Sasha Alex Sloan is an American singer and songwriter born on March 11, 1995. She has co-written for artists such as Charlie XCX ("Track 10") and Camila Cabello ("Never be the same"). She has also provided vocals on Kygo’s "This Town" and Odesza’s "Falls."
Sasha stepped out on her own with her debut single "Ready Yet" before releasing her first EP, "Sad Girl," on April 18, 2018. Her second EP, "Loser," was released on November 29, 2018. She debuted with her album "Only Child." Let's look out for the 32 songs of Sasha Sloan.
"1. Dancing With Your Ghost
"I stay up all night
Tell myself I'm alright
Baby, you're just harder to see than most
I put the record on
Wait 'til I hear our song
Every night I'm dancing with your ghost"
Dancing With Your Ghost is the most popular song by Sasha Sloan. It is a single song released in 2019 which is composed by her. With such deep words and an amazing voice of her, this song gives you a perfect vibe.
2. Older
"The older I get the more that I see
My parents aren't heroes, they're just like me
And loving is hard, it don't always work
You just try your best not to get hurt
I used to be mad but now I know
Sometimes it's better to let someone go
It just hadn't hit me yet
The older I get"
"Older" is a song from the album "Looser," sung by Sasha Sloan and composed by Daniel Silberstein, which was released in 2018. This song is about the hardships of growing up with parents. It's all about realizing that love is not always perfect.
Sasha vows that she will never be like her parents, who always used to fight with her when she was young. But now Sasha has grown up, and she has realized that sometimes it's necessary to accept the pain that comes from love and heartbreak.
Overall, this song is about the changes in perspective when a person grows, whether it is about the world or love.
3. I'll Wait
“People say we're fools, people say we're dumb
People say we're caught up in temporary love
We don't know what we're doin', they say we're too young
But they don't know a thing about us
I'll wait forever, that's what we said
16th of September, lyin' in my bed
I'll wait forever, it's never too late
Couple thousand miles is just a little space”
“I'll Wait” is a song by Sasha Sloan and Norwegian DJ Kygo. This song was released as the third single from Kygo's third studio album, "Golden Hour," on April 3, 2020. In this song, Sasha sings about waiting for a lover. This song is just the perfect vibe for a one-sided lover.
4. Is It Just Me?
“I hate holding babies and people tryna save me
Think religion is a business where you pay for God's forgiveness
Modern art is borin', politicians are annoyin'
I don't think love lasts forever and old music was better”
“Is It Just Me?” is the third promotional single by Sasha Sloan from her debut album, "Only Child." She wanted to write a song about the Subreddit Unpopular Opinion, which is a popular opinion, but people are scared to say it out loud.
Sasha wanted to call this an “Unpopular Opinion” but when the lyrics came out, it ended up being “Is It Just Me?" This song was released on September 18, 2020.
5. U & Me
"Let's leave the world behind us
A place that can't be found
Go somewhere only we know
Nothing can stop us now
Let's leave the world behind us
A place they'll never see
Go somewhere only we know
Somewhere for you and me"
"U & Me" is a song by ILLENIUM and Sasha Sloan released on July 16, 2021. This is the sixth track on Fallen Embers. This whole song is just about escaping, which is not a bad thing. Many people take it negatively, but for some people, it is so refreshing.
6. House With No Mirrors
"If I lived in a house with no mirrors
Where the walls didn't talk back at me
Maybe I'd dream a bit bigger
If there was nothin' to see
If I lived in a house with no mirrors
Where the walls didn't pick me apart
Maybe my skin would be thicker
If I lived in a house with no mirrors"
“House With No Mirrors” is the third track from Sasha Sloan’s debut studio album, “Only Child." This song was released on August 25, 2020, as a surprise after she posted a photo on her Instagram Story. This song is the second single released from the album, following "Lie."
"House With No Mirrors" is about self-love and acceptance. Throughout the song, Sasha discusses her struggles with accepting herself as she is and striving to be better than she has ever been.
7. Too Sad To Cry
"I'm too sad to cry, too high to get up
Don't even try 'cause I'm scared to fuck up
Don't like to talk, I just lay in my bed
Don't even try to go out with my friends
Lied to my doctor, she knew I was fakin'
Gave me some pills, but I'm too scared to take 'em
I try and I try, but I'm too sad to cry"
"When Was It Over?" is a song by Sasha Sloan featuring Sam Hunt produced by King Henry that was released on April 23, 2021. This song is about not being able to let someone go, even when you know there is nothing left.
