While not officially released, Alec took a no-longer-released song, Paper Crown, and uploaded it onto just YouTube, a month before his debut album, These Two Windows. The remix has the same lyrics, but has an entirely new instrumental that fits his more recent work, than his older work.
[Verse 1]
A paper crown and a heart made of glass
A tattered gown and a kingdom of ash
She walks alone, she could never look back
The story of a queen whose castle has fallen to the sea
[Verse 2]
She'll make it out, but she's never the same
She's looking down at the scars that remain
But you hold your ground
When your kingdom's in flames
[Pre-Chorus]
'Cause it's the story of a queen
Whose castle has fallen to the sea
Knowing there's no one who will be
A king that will come and save his queen
[Chorus]
When all shе needs, when all she wants, when all shе finds
When all she is and ever was is compromised
'Cause there's no one to love her
When you build your walls too high
And there's no one to love you
When you build your walls too high
[Verse 3]
She's looking out from the war that's inside
And screaming out 'cause no one survived
But when you're all alone
You wait and you hide
[Pre-Chorus]
'Cause it's the story of a queen whose castle has fallen to the sea
Knowing there's no one who will be
A king that will come and save his queen
[Chorus]
When all she needs, when all she wants, when all she finds
When all she is and ever was is compromised
'Cause there's no one to love her
When you build your walls too high
And there's no one to love you
When you build your walls too high
[Bridge]
And there's no one, who is strong enough to save your love
There's no fairytale
There's no fairytale
[Chorus]
When all she needs, when all she wants, when all she finds
When all she is and ever was is compromised
'Cause there's no one to love her
When you build your walls too high
And there's no one to love you
When you trap yourself inside
Paper Crown (2022) was written by Alec Benjamin & Kristoffer Sonne & Sacha Skarbek.
Paper Crown (2022) was produced by Sam de Jong.
Alec Benjamin released Paper Crown (2022) on Fri Dec 02 2022.