Alex Warren has revealed that one of the most talked about lyrics in his hit single "Ordinary" has been widely misunderstood, with even his wife, Kouvr Annon, initially thinking it had a much more suggestive meaning.
The 24 year old singer, who first built a massive following on TikTok before topping charts in the UK, the US, and beyond with "Ordinary," admitted that countless listeners have been singing the lyric incorrectly.
Speaking with MTV, Warren explained: "Everyone thinks that lyrics is not what it is. I said, 'Oh my life, how do ya?' As in it will fade into the next thing and to be like, 'You take my breath away, how do you do that?'
"But everyone, including my wife when she first heard the songs, thinks it's 'All my life I'll do ya', in a sexual way...
"And so my wife one day was like, 'Hey by the way my mum listens to this song, why did you write it like this?'"
After hearing so many fans make the same mistake, Warren admitted he has started embracing the misheard version during his live performances.
“I thought it was hilarious as everyone thought it was that and it wasn't, so now I just sing it how everyone thinks!” he laughed.
Despite becoming one of the biggest breakout stars of the past year, Warren said his rapid rise to global success still feels surreal.
“It doesn't feel real and I don't feel like I deserve it in any way,” he admitted.
The singer also reflected on an embarrassing childhood performance that left him being teased by classmates for years. Warren recalled trying to serenade a girl he was dating in fifth grade by performing Bruno Mars' "Grenade," but nerves quickly got the better of him.
“I was in fifth grade and I was dating this girl.
"I decided to sing Grenade by Bruno Mars and dedicate it to her and I remember I walked right out, and I go, 'This is for...' and I said her name.
"But immediately the stage fright hit and I sat there doing a dance, I looked super, super... it was bad, it was really bad.
"And that is what kids made fun of me for all throughout middle school and high school, and I gave up when I turned 18 funny enough. (sic)”
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