Crossfire

Stephen * Track #9 On Sincerely

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Album Sincerely

ALBUM

Stephen

2016

Crossfire by Stephen

Release Date

Sun Dec 06 2015

About

In the song, Stephen states his opinion on the current situation in Syria, and the refugee crisis caused by it. He asks himself why he can enjoy a happy life, while millions of others have to suffer.

He further explained this in an interview:

There are people out there who are suffering and there’...

Crossfire Lyrics

[Verse 1]
He'd trade his guns for love
But he's caught in the crossfire
And he keeps wakin' up
But it's 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, no

[Chorus]
Heaven, if you sent us down
So we can build a playground
For the sinners to play as saints
You'd be so proud of what we've made
I hope you got some beds around
'Cause you're the only refuge now
For every mother, every child, every brother
That's caught in the crossfi—
That's caught in the crossfire

[Verse 2]
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
Deprived of all that we're blessed with
We just can't get enough, no

[Chorus]
Heaven, if you sent us down
So we can build a playground
For the sinners to play as saints
You'd be so proud of what we've made
I hope you got some beds around
'Cause you're the only refuge now
For every mother, every child, every brother
That's caught in the crossfi—
That's caught in the crossfire

[Bridge]
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 askin' from above
Can I trust what I'm given
Even when it cuts?

[Chorus]
So heaven, if you sent us down
So we can build a playground
For the sinners to play as saints
You'd be so proud of what we've made
I hope you got some beds around
'Cause you're the only refuge now
For every mother and every child, every brother
That's caught in the crossfire (Woo)
That's caught in the crossfire (Hey, yeah)

[Outro]
Who's caught in the crossfire? (Ah, oh)
Who's caught in the crossfire? Baby, baby, oh
Who's caught on the cross?

Crossfire Q&A

Who wrote Crossfire's ?

Crossfire was written by Stephen.

Who produced Crossfire's ?

Crossfire was produced by Stephen.

When did Stephen release Crossfire?

Stephen released Crossfire on Sun Dec 06 2015.

What did Stephen say about "Crossfire"?

In the music video’s description Stephen says:

There is a cultural misconception that tragedies require the assignment of blame. Who’s fault was it? Who’s the bad guy? We only see the aftermath and yet we make up our minds without ever seeing the events leading up.

I don’t believe its ever this si...

How did the song come together?

This is the only song on Sincerely that was truly co-produced. My dear friend to this day, Graham, was over at my house for a session with a roommate of mine that ended up getting cancelled. We were sitting in our living room, and I was just like “yo why don’t we just make something real quick?” So...