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Me: crying My mom: why you crying Me: *because a cardboard robot died*

My mom: “Lori why are you crying” Me: * shows her video of someone pouring water on a cardboard box*

How Alec changed ‘we knew we’d be friends forever’ to ‘we *thought* we’d be friends forever’ in the end hit me hard

Honestly one of the most underrated artists ever. His writing is so beyond incredible, he deserves so much more recognition than he gets.

from "we knew we'd be friends forever" to "we thought we'd be friends forever" yes its hurts me in my kokoro

I started crying so hard when he said "we *thought* we'd be friends forever"

I love how each of His songs tell a story.....Like a ballad ....... This one made me cry.

This song represents two people that were best friends, as the boy grew up the robot grew more attached to their friendship, when alec had to leave for college, the robot was heartbroken, but they promised they would see each other soon, but then Alec met a girl and the bot had soon grew depressed and alone, the bot couldn't take it anymore, all the memories and good times haunted the bot when alone, so the bot wrote a note "I wasn't stable all alone" It means that the soul crushing fact that the memories kept the bot alive, and without more memories, the bot couldn't live, the bot did suicide and Alec had to throw him out, knowing why he did it, and as he named the song "I built a friend"...

I always cry when he says “and we had so much fun together”

My sister: aw he’s giving his friend a proper burial Me: he’s getting rid of evidence

This is one of the most brilliantly metaphorical, tragic songs I've ever heard. It is poignant and devastating, yet hauntingly beautiful. Brilliant, Alec Benjamin, just brilliant.

"we knew we would be friends forever" makes me tear up..

ME: I'm so tough, and scary ME: *is crying because a person with a box on their head poured water on themselves then laid down*

Me:Starts crying Mom:Daniel why are you crying Me:They poured water on a cardboard box

I built a friend With three pieces of plastic and a pen I made him on the table in the den I gave him my old cell phone for a head, for a head And we spent holidays in my house And we left presents in a stocking And we bought bolts and things and strings And a new watch, that's what he got And we had so much fun together We knew we'd be friends forever And we had so much fun together We had so much fun Then I left for college in September And we wept 'cause we can't be together So I kept pictures to remember my old friend, my old friend Then I met this girl at graduation And forget my oldest creation And I guess I'll see him next vacation Send my best, I send my best And we had so much fun together We knew we'd be friends forever And we had so much fun together We had so much fun I came home to find him on the table With a note, scribbled out in pencil And he wrote, that he just wasn't stable all alone, all alone Next to him, an empty glass of water That he spilled, all over the body That I built, it fizzled and it popped And then it killed, and then it killed And we had so much fun together We thought we'd be friends forever And we had so much fun together We had so much fun I built a friend

This song reminds me of all of my doggos who were a part of my life growing up. Now they all are gone.. I miss them everyday. I hope I'll see you all on the other side.

Alec’s songs are a whole different kind of music drug

“We thought we be friends forever” felt that.

It's 2023, but this song will always be my favorite Alec Benjamin song

This is nostalgia personified. "We had so much fun" "had"

*This song never stops being sad...*

don't cry don't cry don't cry

This song gives me so much nostalgia i still remember merrick hanna dancing to this 😢😢

What I understand/learned from this song: This song is not just about a robot friend but it also reflects on human friend/s. Remember everyone take care of your friend/s and make sure they aren't lonely all the time, by making sure they aren't lonely all the time I mean it annoy them everyday, everynight, 24/7. They might need some company/someone by their side because they might not be stable all alone. : [

The thing that always gets me is the change in the chorus at the end from “We knew we’d be friends forever” to “We THOUGHT we’d be friends forever”. That’s so sad.

Me: * sees the guy holding his dead best friend in his arms crying* also me: *don’t cry don’t cry don’t cry don’t cry don’t cryyyyy*

This made me break down and cry for at least an hour, friends are so precious and you should always take them seriously

I first heard this song with Merrick Hanna's wonderful performance.. Perfect match and the song is really unique. Congratulations Alec, you're my favorite.. ❤❤❤

I think the saddest part is, that when Alec saw his friend on the floor dead, he didn't even cry. He just dragged him out to a junk yard and left😖

We had so much fun together. We *thought* We'd be friends forever At 2:43 when that " *knew* " changed into " *thought* " made me cry.

I came back 6 years later and am still crying as hard as I was when I first listened to this song. It means so much more now

Somebody here 2024?😢❤

We only really miss something until its gone.

I'm crying, my best friend passed away in Febuary, and I miss her a lot. We had sooo much fun together. I want her back. :(

For me this song tells a story of growing up and the tragedy and mistake of leaving your childhood behind. Beautiful song. Life is too short. Never let go of your childhood.

When I was really young I used to go home from I used to love them. I’d cry every time I saw this video. I was like 6. I forgot all about this song till I came back 5 years later😢

TW: su!c1de me: *crying* Mom: why are you crying? Me: A CARDBOARD ROBOT COMMITTED.

