it's too much love to know my dear

Voyeur Girl

Vinyls now available! 
https://merch.sincerelystephen.com/

My album is a story of triumph, of letting go of all the uncertainty in my head and learning to walk the path of my own heart. “Sincerely” is about realizing how much better this world would be if we all loved ourselves, if we weren’t afraid of being vulnerable and honest. It doesn’t matter who’s president or what technology we invent or what extremists we destroy, the only thing I know is this:

There will never be peace if we do not all love ourselves.

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From my debut album “Sincerely” 
Written, performed, produced, mixed, and mastered by Stephen

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Listen on Spotify: open.spotify.com/album/0HOofIzmgO1zaHMsoU475w
Listen on Apple Music: itun.es/us/RA8Ybb
From me, to you. http://sincerelystephen.com

Remembering Myself

ON SPOTIFY

My reimagining of Adele's "Hello".

Watch the video, here: http://on.fb.me/1MwlCio

Sincerely,

Stephen

Hello

Stephen - Hello (Adele Cover)

Vinyls now available! 
https://merch.sincerelystephen.com/

My album is a story of triumph, of letting go of all the uncertainty in my head and learning to walk the path of my own heart. “Sincerely” is about realizing how much better this world would be if we all loved ourselves, if we weren’t afraid of being vulnerable and honest. It doesn’t matter who’s president or what technology we invent or what extremists we destroy, the only thing I know is this:

There will never be peace if we do not all love ourselves.

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From my debut album “Sincerely” 
Written, performed, produced, mixed, and mastered by Stephen

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Listen on Spotify: open.spotify.com/album/0HOofIzmgO1zaHMsoU475w
Listen on Apple Music: itun.es/us/RA8Ybb
From me, to you. http://sincerelystephen.com

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I kept asking myself, why them and not me?

Crossfire

He'd trade his guns for love,
But he’s caught in the crossfire,
And he keeps wakin up,
But its not to the sound of birds,
The tyranny, the violent streets,
Deprived of all that we’re blessed with,
And we can’t get enough

Heaven if you sent us down,
So we could build a playground,
For the sinners, to play as saints,
You’d be so proud of what we made
I hope you got some beds around,
Cuz you’re the only refuge now,
For every mother, every child, every brother,
That’s caught in the Crossfire

I’d trade my luck to know,
Why he's caught in the crossfire,
And I’m here wakin' up,
To the sun and the sound of birds,
Society’s anxiety,
Deprives of all that we’re blessed with,
We just cant get enough

Heaven if you sent us down,
So we could build a playground,
For the sinners, to play as saints,
You’d be so proud of what we made
I hope you got some beds around,
Cuz you’re the only refuge now,
For every mother, every child, every brother,
Who’s caught in the Crossfire

Can I trust what I’m given?
When faith still needs a gun,
Whose ammunition,
Justifies the wrong?
And I can’t see, from the backseat,
So I’m asking from above,
Can I trust what I’m given,
Even when it cuts?

So Heaven if you sent us down,
So we could build a playground,
For the sinners, to play as saints,
You’d be so proud of what we made
I hope you got some beds around,
Cuz you’re the only refuge now,
For every mother, every child, every brother

Who’s caught in the crossfire,
Who’s caught in the crossfire,
Who’s caught in the crossfire,
Who’s caught on the cross...

Crossfire

My album is a story of triumph, of letting go of all the uncertainty in my head and learning to walk the path of my own heart. “Sincerely” is about realizing how much better this world would be if we all loved ourselves, if we weren’t afraid of being vulnerable and honest. It doesn’t matter who’s president or what technology we invent or what extremists we destroy, the only thing I know is this:

There will never be peace if we do not all love ourselves.

--

From my debut album “Sincerely” 
Written, performed, produced, mixed, and mastered by Stephen

--

Listen on Spotify: open.spotify.com/album/0HOofIzmgO1zaHMsoU475w
Listen on Apple Music: itun.es/us/RA8Ybb
From me, to you. http://sincerelystephen.com

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Sincerely

I’m callin’ this the love crusade,
The truth is like a black bouquet,
Money’s got us all enslaved,
The bullets and the bombs we make, Oh no,
It doesn’t have to be this way,
But I promise it’ll stay this way,
If you would rather hear me say,
That everything is all ok,
 
I don’t care for your drugs, I don’t care for your fame,
Do you care for the truth if you’re not entertained?
I can see through your eyes, I can see through your pain,
And you’re scared to admit you feel out of place,
 
Can you hear that darlin’,
A revolution’s callin’,
No child of ours should have to starve,
Should have to die for us,
Can you feel that darlin’,
The monsters marchin,
This is it, this invitation is,
For the ones who love,
Sincerely,
 
I’m tellin’ you the world looks perfect from a plane,
A couple miles up and we all look the same,
One love tryna show us the way,
One love that is tryin’ to change,
And if we connect with that, then we should be enraged,
These fat cats want us lost in the maze,
And they’re scared ‘cause we’re breakin’ the chain,
They’re scared ‘cause we’re ‘bout to escape,
 
Can you hear that darlin’,
A revolution’s callin’,
No child of ours should have to starve,
Should have to die for us,
Can you feel that darlin’,
The monsters marchin,
This is it, this invitation is,
For the ones who love,
Sincerely,
 
