American singer and songwriter Alec Benjamin is growing and you can see it in his new single “Mind is a prison”.
The track, written by Alec himself, is a personal emotional song where the “Let me down slowly” hitmaker sings about being stuck in his head with his thoughts.
“This song is just about how I overthink everything. Especially all this new music and all these new decisions that I’ve had to make” said the platinum-certified artist. “I think a lot and sometimes I feel like I’m stuck inside my head. People are like, “don’t overthink it, just go with it,” but sometimes I feel like I don’t have the option to get out! So that’s what the song is about — feeling like you’re trapped inside your own mind. You can be your own worst enemy”.
“Mind is a prison” follows the singles “Jesus in LA” and “Must have been the wind”.
Tour dates:
02-03 March 2020 – Apollo Manchester Manchester, UK
05-06 March 2020 – The SSE Hydro Glasgow, UK
08-09 March 2020 – 3Arena Dublin, Ireland
11 March 2020 – Motorpoint Arena Cardiff Cardiff, UK
12-13 March 2020 – SSE Arena, Wembley London, UK
15 March 2020 – P&J Live Aberdeen, UK
Lyrics:
I don’t live in California, I’ll inform you, that’s not where I reside
I’m just a tenant, paying rent inside this body and I
Got two windows, and those windows, well, I call them my eyes
I’m just going where the wind blows, I don’t get to decide
Sometimes, I think too much, yeah, I get so caught up
I’m always stuck in my head
I wish I could escape, I tried to yesterday
Took all the sheets off my bed
Then I tied up my linen with five strips of ribbon I found
Scaled the side of the building, I ran to the hills ’til they found me
And they put me back in my cell, all by myself
Alone with my thoughts again
Guess my mind is a prison and I’m never gonna get out
So they tranquilized me, analyzed me, threw me back in my cage
Then they tied me to an IV, told me I was insane
I’m a prisoner, a visitor inside of my brain
And no matter what I do, they try to keep me in chains
Sometimes, I think to much, yeah, I get so caught up
I’m always stuck in my head
I wish I could escape, I tried to yesterday
Took all the sheets off my bed
Then I tied up my linen with five strips of ribbon I found
Scaled the side of the building, I ran to the hills ’til they found me
And they put me back in my cell, all by myself
Alone with my thoughts again
Guess my mind is a prison and I’m never gonna get out
Said even if it’s true, no matter what I do
I’m never gonna escape
I won’t give up on hope, secure another rope
And try for another day
Said even if it’s true, no matter what I do
I’m never gonna escape
I won’t give up on hope, secure another rope
And try for another day
Then I tied up my linen with five strips of ribbon I found
Scaled the side of the building, I ran to the hills ’til they found me
And they put me back in my cell, all by myself
Alone with my thoughts again
Guess my mind is a prison and I’m never gonna get out
