Rachel Bobbitt Two BitWatch at the source

Two Bit is a song of reflection. It centers around an early relationship, one where communication and respect were lacking. I wanted the first verse to describe the claustrophobic feeling of being passenger side in a vehicle where the driver is behaving erratically. You feel helpless and trapped. When you’re in a car you put all of your trust in whoever is in the driver's seat, and to have that trust be blatantly disregarded is hard to grapple with. The second verse details a lack of consent and communication. The progression from having your concerns ignored in the car on the drive home to in your room when you’re in anoticing. It is the slow and consistent chipping away at your autonomy until one day you turn vulnerable position is one that, in my experience, happens slowly and without you even around and realize your words no longer carry any weight. The chorus communicates situations of “almost, but not quite.” Something moments before or after perfection. A handful of sun- having the clouds come before you can bathe directly in the light. The tip of your tongue- having a word or phrase right on the tip of your tongue but not being able to communicate it. Freeze frame of a frown- A picture taken in the wrong moment, immortalizing discontentment. The tail of a train- missing the train by only a moment, and seeing it pull away. A misremembered date- missing what could have been a wonderful night or event due to a miscalculation. “It’s getting late.” Cutting a night short and retreating home. These all to me communicate the feeling of rationalizing an unhealthy relationship dynamic. You make so many small sacrifices, and rationalize so many things you never thought you would. You live in the “almost, but not quite" and spend your time trying to convince yourself it’s perfect. "Two Bit" is from "The Half We Still Have" EP. This project focuses on the complexity of relationships, romantic or otherwise. Most of the moments I have had in my life that felt right, like they made sense, and I was closer to grasping what we are all here for, have been a result of human connection. It can be so beautiful, and it can also be desperate and damaging. I have had connections in my life that made me question the fundamentals of my character, and unfortunately, I don’t think that is uncommon. But throughout every complicated, demoralizing, or harmful relationship, there has always been a small sliver of myself that remained mine, even when I didn’t feel it. “The Half We Still Have” centers around that small sliver, and the connections that threaten it. Video Directed and Produced by Lauren Wade Aaron Preusch - DP / Editor Sam Halleen - Camera operator Alessandro Serradimigni - Gaffer Katerina Plotnikova - Hair and Makeup Krushan Naik - Set PA