Alex pretty much made the entire instrumental of this track on his own and sent it over for me to add vocals and any extra stuff. We felt like we needed some UK Garage-leaning stuff towards the end of the album, to kinda mellow things out and make the album spiral into a corner, so Alex ran with that for the last two tracks. On the first layer, ‘Way Out’ is about a divide between two people (or two parts of yourself), wondering if it will ever be the same again. On a deeper level, I think it applies to a lot of stuff happening around us right now, especially in 2020.
lyrics
tidal wave
is coming down
and i’ll be on my way if i can’t figure it out
you say you’re
my renegade
does it mean you’re here to stay?
watch your chest
get sawed away
get a little upset with me
we don’t need a saint to save everything to be pushed away we just need a way out
down
to figure it out
we’ll hear the sound
and fill it up with so much doubt
then settle up scores break it down
then both regret
where we’re headed now
can we make it out?
you wanna go
but you said it all was back and forth and nothing’s wrong and now
we gotta find a way out
drowning in your head again can’t believe it’s happening your back is on the ground
I want to know if it’s all in your head and is it all because of me?
we’re back to lashing now
we gotta find a way out
no control of where we’re headed now
can we make it out?
credits
from Somewhere Nowhere,
released October 9, 2020
Produced by Chadwick Johnson & Alex Blackwell
Written by Chadwick Johnson & Alex Blackwell
Mixed by Sam Pura
Mastered by Sam Pura
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