist*
    "changing who i was for what you wanted me to be"
    *shit ;O*
    "I hope it makes you happy, cause they're is no going back"
    *thats depression, a very sad obsession*

  • @chicken-nuggets652
    @chicken-nuggets652 Před rokem +229

    "You have to understand that the one I killed is me, changing what I was for what you wanted me to be" DAMN THAT HIT HARD
    (Whoever is listening to this song in 2022, bless you!)
    Edit: Ty for 73 likes!

    • @_Moon_blitz_
      @_Moon_blitz_ Před rokem +7

      Ty but IDK HOW BUT ITS 2023 ❤❤❤

    • @HazelandApril
      @HazelandApril Před rokem +2

      I am in 2023

    • @chicken-nuggets652
      @chicken-nuggets652 Před 10 měsíci

      @@yaraamr3571 No he did not commit suicide, he changed himself for the girl he liked, to be what she wanted him to be, so he killed his old self for the person he is now. Does that make sense? Sorry if it didn't 😅💗

  • @nicole..ilysmmm
    @nicole..ilysmmm Před 2 lety +1013

    *When he said:*
    I'm sorry that I did this
    The blood is on my hands
    I stare at my reflection
    I don't know who I am
    Practice my confession
    In case I take the stand
    I'll say I learned my lesson
    I'll be a better man
    I'm packing up my things
    And I'm wiping down the walls
    I'm rinsing off my clothes
    And I'm walking through the halls
    I did it all for her
    So I felt nothing at all
    I don't know what she'll say
    So I'll ask her when she calls
    Would you love me more
    (Would you love me more)
    If I killed someone for you?
    Would you hold my hand?
    (Would you hold my hand?)
    They're the same ones that I used
    When I killed someone for you
    Would you turn me in
    (Would you turn me in)
    When they say I'm on the loose?
    Would you hide me when
    (Would you hide me when)
    My face is on the news?
    'Cause I killed someone for you
    I hear the sirens coming
    I see the flashing lights
    I'm driving through the suburbs
    Wearing my disguise
    I show up at her doorstep
    To look her in the eyes
    I tell her that it's me
    But she doesn't recognise
    Can't you see I'm running?
    Said I need a place to hide
    I've gotta ask you something
    Could you please let me inside?
    Just let me explain
    No, I wouldn't tell you lies
    I know you'll understand
    If you let me stay the night
    Would you love me more
    (Would you love me more)
    If I killed someone for you?
    Would you hold my hand?
    (Would you hold my hand?)
    They're the same ones that I used
    When I killed someone for you
    Would you turn me in
    (Would you turn me in)
    When they say I'm on the loose?
    Would you hide me when
    (Would you hide me when)
    My face is on the news?
    'Cause I killed someone for you
    You have to understand that
    The one I killed is me
    Changing what I was
    For what you wanted me to be
    I followed your direction
    Did everything you asked
    I hope that makes you happy
    'Cause there's just no turning back
    Would you love me more
    (Would you love me more)
    If I killed someone for you?
    Would you hold my hand?
    (Would you hold my hand?)
    They're the same ones that I used
    When I killed someone for you
    Would you turn me in
    (Would you turn me in)
    When they say I'm on the loose?
    Would you hide me when
    (Would you hide me when)
    My face is on the news?
    'Cause I killed someone for you, yeah
    *I rlly felt that yk*

  • @peebz-342
    @peebz-342 Před 4 lety +6602

    *”you have to understand that. The one I killed was me”*
    *”i told her it’s me. But she doesn’t recognize”*
    Damn. That must hurt. He changed for her and in the end she didn’t even recognize him.

  • @Guest-lk4ws
    @Guest-lk4ws Před 3 lety +12893

    They had us in the first half, Not gonna lie

  • @MrsLAnderson24
    @MrsLAnderson24 Před rokem +406

    Sadly, this song reminds me of my relationship with my mom and sister. I've always been the black sheep, the one who's seen as the odd man out, and the one who is always blamed then tossed to the side when things get rough. If not for my nieces and nephews I would have cut them off years ago. Just happy to see that my eldest niece is at the age where she sees how I'm treated and is on my side.

    • @PorscheFTW
      @PorscheFTW Před rokem +9

      I'm really sorry to hear. Like the saying goes, you can pick your friends but not your family, rings so true here. Whatever happens make sure you do you and what gives you the least amount of stress.
      Peace & Love from our family in Northern NY to yours.

