Some songs arrive polished, packaged and ready for radio. Others are born from the trenches of lived experience, carved out of nights when survival itself feels uncertain.

Ray Ray Star’s brand new single, “One Step Away,” belongs to the latter. It is unfiltered, and full of the honesty of someone who has not only walked through the fire but continues to face its heat every single day.

Released September 26 to coincide with the Canadian Convention of Narcotics Anonymous, “One Step Away” is a message of survival and solidarity.

This song explores the daily struggle of addiction, the constant voice that tries to drag you back down and the razor thin line between relapse and recovery. For anyone who has fought that battle, or watched someone they love face it, this song will really resonate.

The origins of “One Step Away” go back more than five years, when Ray Ray was in the middle of his own storm. He wrote fragments of the lyrics during a time when, in his own words, he was barely holding on but fighting like hell just to make it through another day.

The sogn sat unfinished until recently when he was invited to speak as a guest at a Narcotics Anonymous convention. That experience of standing before others who shared the same plight gave him the spark to finish the track and turn it into what he hopes will be an anthem for recovery.

Musically, the song captures this tension beautifully. With soaring guitar lines that don’t shy away from the ugly truth, while Ray Ray’s vocals carry true vulnerability. The production mirrors the reality of the subject matter. It feels like standing on the edge, with the weight of a choice pressing down on him – to fall, or to take just one more step forwards.

Ray Ray Star’s own story gives the song an added resonance. A guitarist, record producer, executive producer and entertainer, he has built a career that spans both the stage and behind the scenes. He toured internationally, co-produced NBC’s Real Music Live, and worked across the entertainment industry with the swagger of rock ’n’ roll and the discipline of a producer.

But beneath the career highlights lies the journey that defines him most – sixteen years clean and sober. His recovery informs not only his music, but also his psychic work and his ability to connect with audiences on a deeper level. Few artists can balance the grit of rock performance with the kind of lived vulnerability Ray Ray brings.

The title “One Step Away” is more than clever wordplay. It is a deliberate reference to the first step of Narcotics Anonymous. It embodies the philosophy that change begins with one single decision, one moment of courage that can alter a life’s direction.

In tying the release date to the Canadian NA Convention, Ray Ray makes the song’s purpose crystal clear: this is music meant to meet people where they are, to remind them that no matter how dark it gets, there is always a way forward.

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