There’s a billion people,
That could use a hero,
Come together, we’re the tether,
Of this love that’s spinnin’ round,
We could be that miracle,
 
Can you hear that darlin’,
A revolution’s callin’,
No child of ours should have to starve,
Should have to die for us,
Can you feel that darlin’,
The monsters marchin,
This is it, this invitation is,
For the ones who love,
Sincerely,

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Written, performed, produced, mixed, and mastered by Stephen

Sincerely

ON SPOTIFY 

My album is a story of triumph, of letting go of all the uncertainty in my head and learning to walk the path of my own heart. “Sincerely” is about realizing how much better this world would be if we all loved ourselves, if we weren’t afraid of being vulnerable and honest. It doesn’t matter who’s president or what technology we invent or what extremists we destroy, the only thing I know is this:

There will never be peace if we do not all love ourselves.

--

From my debut album “Sincerely” 
Written, performed, produced, mixed, and mastered by Stephen

--

Listen on Spotify: open.spotify.com/album/0HOofIzmgO1zaHMsoU475w
Listen on Apple Music: itun.es/us/RA8Ybb
From me, to you. http://sincerelystephen.com

Line It Up

Solid As A Stone

Start A Fire ft. In-Q

Mr. Man

Your Life

Outro

The next chapter of "Crossfire," originally from my debut album "Sincerely."

Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/6MrLtLvKICLC6ZdgTDGdsW
Listen on Apple Music: https://itun.es/us/D6PUeb
From me, to you. sincerelystephen.com


Crossfire, Part II (Feat. Talib Kweli & KillaGraham)

We still not stop singing until our voices are heard.

15% of song proceeds go to Young Chicago Authors, the after-school creative program serving 10,000 Chicago youths per year, and founders of the largest youth poetry slam in the world.

Listen on Spotify: http://bit.ly/2ovrLVA

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Special thanks to Saba, Ravyn, The O'My's, J.P. Floyd, Nikko Washington, Aisha Yousaf & the city of Chicago.

Crossfire: The Series

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Crossfire, Part III (Feat. Saba, Ravyn Lenae, The O'My's & J.P. Floyd)

What the world needs, what I WISH “Stephen” could be, is someone who can really be that vulnerable. That can look into the eyes of another human, or the lens of a camera, or all of the faces from a stage, and be unchanged by it. 

Written, performed, produced, mixed, and mastered by Stephen

Man That I'll Miss

Stephen Swartz - Bullet Train (feat. Joni Fatora)

Wavin'

California

Rainbows

I have a dilemma with love. Well, not love, but this limited, distorted idea of love that we worship. Look, maybe in my limited experience I just haven’t met THE person, but i want to propose an idea (it’s not original, im just passing it along.) What if the people and things we love are really just entry points into a state of mind? It’s not that I “love you,” it’s that you help me feel my own love. it seems like being “in-love” is the idea of mistaking someone that opens you up to love, for love itself. YOU ARE THE LOVE. You don’t need to look any farther than your own heart. And the reason I’m frustrated is because every time I’m in a relationship it feels like the other person needs me in order to feel their own love, and then they become so scared of losing me (and therefore love) that they cling too tightly and it pushes me away. We don’t need someone to feel complete, we complete ourselves first and then share our abundance. I still dream of making sacrifices for someone I love, of raising a family, of that selfless commitment, but maybe the reason most marriages end in divorce is because we tried doing it backwards. Food for thought. Enjoy the song. Love ya’ll ✌️♥️ 

LYRICS:

something bout us don’t
seem to make sense now
darling its cold out,
i never stay in love,


tear me right open,
my hearts like an ocean,
so many places,
i never stay in love,


I remember when it started,
I saw the way you needed me,
to go along like i needed you,
but i don’t need you,
no i don’t need you,


i wanna hold you closely,
i wanna lose myself in ya,
i wanna make you feel so good,
but i don’t need you,
no i don’t need you,
already got me,


what is love?
tell me baby, is it really love?
really love, or just someone that you’ve been uh,
leanin on, so you don’t ever have to deal with what you really want, its a temporary fix called you and i,
a distraction from the habits of your thinking mind,
an addiction everybody seems to think is fine,
love yourself or you’ll be holdin on for dear life,


I remember when it started,
I saw the way you needed me,
to go along like i needed you,
but i don’t need you,
no i don’t need you,


i wanna hold you closely,
i wanna lose myself in ya,
I wanna make you feel so good,
but i don’t need you,
no i don’t need you,


something bout us don’t
seem to make sense now
darling its cold out,
i never stay in love,


tear me right open,
my hearts like an ocean,
so many places,
i never stay in love,


lovin you was somethin i was really feelin
the more of me i gave you the more you needed,
lovin you was somethin i was really feelin
the more of me i gave you the more you needed,


#SCFIRST #Stephen #INeverStayInLove #Alternative #Indie #Electronic #Akrasia

I Never Stay In Love

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TRACER

Stray Nights

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Hell of a Night

Timeless

When We're Sober

Gratitude

Delilah

Alien

Idiot

"There will never be peace if we do not all love ourselves."
http://sincerelystephen.com

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