    • @chhotansaw8336
      @chhotansaw8336 Před rokem +5

      I have the same problem as you but I don't have anyone by my side
      It's heart breaking but it's okay

    • @jreffjeff7909
      @jreffjeff7909 Před rokem

      cool?

    • @_ducksareresponsibleforww3_
      @_ducksareresponsibleforww3_ Před rokem +1

      How old is your oldest niece?

  • @mrfrogkingg
    @mrfrogkingg Před 2 lety +225

    Dam, really just put a plot twist in a song, huh? Also, kinda deep lyrics, really. This guy deserves more recognition, I love so many of his songs. Him and TS are not just singers, but storytellers

    • @isabellat5124
      @isabellat5124 Před rokem +2

      Who is TS?

    • @mrfrogkingg
      @mrfrogkingg Před rokem +2

      @@isabellat5124 Taylor Swift

    • @imranhasan4109
      @imranhasan4109 Před rokem +9

      ​@@mrfrogkingg😂 Alec is 1000 times better than ts.

    • @hyalophora
      @hyalophora Před 11 měsíci +1

      ​@@imranhasan4109Hmmm. You must not have heard many Taylor Swift songs if you think that

  • @creepypasta_weird0195
    @creepypasta_weird0195 Před 4 lety +2714

    "you can't put a plot twist in a song-"
    Alec: "hold my root beer"

  • @leslietorres6085
    @leslietorres6085 Před 4 lety +4382

    Alec couldn’t hurt anyone but himself I swear I can just imagine him accidentally hitting a fly and saying sorry to it 😂

  • @justbeingme745
    @justbeingme745 Před 2 lety +165

    Not a song it's a story.
    Me: "You can't make yet another song that gives me chills."
    Alec: "Bet."

  • @ShenuriNiroda
    @ShenuriNiroda Před 8 měsíci +40

    After 4 years we still listen to this song 🥺

  • @yeelin7328
    @yeelin7328 Před 4 lety +7391

    *he didn’t know who he was anymore because he changed for her.*
    *she couldn’t recognize him because he was different.*

    • @biancapopa7476
      @biancapopa7476 Před 4 lety +129

      So QuIrky AnD eDgY

    • @amyqc743
      @amyqc743 Před 4 lety +56

      hoesuck I was thinking it was because he was dead...

    • @krim4597
      @krim4597 Před 4 lety +189

      @@biancapopa7476 edgy right but damn actual fucking people experience these situations. You may be joking right now but still. If you haven't known right now, some adolescents will change their selves to fit their crush or bestfriend or partner's agenda or just fit in.

    • @remadodo
      @remadodo Před 4 lety +13

      :'(

    • @shikasenpaii20
      @shikasenpaii20 Před 4 lety +35

      @@krim4597 Totally agree

  • @xxsadxpawsxx.-.7886
    @xxsadxpawsxx.-.7886 Před 3 lety +15796

    This song is basically a guy killing his true self for the girl he loves, but in the end she doesn’t recognize him and she never returns his feelings, but that’s what I believe

  • @johnbobusha8283
    @johnbobusha8283 Před 2 lety +127

    Alec, I just wanted to thank you for being the person I always wanted to be.
    All your songs are like the places I run to when I am hurt and broken and
    every single song you've written means so much to me. I can't seem to thank you enough.
    I love you Alec. Thank you for being the pillar of support in my life and bringing me out of tough times.
    I will forever be grateful.

  • @thefrog9890
    @thefrog9890 Před 2 lety +71

    The first time I heard this I was pretty concerned about the lyirics but when I heard "You have to understand, the one I killed is me, changing what I was for what you wanted me to be" it became immediately my favourite song.

  • @ayonixanimations
    @ayonixanimations Před 5 lety +1644

    2:14 Aww fuck, I didn't expect that twist. Should have, considering it's the amazing Alec Benjamin and all of his songs have double meanings.

    • @donutminion8881
      @donutminion8881 Před 5 lety +6

      Ikr. Really screwed with me when I first listened.

