Alec Benjamin
12 Notes lyrics
- Language
- English
- Level
- Beginner
- Released
- 2024
- Genre
- Pop, Indie Pop
- Length
- 3:08
Read an article about particles while sitting at the bar
How several dozen elements from several dozen stars
Made several combinations
And that made us who we are
What starts out small and simple may become a work of art
So, baby, I went home to play these notes on my guitar
I sat down and the keys
And tried to speak straight from my heart
Started small and simple
Tried to make a work of art for you
And after having sat there with my eyes closed
All night at my piano
I've come to find that twelve notes
Twelve is not enough to tell you just how much I love you, baby
Twelve is not enough for you
Now I know
No matter how far I go
I've come to find that twelve notes
Twelve is not enough to tell you just how much I love you, baby
Twelve is not enough for you
Twelve is not enough, no, baby
Twelve is not enough for you
I wrote an article that particles are not the centerpiece
That the center of my universe is you and now I see
That's why it's been so hard for me to write a melody
Why everything I sing for you just never feels complete
It never feels complete
And after having sat there with my eyes closed
All night at my piano
I've come to find that twelve notes
Twelve is not enough to tell you just how much I love you, baby
Twelve is not enough for you
Now I know
No matter how far I go
I've come to find that twelve notes
Twelve is not enough to tell you just how much I love you, baby
Twelve is not enough for you
Twelve is not enough, no, baby
Twelve is not enough for you
And I swear I'd do it
If it could be done
But you're more than music
You're the only one
And after having sat there with my eyes closed
All night at my piano
I've come to find that twelve notes
Twelve is not enough to tell you just how much I love you, baby
Twelve is not enough for you
Now I know
No matter how far I go
I've come to find that twelve notes
Twelve is not enough to tell you just how much I love you, baby
Twelve is not enough for you
Twelve is not enough, no, baby
Twelve is not enough for you
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Key vocabulary
- more
- extra; additionalA1
- music
- organized soundsA1
- twelve
- number after elevenA1
- why
- for what reasonA1
- straight
- not bent or angledA2
- i'd
- I would (I’d)B2
- swear
- promise or use bad wordsB2
- having
- owning or possessingA1
- know
- have understandingA1
- love
- deep careA1
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About this song
Alec Benjamin is an American singer-songwriter known for earnest, mellow pop that blends folk-pop songwriting with electronic production. Born in Arizona, he rose to prominence with “Let Me Down Slowly” featuring Alessia Cara and later released These Two Windows in 2020 and “Demons” in 2020.