8. When Was It Over?
“Was it that night you didn't ask where I had been?
Was it that fight we didn't have when I came in?
Was it the first time that you saw me drunk?
Second time that I said I'm sorry
Third time that I didn't call
Stayed out and missed your party
That time I met your friends I was indifferent
The way you're acting's got me questioning”
"When Was It Over?" is a song by Sasha Sloan featuring Sam Hunt produced by King Henry that was released on April 23, 2021. This song is about not being able to let someone go, even when you know there is nothing left.
9. Loop
“I swear I'm really done this time
Can't take another stupid fight
Can't take another sleepless night where you stay out 'til 4 AM
And never tell me where you been
'Cause you like fuckin' with my head
So I'm walking away, but I know I'll be back again”
"Loop" is a song by Martin Garrix with Sasha Sloan and DallasK. This song was released on July 15, 2022, and produced by Martin himself along with DallasK and Dark Heart.
10. The Only
“One with nobody to call
This city makes me feel so small
A million people in this town
But I could scream without a sound
So I get high to pass the time
Talk to someone I met online
To make myself feel less alone”
"The Only" is the first track on Sasha Sloan's second EP, "Loser," released on September 7, 2018. This song was produced by King Henry. Sasha and King Henry have collaborated before on "I'll Be There" from his 2017 EP.
In this song, "The Only", Sasha sings about feeling alone and depressed about being alone. The vulnerable state of a mind is very relevant to teenagers and young adults out there feeling misunderstood and alone in this world.
11. I Blame The World
“Can't see the good in all the bad
Can't make me happy when I'm sad
I blame the world
I'm a glass-half-empty kinda girl
Can't see the silver in the lines
Can't make the best of a bad time
I blame the world
I'm a glass-half-empty kinda girl”
"I Blame The World" is the second single and second off Sasha Sloan's sophomore studio album "I Blame The World." This song was written by Sasha herself with King Henry and released on April 8, 2022.
"I Blame The World" song deals with being depressed, feeling pessimistic, and seeing the wrong aspects of things.
12. Ready Yet
“I just wanna be your friend again
But there's some shit I can't forget
I don't think I'm ready yet
I just want the bad feelings to end
But there's some shit I can't forget
I don't think I'm ready yet"
"Ready Yet" is the third track on "Sad Girl," a debut EP by Sasha Sloan. On October 27, 2017, this track was released. She wrote this song in relation to her father.
13. Smiling When I Die
“I'ma call my mother
It's been a while since I've been home
Take a trip in the summer
See all the lights in Tokyo
Get lost in the desert
Just to see what I can find
So when it's my time, I
I'm smiling when I die (when I die, when I die)
Smiling when I die (when I die, when I die)”
"Smiling When I Die" is the fourth promotional single from Sasha Sloan’s third project, "Self Portrait." This song is the seventh track on the album and was released on September 20, 2019.
Throughout the song, Sasha describes her desire to experience every part of her life without any lamentation. It's all about doing and seeing everything.
14. Adult
"Bein' an adult is fuckin' hard
I'm still holdin' on to my mom's credit card
No one ever told me growin' up gets kinda lonely
Bein' an adult is fuckin' hard
It's fuckin' hard, yeah"
"Adult" is the third track on Sasha Sloan’s album "I Blame The World." King Henry and Stuart Price produced this song. An adult was released on May 11, 2022. In this song, Sasha tells us about the difficulties that come after we enter adulthood.
15. Lie
"I want you to put your hands on my waist
Can we just dance 'til the sky's awake
'Cause I really can't get my heart broken tonight
I want you to show me there's a future here
Even if we've never really seen it
Tell me when you close your eyes, I'm all you see
Even if you're not dreamin'"
"Lie" is the lead single and fourth track from Sasha Sloan's debut studio album, "Only Child." It was released on August 7, 2020, which is her third release of 2020, following "I’ll Wait" and "Working on It."
Sasha wrote this song after the breakup. Going back over everything in her head—how he felt, what he was thinking—is how "Lie" was born. It was the first time that she had written from someone else's perspective.
16. New Normal
"You don't pick your pages
That's how the story goes
And this life is what you make it
It's out of your control
It's almost like you're screaming
But no one hears your voice
'Cause everything is changing (oh)"
"New Normal" is the seventh track and pre-release single for her sophomore album, "I Blame The World." This song was released on April 29, 2022. The New Normal by Sasha Sloan follows the endeavor of adjusting to life without love.