    • @IrdinaInani
      @IrdinaInani Před 5 lety +14

      I saw it coming as soon as I saw the song title maybe cause I read too much double-meaning/poetic stuff haha! But the twist was very near the end so I was beginning to think maybe I'm wrong 😂

    • @hevan_ev
      @hevan_ev Před 5 lety +3

      I saw the twist once he started talking about his hands

    • @ayonixanimations
      @ayonixanimations Před 5 lety +5

      @@hevan_ev Honestly I should have known as soon as he said "I stare at my reflection, I don't know who I am" but I took it as guilt from what he had done changing him, or the act of killing someone changed him to be unrecognisable. I thought the second one was the case through the whole song so I completely missed the signs X'D

    • @lauragarriga1687
      @lauragarriga1687 Před 5 lety

      I didn't know this song… it's okay… ahh, right: happily hippily that twists, oh my acushla swinging. May it do so again with this song…. or any :S :DD I fancy music a lot… (: this artist's cool ^^

  • @legendoflea
    @legendoflea Před 3 lety +13235

    My husband when I turn this song on in the car: 👁👄👁

  • @auroravictoriadelvillar2695
    @auroravictoriadelvillar2695 Před 10 měsíci +9

    After all this years I've finaly realise. What if the song isn't about him killing people for a girl, This a song about him killing himself metaforicly, changing himself for what she wanted him to be. I know it is literally in the lyrics but I didn't realise this and I know that a lot of people don't know. Because we all used to hear it back then but a lot of us don't hear the lyrics as what he actually says.

  • @candice47
    @candice47 Před rokem +26

    "you have to understand that
    the one i killed is me
    changing was i was
    for what you wanted me to be"
    this song will forever be my favorite

  • @Hii-hl3hl
    @Hii-hl3hl Před 4 lety +11993

    “The one I killed is me”
    *Depression has entered the chat*

  • @slayer3141
    @slayer3141 Před 3 lety +10659

    He's not just a singer, his a storyteller PERIOD

  • @thethingspeopledontsay4444
    @thethingspeopledontsay4444 Před 2 lety +24

    I feel that this could be a song sang by a soldier who has lost almost everything and is just longing for true love after he retires.
    Guys, I'm in love with the most handsome beautiful soldier with the purest heart. I will wait for him for a few months when he is planning to return to be with me and our children. Please pray for him and for his safe return ❤️🙏🕊️✨

  • @phoebe3605
    @phoebe3605 Před rokem +46

    When I first heard this song I thought it was about murdering someone for the person you love, or murdering someone just to get the person you love. but after understanding the lyrics, "you have to undestand that, the one I killed is me" (2:11) is just heartbreaking :( imagine loving someone very hard that you are willing to change yourself just for them to love you back. That's just sad.. people can love, but please don't lose yourself on the way.. know that there's always someone out there that will love you for who you are.

  • @viviange8226
    @viviange8226 Před 3 lety +5457

    Me: Listening to "If I Killed Someone for You"
    Me: Getting to the part that is "You have to understand that the one I killed is me..."
    Me: Wow, I didn't know that songs had plot twists

  • @emilycalestru
    @emilycalestru Před 3 lety +4843

    ''you can't put a plot twist in a song"
    Alec: hold my "the one I killed is me".

  • @CHAD-kt3zk
    @CHAD-kt3zk Před rokem +19

    This song was the thing that made me stop being who my "friends" want me to be and truly stand up for myself

  • @Nightmare-ox1to
    @Nightmare-ox1to Před 2 lety +28

    I listened to this when it “only” have 1,2 million viewed. And now it’s on 23 million. It deserves more viewers. Let it hit 100 million!

    • @thanhtai2551
      @thanhtai2551 Před 2 lety +2

      it good music, but why it not popular 😔

  • @asylnn
    @asylnn Před 4 lety +4225

    Part 2:
    “Mama I’m in love with a criminal”

  • @crybby5292
    @crybby5292 Před 5 lety +17639

    When you kill a bug

  • @ReeReeNickname
    @ReeReeNickname Před rokem +34

    My interpretation is that he has a girlfriend that judges him and shuts him out after she finds out he killed his inside self but he did it bc he loved her he wanted to protect her but she slowly starts back trusting him. And he just wants to know if she'd love him the same stick by him and support him... But she's not buying it or understanding and he's begging bc love drives us crazy sometimes

    • @ReeReeNickname
      @ReeReeNickname Před rokem +4

      And also if he does get caught paps involved the news and evidence but for now he's on the run no one to turn to him and her is all they got is each other and she might be mad but she's still supposed to be there...

