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SWVA
Alternative
SWVA was released on September 26, 2025 by DOME* as a part of the album WELCOME HOME
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Release DateSeptember 26, 2025
LabelDOME*
LanguageEnglish
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM89

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Skyler Locke
Skyler Locke
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Skyler Nevin Locke
Skyler Nevin Locke
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Skyler Locke
Skyler Locke
Producer

Lyrics

My first apartment
I'm leaving it
I'm to foreign
I'm a small town boy
From the south and the mountains
Waking up to a bird singing
The other side of the coin
I can't see the stars
I miss my heart
I'm a Southwest Virginia boy
I'm a Southwest Virginia boy
Gotta banjo on my knee
Faded blue jeans
I don't got no money
But I'm still singing
I'm a Southwest Virginia boy
Oh
Bullied by the other kids
Weird kid with mental illness
Dropped out of school my friends were tight knit
20 years in before my first kiss
Drive to an overlook 2am
Talking to the sky, yeah, once again
Shooting star flies by
I pick up my pen
Write down how I'm a
Southwest Virginia boy
I'm a Southwest Virginia boy
Gotta banjo on my knee
Faded blue jeans
I don't got no money
But I'm still singing
I'm a Southwest Virginia boy
Oh
Out my parents house to the city
I want a little more
I love it in mountains but I wanna explore
I wanna make it as an artist get seen by more
I wanna have lots of friends and walk to the grocery store
Hide in my room for months
I wasn't seeing much
I didn't have lots of friends, I was outta touch
Wake up one day to the sound of a gunshot
I saw man on the pavement sitting in shock
Called 911
A couple days later
The shrine pops up like me, he was 21
Oh
Later as I dreamt he came to me with these words:
"Life is short.
Don't run away from what scares you
Life's got warts.
And you'll find 'em anywhere.
Keep exploring, keep your head held high.
I had to move on, but this isn't your goodbye."
My first apartment
I'm only moving a couple blocks away
I love where I come from
But I need to stay, cause I'm a
Southwest Virginia boy
I'm also a city boy
Gotta banjo on my arm to remember
I'm still singing, through all the stormy weather
Southwest Virginia boy
In the city.
Rest in peace
Oh
Written by: Skyler Nevin Locke
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