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The Story Behind “All Away” by Dylan Droll

The Story Behind “All Away” by Dylan Droll

Some songs start with a plan. This one didn’t.

All Away was never supposed to be mine. It started as a collab. Another artist sent me the beat, asked me to record a verse… and then ghosted. No release, no follow-up, nothing.

I kept the session anyway. For almost a year, it just sat there. Untouched.

What Happened In Between

During that year, life got heavy. I lost people I love. I felt stuck between trying to keep it together and not knowing what I was even holding on for anymore.

That verse—this song—became a weird time capsule. Every now and then I’d open the session, stare at it, maybe tweak something… and close it without recording a thing.

Then one night, I stopped overthinking and hit record. I finished it in one take.

“All Away” Became Something Else

This track is slow, emotional, and kind of strange. There’s no big hook. No flashy production. It just floats.

But it’s real. It sounds like detachment. Like trying to grieve when you’re already numb. Like watching the world fall apart and wondering if it’s even worth reacting anymore.

Half the Song Was a Year Older

The wildest part? The first half of the song was recorded a whole year before the second half.

You can feel it in the delivery. The first part sounds lost. The second has more weight. Like I’d been through something and was finally ready to talk about it.

That gap in time? That’s the story you don’t hear in the lyrics—but it’s there in the energy.

Why I Had to Finish It

I think I needed closure. Not just for the collab that fell through—but for myself. I’d been through a lot in silence. This song gave me a place to say what I couldn’t put into words any other way.

It helped me process grief, burnout, detachment, and the pressure to keep going. And if it helps anyone else feel seen—then it was worth releasing.

If You’re Going Through It Too...

You’re not alone. That feeling of holding yourself together with smoke and silence—I’ve been there.

Music doesn’t fix everything. But it gives you something to feel with. Something to breathe with.

“All Away” is for the ones who don’t know how to say it, but still need to hear it.

Thanks for listening.
– Dylan Droll

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