    • @PorscheFTW
      @PorscheFTW Před rokem +2

      @@ReeReeNickname I'd agree 120% UNLESS they're not as close as he thinks they are.
      I'm pretty sure if my gf/wife showed up at my door with bloody hands wearing a disguise I'd definitely still know it was her.
      Alec says, "...I tell her that it's me, but she doesn't recognize." This could mean both physically she couldn't tell it was him, and metaphorically like she doesn't really know him even though he's madly obsessed with her.
      Either way this song has a nice bob ya head type of flow mixed with his vocals which are 🔥. I also like how it's up for different interpretations - the key to any form of beautiful art.

  • @melonxlemonx2832
    @melonxlemonx2832 Před rokem +35

    I love Alec’s songs so much they’re so comforting

  • @arrachn0
    @arrachn0 Před 5 lety +3569

    "you can't put a plot twist in a song--"
    meanwhile, 2:10 comes by

  • @l0l.n3t.3m
    @l0l.n3t.3m Před 5 lety +698

    Uhm, how can a single human be this amazing!?
    Every single song tells a story. And always hundreds of ppl can relate to the song.

    • @applejuice6557
      @applejuice6557 Před 5 lety +5

      Yea ikr I’ve literally been with him for years the beginning even. He’s helped me through some dark times

    • @mobeenhassan5372
      @mobeenhassan5372 Před 5 lety +6

      *hundreds of thousands of
      people

    • @onlybecca
      @onlybecca Před 5 lety +2

      Oh goodness I hope not this one lol

    • @coragon42
      @coragon42 Před 5 lety +5

      @@onlybecca Actually I bet lots of people can relate to 2:11. Changing yourself for someone else, to the point where you don't feel like yourself anymore.

    • @onlybecca
      @onlybecca Před 5 lety +2

      Yeah I agree with that totally. Just pointing out the extremins this song that are unlikely statisticly to happen.

  • @yourlocaltherian
    @yourlocaltherian Před rokem +21

    Are we gonna talk about how like 2 or 3 years this was most people's fav song (all the people I know) but it still is for me and it will always have a special place in my heart

    • @isolophilia.
      @isolophilia. Před 9 měsíci

      Same and it always will be!

    • @stabinaria
      @stabinaria Před 5 měsíci +1

      Just a hi because youre therian !😊❤️

  • @kkqum1
    @kkqum1 Před 2 lety +38

    I’m leaving this comment here so when someone likes, I get reminded of this song

  • @nonarie1879
    @nonarie1879 Před 5 lety +1651

    when you thought he literally killed someone but then THAT huge plot twist came in 2:10 LIKE DUDE THIS IS THE QUALITY CONTENT I SIGNED UP FOR

    • @hyacinthstevens4693
      @hyacinthstevens4693 Před 5 lety +20

      True but in the lyrics it says that blood is on his hands unless he got a nosebleed or something 🧐🤔

    • @zenx2832
      @zenx2832 Před 5 lety +63

      He's talking about how he changed himself to what "she" wanted him to be. He never actually killed another human being, he killed his true self so she would love him more. You really have to understand and listen to the hints in the song.

    • @zenx2832
      @zenx2832 Před 5 lety +17

      Blue Moon I think it's a metaphor

    • @alifadetsi2659
      @alifadetsi2659 Před 5 lety +2

      ikr

    • @joleenpablo2908
      @joleenpablo2908 Před 5 lety +1

      he hung his old self for her

  • @jazz_intown4723
    @jazz_intown4723 Před 4 lety +1884

    Your crush: Oh my God, I'm gonna call the police.
    Your friends: Never talk to me again!
    Your parents: What did we just raise?
    Your best friend: Okay, where are we hiding the body?

  • @aryanmaheshwari6395
    @aryanmaheshwari6395 Před 2 lety +89

    For anyone wondering: The song is actually about changing yourself for a relationship. You want to be the that what the other partner wants from you. Later in the song he sings: The one I killed is me💔..

    • @Tanjiro88
      @Tanjiro88 Před 2 lety +2

      He is a storyteller..grt lyrics

  • @kaseykinsyt8746
    @kaseykinsyt8746 Před 2 lety +26

    So at first I thought "this song is insane who would write this?"
    Then he said he killed who he was just to be with her ...
    AMAZING SONG!!

