Mi Libertador

The translation “mi libertador” in Spanish is “My Deliverer”. This song shows me that God is my protector, he is my defender and he fights for me. The victory’s in…

Snapping

For this issue, I wanted to take both a look back and forwards at my dance journey. To do this, I decided to re-teach myself the first-ever choreography I learned…

Into the Light

“Into the Light” represents coming out of the darkness of 2020 and looking into the light and hope in 2021. Even though we are still in quarantine, there has also…

No Cloud Sun Sunset

Hi, my name is Justin. I am a sophomore at Balboa Highschool. I simply fell in love with break dancing in 6th grade as an escape from the pressures of…

The Sun Will Rise

This piece was inspired by my finding of a Chinese Canadian makeup artist, Mei Pang. Mei has a very striking appearance at first glance as she has a shaved head…

Boy

I wrote this song to illustrate the excitement you feel at the beginning of a new relationship and how it can make someone view the world through a different lens.…

We’ve Only Just Begun

Because we are starting a new year, I thought this song was very fitting. We move into another year to continue our journey through life, and this may be a…

I Promise

Although 2020 has been nothing short of a long long list of misfortunes, I can’t help but feel like I’ve had lower points in my life. For example, I remember…

Third Eye Being

As we enter a new year, it’s good to reflect on the year that’s passed. For me, 2020 was a year of self reflection and self improvement as I continued…

Better Days

First off, shoutout to Kaitlin Pulido, a fellow SWAYE artist, for helping me write the lyrics! When writing this song, I reflected on my 2020. Even before the pandemic, I…