Synth Single Review: “No Easy Way Out’’ by ARENA & Robert Tepper

ARENA & Robert Tepper’s No Easy Way Out speaks of confronting pain and regret while moving forward after a loss. The song opens as an erupting drum beat moves with Justin DeBlieck’s hectically rushing synth as the bass plays a catchy riff. The percussion charges with muscled power as a trumpeting synth pours out the vigorous, exciting melody. Nervous tones pulsate, adding tension, while the drums batter. ARENA’s powerful, expressive vocals capture the song’s message with focused ferocity while the rhythm shatters.

The chorus rings with indisputable confidence and passion, propelling the song’s message into my soul. ARENA takes hold of the vocals and makes them his own, imprinting them with feeling as the guitar lacerates with raging strength. The chorus flies again, arcing with undeniable defiance. The guitar climbs, full of wildness, intertwining with the rhythm.

Robert Tepper captures the song’s sensibility with his gruffly soulful voice, belting out the words he wrote. The melody bursts again, uplifting and full of radiance, while the beat thuds unstoppably. The singers intertwine their voices and the irresistible drums and bass push on. Intensity explodes from the music before the song ends on the catchy melody.

The narrator refuses to simply surrender to fate as some connections are too powerful to abandon. Despite feeling entrapped and alienated, he believes that certain struggles are worth fighting for, in spite of the lack of a solution or a shortcut. He struggles with the tension between quitting and pushing forward, while concluding that love, truth and deep emotion endure in the face of hardship.