Our choices in life shape our path and those around us. You can go through life blindly and selfishly, and in doing so you create a cycle of causing pain to yourself and those most important to you. In a self aware new track, sunsetto talks about this very phenomenon. “CROSSFIRE”, released October 4th on sunsetto’s album THE SUN, THE MOON AND THE BIG MACHINE, may have an electronic, fun, and upbeat soundscape, but the lyrics reveal sunsetto’s disappointment with his actions, and how he has let others get caught in the ‘crossfire’ of his self-destruction. He feels as if his experiences with substances has only left him worse off than they found him, and in doing so ruined his relationships with those closest to him.
While the background of this track is fast and upbeat, the lyrics focus on a deeper issue at hand. Right off the bat, sunsetto opens the track with “I feel like I get high and get selfish / I feel like there ain't no way around it”. At least he’s honest, right? In the rest of the first verse and the pre-chorus, he talks about how every time he drinks, the weight of his actions sinks in, and he regrets the way he acts, even if he can’t help it. In tandem with a beat drop, the song moves into the chorus and he sings, “Took a shot to the heart, that was my bad / We went down into flames and it's all my fault”. He carries on the theme of self-realization, and apologizes profusely for the damage he has caused to his loved ones.
Releasing music under the name of sunsetto, Kyle Mischiek is a Canadian singer, songwriter, and producer. Now based in Toronto, he grew up skateboarding and creating music, a vibe certainly reflected in his style of music. In 2020, he went viral on Instagram with a snippet of his single “don’t leave”, and has since grown a following of almost 50,000 monthly listeners on Spotify. The release of his first album has skyrocketed his popularity, and fans love his honesty in his work. He is not afraid to call himself out, and he easily flows from singing about real hardships to the fun parts of his life. His sound is a coagulation of dance music, rap, R&B, and modern country, leaving him with a very unique and fun sound. Make sure to follow the social medias below to stay tuned for more fun beats from sunsetto.
Written By Tessa Maddaloni
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