Mum : Go make a friend That one kid who took it seriosly : ok

I’ve been a fan of alec since I was 9, when his first album came out in 2018. He has come out with many songs since then, but this will always be my favourite one. The switch from “we knew we’d be friends forever” to “we thought we’d be friends for ever”, the downward spiral of their friendship as soon as they parted ways, the shock and instant sadness I felt when I first listened to this at 9 and heard “it fizzled and then it pooped and then it killed”, this song is truly beautiful.

Alec’s song’s will never fail to bring a tear to my eye

It really hurts when you notice it switched from "We knew we'd be friends forever" to "We thought we'd be friends forever"

I just realized - this is the same song Merrick Hanna used during his America’s Got Talent audition

Doesn’t this make anyone else think of the friends we thought we’d be friends forever with but we ended up losing them?🥺

I've heard this so many times, and I try every time, but I can't stop choking up during this song. The lead-in to the chorus, "send my best" and "all over the body that I built" just tear me up.

I wasn't planning to cry today.

That moment you get emotional over a cardboard box 😢

This was my first Alec Benjamin song. It made me a lifelong fan. It lead me to listen to more of his music and to go to his very next tour

I lost my best friend after she left in the start of fourth grade...My "friend" said happily that she left...I feel so betrayed by my fake friend..I want my real friends back and my new real friends are very friendly and kind and now I am nostalgic feeling from this song since I used to find your music and got addicted to it...Your music makes sense and for a great reason!

Me: I'm not crying there's something in my eye My mom: What's in your eye Me: My tears

I love how it was "we knew we'd be friends forever" in the start. Then at the and it's "we thought we'd be friends forever"

i didn’t expect this to have me full on sobbing by the end. my “best friend” ghosted me about 2 months ago. she told me she needed time to tell her friends that they should stop judging our friendship so she said we could only text for now and not meet in person anymore and i said okay. we texted a bit then one day she stopped replying, next thing i know i check if she’s still following me and she unfollowed me on all social medias. crazy thing is she assured me that we’d still be best friends and she went on about how she wants me around in every special moment, we even cried and hugged each other on our senior walk and said we’d be friends forever. guess that friendship lasted almost 6 years and nothing more.

My best friend passed away from COVID 4 years ago and this was me and hers favorite song

When his voice shakes when he says “scribbled out in pencil” and “wasn’t stable all alone”

Me: *listens to it and realizes it's a sad song* Me a few seconds later: *immediately downloads*

I am here again. I can listen only to your songs and voice. I wish to see u one day.

Still hits in 2024🥲

Alec Benjamin: i built a friend Finneas o'connell: i lost a friend Me: i nev-eve-eve-ever-had a friend

I came here after I saw that kid on America's got Talent. He was a true legend. Bless his heart

Lost a good friend back in February 2022, while I was away serving in the marines.. I shit assure you can’t make the pain go away.. miss you George.. give me hope

EVERYTIME I WATCH THIS I CRY

Alec Benjamin: I built a friend Billie Eilish: I buried a friend

_"Will you be here with me forever?"_ _"Yeah, I'll never leave you"_

I lost it at " and he wrote that he just wasn't stable all alone". Once you know someone, despite how close, you are responsible for them. Not in a bad way but make sure you occasionally ask them how they're doing, you might be the last knot or the urgent stitch they needed, we don't realize how much goes into our present hands, how much we can prevent, how much we can shape our future from this, and only this present moment.

Never forget those who made you happy and helped you get where you are today.

i had a friend (Alina) and we met after we moved in next to each other, after about 3 years, i gave her one of those BFF necklaces, and me and her wore it every day. We would fall asleep with them on, and we did everything together. we shopped, we slept at each other's houses, we ate together, we hung out, you get the point. But when I was 16, she had to move to Colorado, and I moved to Georgia. we still kept in touch, but then we just drifted apart in our own lives, and then we just stopped talking completely. i remember that when we were 14, we made plans to spend our 21st together, and i remembered that when i turned 21. I gave her mum a call(I didn't have her number anymore) and i asked if I could have Alina's number, and then her mum broke out crying and said that Alina was dead. She had committed suicide when she was 17. I spent 4 years not knowing about her death, and I still blame myself for not being there for her. But this song hit really hard because it reminded me of her, and you know, all of a sudden when i realized she was gone, our necklace broke. Her mom sent her necklace back to me, and i got a bullet that said BFF and i filled it with some of her ashes. I love you Alina and You are always in my dreams I am always there for anyone that feels any emotions

A moment of silence for all of those who never made it through. I love you all

Very emotional song. To all the characters we built, loved, and outgrew, thank you for the beautiful memories.

I still remember this song. I’m still crying.

2019 anyone? And dont ya forget that Merrick hannah danced to this on his 1st audition on America's got talent!

