Tracy Dell’s “Long Way Out” dives into the shadows of dependency and the heavy fog of depression, wrapped in a dark and eerie but anthemic rock sound. With echoes of Def Leppard’s melodic guitars in the verse, Metallica’s intensity in the chorus, and Stevie Nicks’ mysticism in the bridge, it’s a gritty yet poetic descent—and a fight to climb back to the light. Raw, atmospheric, and emotionally charged, this track doesn’t just play—it haunts.
Lyrics
Didn’t know the speed, but it was fast
Never saw the edge, but felt the crash
Fell from grace like that angel did
Staring up at heaven with wings clipped
It’s a long way out when you’re deep down a hole
Tempting whispers coming through dirt walls
Sunlight vacant, things slither and creep
Can’t wake from the nightmare
If you ain’t asleep
On the streets back home where people know the name
It’s the story they tell to pass the time away
Every day’s a battle, good and evil don’t mix
Choose what’s right and don’t ever give in, cause
It’s a long way out when you’re deep down a hole
Tempting whispers coming through dirt walls
Sunlight vacant, things slither and creep
Can’t wake from the nightmare
If you ain’t asleep
SOLO
Pretty red petals scatter through the air,
Poison hidden in ‘em so unaware
Reach up, and grab ’em, how do they taste?
The bitter sweetness of love and pain
It’s a long way out when you’re deep down a hole
Tempting whispers coming through dirt walls
Sunlight vacant, things slither and creep
Can’t wake from the nightmare
If you ain’t asleep
It’s a long way out when you’re deep down a hole
Tempting whispers coming through dirt walls
Sunlight vacant, things slither and creep
Can’t wake from the nightmare
If you ain’t asleep
Sunlight vacant, things slither and creep
Can’t wake from the nightmare
If you ain’t asleep