  • @M0ldyBubbles
    @M0ldyBubbles Před 5 lety +9461

    "What would you do if I killed someone for you?"
    Friends: "OMG IM CALLING THE COPS!!!"
    Best friends:
    "I'll help hide the body"

    • @brandonmparra1393
      @brandonmparra1393 Před 5 lety +97

      Same

    • @xsstarwolfsx252
      @xsstarwolfsx252 Před 5 lety +195

      I'm sure if I said that to my BFF she will kill me and hit me and take me to the cops =w= (she's so rude but not always I love you my best friend !!)

    • @SushiAish
      @SushiAish Před 5 lety +31

      Same

    • @nadian848
      @nadian848 Před 5 lety +195

      Guess I’m everyone’s best friend

    • @hewhoisdark
      @hewhoisdark Před 5 lety +77

      Oh I wouldn't know o wouldn't have friends Hahaa...
      Heh

  • @theo8712
    @theo8712 Před 5 lety +3341

    My mom heard me playing this sound and when it said “2:11“ she said to me never change yourself for anyone else...if they don’t love you for you then leave...what’s important is to be yourself💕

    • @otakuaddict8907
      @otakuaddict8907 Před 5 lety +48

      Parker awww so sweet

    • @mysterywolf5680
      @mysterywolf5680 Před 5 lety +41

      Parker mom of the year!

    • @esmeraldas.7672
      @esmeraldas.7672 Před 5 lety +22

      Best mom ever ✌🏼I wish I’d have the guts

    • @user-wl8ky6jr6j
      @user-wl8ky6jr6j Před 5 lety +25

      My mother never said that to me ... 😰
      Mom of the year! (Your mother of course)

    • @nuvenachrysalistcentury812
      @nuvenachrysalistcentury812 Před 5 lety +30

      If I was your mom "Never change yourself for anyone else... Just kill there loved ones!" *shot gun reload sound*

  • @mr.amphibian8418
    @mr.amphibian8418 Před 2 lety +12

    The twist really does send chills

  • @lovely_touya
    @lovely_touya Před rokem +14

    This song still hits hard after many years 🤝

  • @dommusic9811
    @dommusic9811 Před 5 lety +3138

    This is dark.... but I'm here for it 😂

    • @hughg.rection2124
      @hughg.rection2124 Před 5 lety +93

      it's not that dark, listen until the end and see what he means by "I killed someone for you". He means he killed his older self and turned himself into someone else so she would be happy

    • @diamondemerald116
      @diamondemerald116 Před 5 lety +39

      @@hughg.rection2124 That's the darker part...

    • @diamondemerald116
      @diamondemerald116 Před 5 lety +32

      @Jaynovation Which means he would kill his true self just to be with her, just so she would accept him...

    • @diamondemerald116
      @diamondemerald116 Před 5 lety +22

      @Jaynovation Imagine giving up who you are for someone else.

    • @diamondemerald116
      @diamondemerald116 Před 5 lety +3

      @Jaynovation If you did, then you would know it is dark.

  • @karlcardell1276
    @karlcardell1276 Před 5 lety +679

    2:10 I was already loving it and then you threw that amazing curve ball, my heart sunk for a second when I heard it and I honestly am tearing up a bit, that's absolutely beautiful not only does it sound amazing but that twist made feel something I haven't felt for a while 💕

    • @killian1191
      @killian1191 Před 5 lety +19

      I really was not expecting that twist >.

    • @ankitshukla4573
      @ankitshukla4573 Před 5 lety +15

      This twist is soooo amazing.....Lol.

    • @ankitshukla4573
      @ankitshukla4573 Před 5 lety +2

      @αle same pinch!😂

    • @Fiz998
      @Fiz998 Před 5 lety +5

      Same here. That twist is magnificent. And beautiful, and sad. Mixed emotions

    • @melodic7864
      @melodic7864 Před 5 lety

      Spoiler alert

  • @sydneybeu9741
    @sydneybeu9741 Před rokem +5

    He really want from regretful to psychopathic to DEEP

  • @nathanmulheron7518
    @nathanmulheron7518 Před 2 lety +20

    Thank you for this album, it helped me through the roughest part of my life. May God bless you @alec benjamin

  • @wamiqulislam
    @wamiqulislam Před 3 lety +2913

    I don't think Alec needs lyric videos, his voice is so clear that you can understand every single word anyeay.

