Story of “Low Battery”

“Low Battery” is the first song that I have finished recording and I am super happy with how the whole song turned out. I was inspired to create an all digital song after hearing “Hope To See You Again” by Antent. I wanted to capture the same somber feeling expressed in “Hope To See You Again,”but I also wanted to add lyrics to the song instead of leaving it purely instrumental. Because I came up with the instrumental tracks and chords first, I was left with the task of writing lyrics second which I had never done previously. I usually approach songs by writing some lyrics first and then adding some chords later, so I was more unsure of what the lyrics should be about. I wanted to write a sad song and initially planned on calling the song “Wasted Love” based off the line I was repeating that went “Look at all of this wasted love.” However, while searching for new songs on Apple Music, I came across an album cover that had a low battery on it and was inspired. I don’t remember what song had the low battery on the cover, but it sparked the idea of what I should write about. I began writing lyrics, and I used my experiences of being led on in a relationship to craft the lyrics. Combining the digital theme of the song and my personal experiences led to some of my favorite lyrics of the song which were “Guess I was another option but you wouldn’t update me/Chasing the better models and once I’m worthless replace me/Oh you didn’t think twice before discarding you hate me/Everything was a lie you never wanted to save me.”