Sophia Alexa

Hi guys :) Im sophia alexa, Im an artist and songwriter born in california and raised in amsterdam, now living in london. ive had a love of songwriting since the day my obsession with Joni Mitchell started. growing up all I listened to was 70s music while writing songs at my kitchen table and I never thought Id be releasing them. i wrote Hit and Run after i noticed myself feeling the need to escape every time i got too close to someone. I was afraid of feeling trapped or attached even if the relationship was positive. The escape felt like a defence mechanism and writing this song was a way to summarise that feeling. In the process of writing it i wasnt sure if the title was too dark so contrasting it with more uptempo drums was a great way to hide the reality of the lyrics.

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Hit and Run #25

Hi guys :) Im sophia alexa, Im an artist and songwriter born in california and raised in amsterdam, now living in london. ive had a love of songwriting since the day my obsession with Joni Mitchell started. growing up all I listened to was 70s music while writing songs at my kitchen table and I never thought Id be releasing them. i wrote buried alive at a time when i had become a bit of a hoarder, and id hold on to everything, down to pamphlets from a doctors office to every journal Ive written in. it was a strange sentimental attachment to everything i owned. i wondered why people, including me, attach themselves to things, and its more than materialism, its having something permanent. the title came from this tv show called buried alive about hoarders and in a way i related to them trying to fill some void or emotion with possessions.