    • @ghostlyacidd
      @ghostlyacidd Před 3 lety +105

      some people are deaf

    • @Timeira
      @Timeira Před 2 lety +87

      Some people are deaf so they cant hear so I think his lyric videos will be helpful for the deaf people

    • @alyx8172
      @alyx8172 Před 2 lety +122

      People who havent memorised the song may find it useful

    • @oleandershipley5568
      @oleandershipley5568 Před 2 lety +76

      For me I now what he's saying but reading the lyrics helps me understand the true/deper meaning of the song

    • @serra6933
      @serra6933 Před 2 lety +87

      Not everyone has to understand English by just hearing

  • @Mushi144
    @Mushi144 Před 5 lety +3929

    2:10 *ToP tEn aNiMe PlOt TwIsTs*

  • @whizz_0711
    @whizz_0711 Před 2 lety +12

    I like how his songs always has different concepts

  • @periwinkle003
    @periwinkle003 Před 2 lety +8

    Love changes you in a good cause, but if you r loosing yourself.... turn around and walk out of that loop that u once called love.

  • @keshix3393
    @keshix3393 Před 5 lety +360

    this tells a story... you could write a whole book based on this song

    • @davi6846
      @davi6846 Před 5 lety +7

      I actually am in the midst of writing a short story about it.

    • @XyreinR6
      @XyreinR6 Před 5 lety +3

      Actually the whole book is in this song cuz he tells a story

    • @blahblack8051
      @blahblack8051 Před 5 lety +1

      A whole fanfic

    • @julianachristodolo2197
      @julianachristodolo2197 Před 5 lety +1

      HockeyGirl can u post about it after I want to read it 😍

    • @davi6846
      @davi6846 Před 5 lety +1

      @@julianachristodolo2197 I'll see. I am not a big fan of posting ny work. I'm kinda self conscious. But, since you wanna read it I'll send the link.

  • @oliviafikremariam3354
    @oliviafikremariam3354 Před 5 lety +1390

    They should use this for the show “The End Of The Fuc*ing World”

  • @AmbienceOfficial
    @AmbienceOfficial Před 2 lety +5

    Being able to achieve this level of storytelling in a song is an incredible gift. The plot twist at the end was great, I really like the duality of this song.

  • @IAS133
    @IAS133 Před rokem +4

    younger me was OBESSED with this song

  • @hllboi_442
    @hllboi_442 Před 4 lety +224

    "I followed your direction
    Did everything you asked
    I hope it makes you happy
    Cause there's no turning back."
    *oUcH*

    • @lanadelme
      @lanadelme Před 3 lety +6

      Thought the same thing I was like : 👁👄👁
      daAAaAAAMmmMnNN

    • @bixbygal05
      @bixbygal05 Před 3 lety +4

      @@lanadelme Lmao more like
      👁️👄👁️
      💧 💧

  • @siddharthsharma9915
    @siddharthsharma9915 Před 5 lety +2808

    Why is he so underrated? He is so talented, Like his every song gives me chills. Love and Support from india! 🇮🇳❤

    • @kartikeymishra8367
      @kartikeymishra8367 Před 5 lety +4

      Ha bhai mast gata hai alec

    • @taarinie1076
      @taarinie1076 Před 5 lety +4

      Siddharth Sharma wohi toh.

    • @utkarshsharma5266
      @utkarshsharma5266 Před 5 lety +5

      Real talent Dhoondhne par Milta hai.. Chalte firte to bhare hue hai :D

    • @pranthalover9405
      @pranthalover9405 Před 5 lety +12

      Same question he should be way popular than Shawn

    • @mattruiz662
      @mattruiz662 Před 5 lety +9

      @@pranthalover9405 Shawn Mendes? Im not a big fan but he deserves his fame fam

  • @tubacaglayan2078
    @tubacaglayan2078 Před 5 měsíci +6

    best song ever

  • @Samsiri_27
    @Samsiri_27 Před 2 lety +12

    Getting chills while listening to this song, it has such a strong feeling and its just like a story in the form of a song! Hats off to you Alec, your just AMAZINGLY TALENTED 👏!!

  • @lunavvakalendula5943
    @lunavvakalendula5943 Před 4 lety +2078

    Me: I killed somebody
    Friends:
    Best friends:
    Me: wait I don’t have friends

  • @moivuniduvu8209
    @moivuniduvu8209 Před 5 lety +645

    Alec turns a story in a song💯
    VERY Talented✊🏽

    • @cryptcy8742
      @cryptcy8742 Před 5 lety +16

      Alec can turn stories to a song, but the meaning behind it is stronger than any other story.