Alec-built a friend Finneas-lost a friend Billie-bury a friend

I am going through a stage of nostalgia for the past.. I long for the days when my friends were with me, the days when we laughed together, studied together, and attended laboratories in college together.. I never expected that they would betray me, I hope to pass this stage and that my heart becomes hard towards them, whenever I want to forget them, nostalgia crushes me and memories kill me

The robot reminds me of my best friend who moved away. The robot reminds me of my ‘invisible friend’ from what my older brother said

This comment might not ever be noticed but worth a try. This song message in my opinion is what most kids and teen pass throughout years, I do know how it feels as I was one who passed through the same thing. People tend to be your friend and say that we will be friends forever but when they meet someone, that person slowly starts to forget that you were by his/her side for a long time ago. Things like that lead kids and teenagers to depression and sometimes (unfortunately) to suicide as they can’t see the future as a bright but lonely place. This hurts to watch as I’ve been through many years passing the same thing of losing friends because of other people and at the end, being all alone. Just know that you are not! You have friends and family to fight for, don’t ever give up on live, it’s not worth.

A few hours ago, one of my closest friends came over to my apartment. I told her that I'd show her some of Alec's music, because she'd never heard of him. So we sat down in my room, and I turned on this song. When it was over, I asked her if she liked it, and she shot me a thumbs up. Her hand was shaking. Then she said "I like it, it's just sad." She sounded just about ready to cry. I noticed how watery her eyes looked. Then, she glanced at me and asked in a voice that I'll remember forever, "do you think th a the robot felt pain when he poured the water on his head?" I'm not quite sure why she asked that, or what she meant by it, but she sounded so sad that I didn't care. I said "I don't know," and then leaned over to give her a hug.

I started hardcore crying while watching this

every time this song comes on shuffle, i think of my 'friend'. we listened to this song together, in a park. i wanted to turn the volume up, but he didn't want to be a nuisance so I turned it down. we had so much fun together, we held hands, hugged for hours, and talked for hours on end. we got lost together. he often asked me 'where would I be without you?', and he said we'd be 'forever'. I guess now he knows where he is, and that our 'love' was just infatuation. i deleted the pictures we had together, i deleted our texts full of banter and i tried to delete the memories of us together. and it's been quite a while, I admit that he's faded somewhat. but even if my mind forgets, my heart won't fully forget. i still tear up a little if i think of him. i often wonder how he's doing. a seven-month relationship with another guy couldn't completely erase him. rather, i was devastated at how he would feel once he knew about it but i simultaneously had a perverse desire to hurt him like he hurt me. but i've met a genuinely sweet guy now, and i hope he's met another friend too. i think, this is moving on. hi pufferfish-eating-carrot, i know you won't ever read this but you were my first love. i won't cling onto this anymore, and you'll always be a part of me. thank you, for being my friend.

Billie eilish: i make the most depressed songs Jon caryl: no me Alec benjamin: lemme introduce myself

My friend showed me this song and the first time I listened to this song I cried because the lyrics struck me, this is a really good song

2023.. im 18 and and with the love of the life... i miss my childhood

another song I love, keep up the hard word and never ever give up. screw the people who say you suck, they have half a braincell. :)

Merrick Hanna did an incredible dance to this song on America’s got talent. That’s where I first heard this song and it was amazing

Me: (never cries at a pixar film) Also me: (cries over a cardboard box. 10/10 music video.)

its only me who understand this song as an imaginary friend, that he builded by his own, and at some point he met a girl, and so started to grow and his imaginary friend got killed because of that? In any case, its brilliant like all of your songs. They have soul

Anyone here in 2023? Halloween coming up and this song still slaps

omg i cried in class while listing to this song and everyone asked me if i was ok, I ended up playing the song to the whole class. it was an emotional day lmfao

Why do I feel it has connection to “ how it feels to be replaced”

My best friend stop talking to me right when I needed her most.

I once had a hamster plushie. He was the bestest friend. I loved him like family. We went everywhere together, the market, someones house, holiday ect. Everytime I got a new plushie It was not as important. He was the bestest, I had him for so long. What haunts me is that memory of leaving him in a shop once. I tried to find him, people tried to help me. It seems like a stupid toy but he was my buddy.. Violently sobbing rn

Alec Benjamin: I Built A Friend Tate Mcrae: That Friend Was Fake Billie Eilish: I Buried That Friend

All the dislikes where people’s that was crying during this song and their tears landed there

This low key almost brings me to tears

Eu entendo essa música como uma representação da infância. O robô é a infância que ele deixou pra trás e morreu com o passar dos anos.

Mom.."why are you crying" Me."I'm not" Mom."then what are you doing?" Me."My my eyes are sweating" Mom."oh I bet"

I'm not crying, you are.

I’m leaving this comment here so that every time it gets liked I’ll be reminded to come and listen again😌

nah the way it went from 'we knew we'd be friends forever' to 'we thought we'd be friends forever' kills me everytime

My mom: Stop crying it was just a robot Me: IT WAS HIS BEST FRIEND

Although All of Alec Benjamin’s song are frick’n depression, this is the only one that made me cry.

From "We knew we'd be friends forever" to "We thought we'd be friends forever"... I love this song... Thanks a lot Alec for giving my feelings a language...❤️ The mv is emotional and unique... Lots of love and support... : )