Artist: Alec Benjamin
Song: How it Feels To Be Replaced (Demo)
Album: Demos
Year: 2020
Lyrics:
It’s been eighteen weeks
Since I’ve seen my friend
And it’s hard for me
To comprehend
How this happened
Or perhaps it’s
Just a fase
When we turned thirteen
Yeah, we made a pact
That we’d always have each other’s back
And it’s tragic
But I think I’ve been replaced
Seems to be those days are done
No time for fun, or no time for friendship
Just last week I called him up
To make some plans, I said
“I’ve got tickets to the ballgame if you wanna go with me
I haven’t seen you in a minute, I know it’s your favorite team
I think they’re gonna win ’cause they’ve been on a winning streak
Maybe when we’re finished we can kick it by the beach.”
He said, “Hey man, now listen, I would love to but you see
I’ve got plans with the Missus for our anniversary.”
I said, “Alright, I miss you, could you call me when you’re free?”
And in my heart, I felt like something died inside of me
I guess this is how it feels to be replaced
Mm-mm, this is how it feels to be replaced
Mm-mm
I have tickets to the ballgame, if you wanna go with me
I never thought that this how my life is gonna be
I guess this is how it feels to be replaced
Mm-mm, mm-mm-mm
Well, I hate for this to
Be the end
But I just can’t see how we can mend this divide now
I don’t think there’s any way
I know friendships fade, and plans can change
Was naive to think that we would stay close forever
Maybe that was my mistake
Seems to me those days are done
No time for fun, no more time for friendship
Just last week I called him up
To make some plans, I said
“I’ve got tickets to the ballgame if you wanna go with me
I haven’t seen you in a minute, I know it’s your favorite team
I think they’re gonna win ’cause they’ve been on a winning streak
Maybe when we’re finished we can kick it by the beach.”
He said, ” Hey man, now listen, I would love to but you see
I’ve got plans with the Missus for our anniversary.”
I said, “Alright, I miss you, could you call me when you’re free?”
And in my heart, I felt like something died inside of me
I guess this is how it feels to be replaced
Mm-mm, this is how it feels to be replaced
Mm-mm
I have tickets to the ballgame, if you wanna go with me
I never thought that this how my life is gonna be
I guess this is how it feels to be replaced
Mm-mm, mm-mm-mm-m