    • @iamnoer31
      @iamnoer31 Před 4 lety +3

      @@cryptcy8742 T.R.U.E

    • @cooljzw_2695
      @cooljzw_2695 Před 4 lety

      iamnoer The.Real.Understandable.Explanatio
      T
      R
      U
      E

  • @knicole8257
    @knicole8257 Před rokem +7

    His songs tells stories & has a deeper meaning than just the lyrics he writes he is so under-rated 💯

  • @igortrifan343
    @igortrifan343 Před měsícem +2

    The “the one I killed is me” HITS KINDA HARD BRO😭

  • @familysunday6857
    @familysunday6857 Před 4 lety +1548

    Alec Benjamin : I don’t know who I am
    Me: You are Alec Benjamin

  • @jayt8585
    @jayt8585 Před 3 lety +2056

    "The one I killed is me"
    This song is about an evil doppelganger confirmed...

  • @EdenDeviant
    @EdenDeviant Před 5 měsíci +6

    i felt when he said
    "u have to understand the one i killed is me
    "changing what iwas for what u wanted me to be"

  • @randomemes7711
    @randomemes7711 Před 6 měsíci +6

    "The one I killed is me "
    This line explains the whole song

  • @lawleighette
    @lawleighette Před 5 lety +627

    I was low-key wishing for that plot twist at 2:10 and I'm so fricking shook that it actually happened

    • @TooNarti
      @TooNarti Před 5 lety +31

      Couple lines that change all the lyrics in front, great twist.

    • @xmcshadow1218
      @xmcshadow1218 Před 5 lety +9

      That shocked me cuz this song describe what i did but she didn't hold my hand in the end

    • @dontreadmydescriptionpleas4857
      @dontreadmydescriptionpleas4857 Před 5 lety +2

      me too

    • @Alex-mk5em
      @Alex-mk5em Před 5 lety +1

      Same but mine is a boy and he did hold my hands tho

    • @DanVis262
      @DanVis262 Před 5 lety

      lawleighette dude same lol

  • @emi5661
    @emi5661 Před 5 lety +4072

    If I see your face on the news for any reason at all, I’ll still scream, “He’s my favorite singer!” 💛
    (Edit) Alec fans! Go support the music video of this song! It’s amazing :D

    • @arthurmorgan9689
      @arthurmorgan9689 Před 5 lety +71

      Even if he raped 20 kids and shot up 3 schools?

    • @CrimsonRayne
      @CrimsonRayne Před 5 lety +116

      @@arthurmorgan9689 o.o wow that escalated quickly

    • @tsumoon3597
      @tsumoon3597 Před 5 lety +33

      @@arthurmorgan9689 fuckin hell 😂😂😂😂😂😭 wheres the guns😂😂😂😂😂🍻🍻🍻

    • @purplearies9746
      @purplearies9746 Před 5 lety +39

      @@arthurmorgan9689 WHO EVEN BROUGHT THAT UP? DON'T SPEAK SHIT INTO EXISTENCE!

    • @centress21
      @centress21 Před 5 lety +16

      @@arthurmorgan9689 Yup I would.
      Also, I wonder if this song was a question to his mother.

  • @HelloEditz593
    @HelloEditz593 Před 2 lety +5

    "You have to understand that, the one I killed is me, changing what I was-for what you wanted me to be,"
    I felt that..

  • @progpulse0
    @progpulse0 Před 3 měsíci +1

    "Sometimes we kill ourselves to be loved. Be yourself and there will be one to love you"

  • @rianna2210
    @rianna2210 Před 5 lety +895

    Bro why do I listen to such depressing songs. All respect to him tho

  • @jjoshu_a
    @jjoshu_a Před 4 lety +3138

    when the quiet kid says "ima subtract one" but your in history class

  • @chxcabrera3353
    @chxcabrera3353 Před 24 dny +2

    To the girl i love, you dont have to sing this song anymore for yourself, you can now just enjoy the music and be who you are.

