‘Work It Out’ is a call to arms for freedom from the bonds of a cynical world, calling for the listener to embrace the changes that come from within. It is a song about both letting go and moving on and finding a reason to continue along your path when times could see at all lost. It is as hopeful as it is grounded, and a stoic hymn for the surviving optimists still marching for a brighter world. The lyrics are direct but inviting, welcoming you to consider your own perspective and to consider your own ‘golden chain’, the conflicting metaphor Drew employs for the burdens we carry with us. Drew, however, views a burden in a considerably positive light, stating near-cynical imagery in an otherwise hopeful frame.

Drew enjoys walking most of all, and stayed these lyrics came to him on an enlightening adventure across Brontë County. Drew trekked across hills from Howarth to Hebden Bridge, crossing Ram’s in the throes of mating season and stopping for a cheese sandwich at Wuthering Heights. Drew uses hiking as a means of connecting with himself and finding what drives him, and that same walking imagery is evoked in both the lyrics and gently strolling music that ticks along the way-by.