Sawyer Hill delivers a fresh take on alternative rock, infusing his music with progressive elements that set him apart. Sawyer dropped by the studio and gave us a live rendition of his single, “Hear From Me” for “The Booth” — SoundCloud’s newest live performance series — filmed in our NYC studio. His voice is one of a kind and cuts through the noise - powerful and piercing, creating an electric atmosphere that leaves a lasting impression.

Recorded live at the SoundCloud office in NYC – April 25, 2025 

Produced by: 
Recording, Mixing & Mastering: Dom Martin https://soundcloud.com/soydommartin 
Visuals: Steve Muelz https://www.instagram.com/stevemuelz/?hl=en

Hear From Me (The Booth)

Summer Anthem

Misery

Slightly Broken

Run All Night

Ocean

Twelve Gates

“&” (Ampersand), Part Four

Bored & Overboard (Pandora’s Box)

LYRICS:
As I walk through the valley 
Of the shadow of death
I take a look at my life 
And realize there's nothin' left
'Cause I've been blastin' 
And laughin' so long that
Even my momma thinks 
That my mind is gone

But I ain't never crossed a man 
That didn't deserve it
Me be treated like a punk
You know that's unheard of

You better watch how you talkin' 
And where you walkin'
Or you and your homies 
Might be lined in chalk

I really hate to trip
But I gotta lo'c
As they croak
I see myself in the pistol smoke
Fool, I'm the kinda G
The little homies wanna be like
On my knees in the night
Sayin' prayers in the streetlight

Been spendin' most their lives
Livin' in a gangster's paradise
Been spendin' most their lives
Livin' in a gangster's paradise
Keep spendin' most our lives
Livin' in a gangster's paradise
Keep spendin' most our lives
Livin' in a gangster's paradise

Look at the situation 
They got me facing
I can't live a normal life
I was raised by the street
So I gotta be down 
With the hood team
Too much television watchin'
Got me chasing dreams

I'm a educated fool 
With money on my mind
Got my ten in my hand 
And a gleam in my eye
I'm a loc'd out gangster
Set trippin' banger
And my homies is down
So don't arouse my anger

Fool, death ain't nothin' 
But a heart beat away
I'm livin' life do or die
What can I say?
I'm 23 now 
But will I live to see 24?
The way things is going...
I don't know

Tell me why are we so blind to see
That the ones we hurt are you and me?

Been spendin' most their lives
Livin' in a gangster's paradise
Been spendin' most their lives
Livin' in a gangster's paradise
Keep spendin' most our lives
Livin' in a gangster's paradise
Keep spendin' most our lives
Livin' in a gangster's paradise

Power and the money
Money and the power
Minute after minute
Hour after hour
Everybody's runnin'
But half of them ain't lookin'
It's going on in the kitchen
But I don't know what's cookin'

They say I gotta learn
But nobody's here to teach me
If they can't understand it
How can they reach me?
I guess they can't
I guess they won't

I guess they front
That's why I know 
My life is out of luck, fool

Been spendin' most their lives
Livin' in a gangster's paradise
Been spendin' most their lives
Livin' in a gangster's paradise
Keep spendin' most our lives
Livin' in a gangster's paradise
Keep spendin' most our lives
Livin' in a gangster's paradise

Tell me why are we so blind to see
That the ones we hurt are you and me?
Tell me why are we so blind to see
That the ones we hurt are you and me?

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PARADISE (feat. Sista-C)

LYRICS:
There's a boy who lives iin Indiana
Late-night TV buzzing static
With the prop-aganda

She calls him up from Toronto 
But the headline makes 
The border feel so high
I don’t care what the papers say
I just want you at the end of the day

Are we still dating?  
Are we still dating?
’Cause a lot of fools are hating
A lot of fools are hating
And all I want is you—  
To stick to me like glue 

Are we still dating?  
Or is a lot of fools are hating
Fools are hating
All I really want is you
To stick to me like glue
Are we still dating?
Or is the border separating 
Just wanna break through 
Just stick to me like glue

Her letters smell like maple leaves
Folded tight between 
Her frown and Daisy wheels

And he swears that love’s not politics
But the lines on the map 
Are stickier than guitar picks

I don’t care if the world divides
I just want you standing by my side
Are we still dating?  
Are we still dating?

Are we still dating?
’Cause a lot of fools are hating
Fools are hating
And all I want is you—  
To stick to me like glue 

Are we still dating?  
Are we still dating (like glue)
Or is the border (border) separating?
Don’t let the noise break through
Just stick to me like glue

The line between us isn’t really real
It’s a scar the world may never heal
But if your hands 
Still reaches out to mine
We’ll tear it down
And have a good time!

Are we still dating?  
We're still dating
Fools are hating
Fools are hating
And all I want is you—  
To stick to me like glue 

Are we still dating?  
Or is the border suffocating
Don’t let this noise breakthrough
For them to hold on-to

Are we still dating?  
We’re still dating
Are we still dating?
Are we still dating?
Are we still dating?

Cuz I'm so into you
Let's break down that border
And share our water
Forever again...

[Instrumental]

forever again...
forever again...
forever again...

The line between us isn’t really real
It’s a scar the world may never heal
But if your hand
Still reaches out to mine
We’ll tear it down
And have a good time

The line between us isn’t really real
It’s a scar the world may never heal
But if your hand
Still reaches out to mine
We’ll tear it down...
And have a good time!

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hey, are we still dating?

LYRICS:
City lights like a thousand eyes
They watch me move they see through lies
I’m a shadow running through the night
Chasing echoes of a neon fight

Can you hear it calling me...

A broken chord a shattered plea...

Neon whispers in my head
All the things you never said
They loop they haunt they won’t let go
A siren’s hum beneath the glow

Static skies in electric blue
Every street feels like déjà vu
I’m a glitch in the urban stream
Caught between a nightmare and a dream

Can you hear it calling me?
A broken chord a shattered plea

Neon whispers in my head
All the things you never said
They loop they haunt they won’t let go
A siren’s hum beneath the glow

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Slightly Broken

Goo Goo Dolls