  • @nicolelocin5507
    @nicolelocin5507 Před 2 lety +6

    the uno reverse was used hard in this one

  • @wallflower_tium
    @wallflower_tium Před 5 lety +1452

    _Actually_ Alec let many hints before the twist :
    *I'll be a better man* He's not enough for her so he's going to get rid of his true self to be "better"
    *I stare at my reflexion, I don't know who I am* He's not himself anymore, he became her creation, the addition of her desires, she took so much space inside of him that there is nothing left for himself, he has disapeared completly and he doesn't control anything anymore, he's not who he used to be and he is lost bc he let her redrawn him completely
    So clearly he doesn't know who he is now, who he became (for her)
    *I learned my lesson* He probably understood the hard way that he's not enough for her, so he "learned his lesson" and changed himself to be loved by her
    *Wearing my disguise* to escape to the police, he doesnt even have to hide as he's not himself anymore. If he cant recognize himself in the mirror, who would ?
    *I tell her that its me but she doesnt recognize* Indeed he is not himself anymore so why say "its me" if its not true anymore ? ( *No I wouldn't tell you lies* well you just did T_T) She cant recognize him for the same reason he could recognize himself : hes no more who he was
    *I did it all for her so I felt nothing at all* either he is empty cause hes not himself anymore, he became noone, or he is so blind by his love for her that hes not even feel sad for himself, or bad for litteraly got rid of who he was
    *I'm sorry that I did this* He understand that it wasn't worth it, and that he should be loved for who he is and nothing more. So he's regretting doing it all but its too late ( *cause there's just no turning back* )
    This song is both a so-much-well-written warning and a lovely and essential advise : _don't change yourselves for someone else_ and _be who you are and love yourself_
    Thats how I understood this masterpiece ❤❤❤
    Edit : @Maxwell Steinbruckner added that there is also a play on words when he says, "My face is on the news." With the idea of killing yourself a common way is through hanging and, you get hanged with a noose. "My face is on the (noose)." Therefore he hung his old self.

  • @phoenixbird2470
    @phoenixbird2470 Před 5 lety +771

    *Releases Song*
    Me: Oh cool. I love Alec Cant wait.
    Me: *Sees Title* WHAT THE FU-
    Also Me: *Listens to the Song **2:12* Oh...…. still my Baby alec…..

  • @puddingkitty2184
    @puddingkitty2184 Před 2 lety +3

    This solves my Anxiety

  • @afrouska
    @afrouska Před 2 lety +5

    Someone: A song can’t have a plot twist duhh
    Alec: *HOLD MY WATERFOUNTAIN*

  • @daveleane9095
    @daveleane9095 Před 4 lety +2225

    Blood=hands
    Stare=reflection
    Felt=nothing
    Wiping=walls
    Hotel=Travago

  • @axebodyspray6021
    @axebodyspray6021 Před 4 lety +500

    Me: yo bro I just killed someone
    My best friend: _I know how to hide a body_

  • @100Motives
    @100Motives Před 2 lety +6

    Not gonna lie i'm addicted to alec's songs

  • @c_me947
    @c_me947 Před 8 měsíci +4

    2:11 my favorite verse it’s sad but so accurate

  • @jasper4819
    @jasper4819 Před 5 lety +3998

    " *I'm sorry the old Alec can't come to the phone right now why, cause he's DEAD* "

  • @kawababe3073
    @kawababe3073 Před 3 lety +562

    Me: "CAUSE I KILLED SOMEONE FOR YOU!"
    911: "You're under arrest-"

    • @XxBSD_GachazxX
      @XxBSD_GachazxX Před 3 lety +5

      Basically how things go😗😗

    • @fayrincore
      @fayrincore Před 3 lety +28

      Then Alec: yOu HaVe tO uNdErStAnD tHaT tHe OnE tHeY kIlLeD iS tHeM
      911: I- We- What-?
      Me: *Uncultured swines*

    • @yusefdelacruz4811
      @yusefdelacruz4811 Před 3 lety +3

      -for being so damn great of a singer. We need guys like you in the force man

  • @-caramelcake-2891
    @-caramelcake-2891 Před 2 lety +6

    I’m so glad I let my playlist on loose, cause this exact music plays to catch my ears

  • @owenslair6895
    @owenslair6895 Před 2 lety +4

    "Bro you can't just put a book in a song."
    Alec: "Hold my stuff be right back."

  • @alancalvillo6756
    @alancalvillo6756 Před 5 lety +679

    listen If I Killed Someone For You no one can be your enemy.

  • @natyr6716
    @natyr6716 Před 4 lety +2440

    I'm just here listening to a playlist with: Alec Benjamin, Melanie Martinez and Billie Eilish reconsidering my life choices...

  • @TotallynotYana
    @TotallynotYana Před 2 lety +1

    This song is my favorite..He’s telling a whole story in song..Keep up the good work Alec 🥺♥️