17. Normal
"Keep on playing that song that I don't like
I just wanna feel normal for the night
Keep on kissing that guy that's not my type
I just wanna feel normal for the night
I should go, it's getting late
But I'ma keep on dancing 'til I feel okay
So keep on playing that song that I don't like
I just wanna feel normal for the night"
"Normal" is the first track from Sasha Sloan's album "Sad Girl." This song was produced by King Henry and released on February 2, 2018.
Sasha wrote this song when she was partying a lot to avoid the real problems in her life. There isn't a single lyric in this song that isn't true. "Normal" is about wanting to blend into the crowd at night, and she hopes that someone can relate out there.
18. Version Of Me
"That isn't happy all the time?
I get outta my head, get outta my mind
Can't get outta bed sometimes
And when I look at myself as if I might cry
'Cause I got some trauma, some family drama
Just thought I'd warn you"
"Versions of Me" is the fourth track on the album "Loser." This song by Sasha Sloan was released on November 29, 2018. This song is about accepting who you are and your different personalities.
19. Thank You
" I drank too much last night, got bills to pay
My head just feels in pain
I missed the bus and there'll be hell today
I'm late for work again
And even if I'm there, they'll all imply
That I might not last the day
And then you call me
And it's not so bad, it's not so bad"
"Thank You" is a song by Sasha Sloan on her album "I Blame The World." This song is the fifth track on the album. Sasha shared a preview of this song on social media on July 20, 2021. Sasha and King Henry have written the lyrics of this song.
20. Barcelona
“I fell in love with the sparkle in the moonlight
Reflected in your beautiful eyes
I guess that is destiny doing it right
And dance like they do in the Mediterranean
Spin you around me again and again, and
You're like something that God has sent me
I want you, baby, solamente”
"Barcelona" is the third track on "Pulp," an EP by Winnetka Bowling League. This song is by him and Sasha Sloan and was released on May 12, 2021. Barcelona was produced by Matthew Koma. Basically, this song is about still being able to love for that person that it didn't work out with.
21. Until It happens To You
"You can say you're sorry a million times
But even if you try, try to sympathise
You won't be the one picking up the pieces
You can do your best, call 'em every night
Listen to 'em say, say they're alright
But you know there's a chance they don't really mean it"
"Until It Happens To You" is the ninth track on Sasha Sloan's debut studio album, "Only Child." It was released on October 16, 2020. The reason behind this song was that Sasha's close friend lost his cousin to leukemia.
At the funeral, Sasha felt a bit removed. She tried to funnel all her frustration into the song. She expressed how badly she wanted to be there for them. This song sounds so emotional, like an explosion in the sky that hits you like a wave.
22. WTF
"Sometimes I've got a hard time seeing the good in the chaos
If there's a meaning to my life then why the hell am I so lost?
Sometimes I've got a hard time believing dreams are worth chasing
When there's a ninety-nine percent chance that I probably won't make it"
"WTF" is a single and the sixth track on "I Blame The World," an album by Sasha Sloan. This song was released on March 18, 2020. Sasha wrote the lyrics for this song by herself with King Henry. Throughout the song, she questions her own existence and the purpose of her life.
23. Chasing Parties
"But I'm done chasing parties
I'm done chasing bodies
I'm done getting home past two
Yeah, I'm done getting wasted
In somebody's basement
And waking up somewhere new
I'm done 'cause I finally found you"
"Chasing Parties" is the fifth track on Sasha Sloan’s second EP, "Loser." This song was released on October 18, 2018. Chasing Parties was produced by King Henry, and he also wrote the lyrics of this song along with Sasha.
24. Runway
"Strung out in the back of a black car
No keys, all I got is my credit cards
And I've been here a million times
Drive fast with the Beatles in the background
Tell 'em take the 101 out of this town
I was never one to say goodbye"
"Runaway" is the second single by Sasha Sloan via her label, Good Times Recording. It is track 5 on "Sad Girl" and was released on December 1, 2017.
Sasha said while conversing with Complex that this was a way of dealing with heartbreak. This song is really personal for her as it's about her ex-boyfriend.
25. At Least I Look Cool
"Find somewhere dope that I can pose
Adjust my hair adjust my clothes
So I can get that fire post
And it's all for show
But at least I look cool
At some house in Malibu
Taking pictures by the pool
Doin' things I'd never do
But at least I look cool"
"At least look cool" is the fifth track on Sasha Sloan's album "Self Portrait." The song was released on July 19, 2019, under RCA Records. This song is about social anxiety and being broke.
Throughout the song, Sasha talks about her perspective on what she feels from the inside and how her outer personality differs. She wants people to see happiness and satisfaction.
26. Thoughts
"Thoughts
Sometimes I just can't control my thoughts
No medications ever made them stop
All I think about is everything I'm not
Instead of everything I got'
"Thoughts" is the first track on "Self Portrait," an album by Sasha Sloan in 2019. This song was released on March 31, 2019. This was first performed during the first show of her U.S. tour on March 16, 2019.
"Thought" is about having a really hard time and being alone. She exposes her struggle with self-esteem. Life is hard, and it's weird, and it's confusing.
27. Matter To You
"The world's so big and I'm so small
The ocean's deep as the sky is tall
Sometimes I feel like I'm nobody at all
But you make me feel like I'm someone, you do
'Cause I know I'm someone to you
Make me feel like I matter, you do
'Cause I know I matter to you"
"Matter To You" is the opening song for Sasha Sloan's debut album, "Only Child." This song was released on October 16, 2020.
In this song, Sasha has been given a brighter side and is grateful for her faithful partner. In fact, this song is about the relationship between her and a very credited producer, King Henry.
28. Keep On
"Every time I run away
It catches up somehow
But I've been learning what to say
So I talk myself down
'Cause right now
The walls are starting to cave in
Sometimes, I wish I was somebody else
When my mind starts misbehaving
Is when I tell myself"
"Keep On" is the third track on "Self Portrait," an album by Sasha Sloan. This track was released on October 18, 2019. This song is about figuring out how to deal with anxiety and panic attacks.
29. Someone You Hate
"We were growing, growing apart
And I knew I had to break your heart
So off I went
Haven't seen you since
I went from
Someone you held, you held when you were lonely
Someone you called, you called your one and only
I threw it all away
I went from someone you love to someone you hate"
"Someone You Hate" is the eighth track on Sasha Sloan's album "Only Child." Sasha released this song on October 16, 2020, under the RCA label.
Sasha wrote this song related to her ex-boyfriend. Throughout the song, she says that the person who used to love her and they used to be best friends is now the one who hates her.
30. Hypochondriac
"I used to drink like a sailor
If I had a weird pain, I'd say a prayer
Used to need an inhaler
Any time I went up a flight of stairs
I'm not sayin' I'm perfect now
But you gave me something to think about all of the time
Glad I made you mine"
"Hypochondriac" is the fifth track on Sasha's debut album, "Only Child." It is an ode to Sasha Sloan's boyfriend, King Henry. A Hypochondriac is someone who is abnormally anxious about their health, and lyrically, Sasha details the duality of her self-care before and after meeting Henry.
31. Thank God
"Yeah, I'll admit
My mind's a bit dirty
Only go to church
If somebody's forced me
Yeah, I confess
I say some bad words
And I haven't yet, but I bet
I'll get a divorce"
"Thank God" is the second track on Sasha Sloan’s EP "Self Portrait," released on October 18, 2019. Thank God is a confessional, dark pop anthem.
In this track, Sasha is exclaiming her "gratitude" to Hell. In that sense, she feels relieved that there is a place where she will not be judged for her "bad" habits.
32. Faking It
"I'm way too good at faking it
I'm way too good at making it look like
I don't want nobody else
I even started fooling myself
I'm way too good at
Being a zombie when we're in the bedroom
Doing the things I don't really want to"
"Faking It" brings us the single by Sasha Sloan following her EP "Sad Girl." It is the second track on her album "Loser." This track was released on September 27, 2018.
In this song, Sasha sings about fake love in relationships. The relationship could have possibly started with her actually digging the person, but eventually, her love fell out of place. She stays in a relationship with him despite not having feelings, and it just gets her deeper into the relationship, which eventually just makes it harder to leave.
Most people are afraid of tapping into emotions, but Sasha has mastered the art of sad girl pop music with reliability for today's young generation and youth. She provides hopefulness to her audience through her impactful lyrics.
Sasha expresses general honesty in her lyrics, and the melancholy instruments speak to a wider audience. She touches on topics that are related to family, personal relationships, loneliness, and the experience of moving to a new city.
