Charger

"**CHARGER**" is a song by Elio featuring Charli XCX. The song is a rework of a song from Elio's EP "Can You Hear Me Now?" for her upcoming mixtape "The Remixes".

## Background

The song was first teased by Elio via Twitter, on January 11th, 2021, - the same day the original song was released - with a short snippet of the song, that although it didn't show any vocals from Charli, was retweeted by her. The song was confirmed on February 6th by Elio on an Instagram post, while naming songs that she has been listening to.  The track was finally released on February 19th along a music video.

## Theme

The song is about ending a relationship and leaving your partner's house for good. Although in the track Elio is torn between coming back there to take back her phone charger, knowing that if she does she might not be strong enough to leave again. In the second verse, Charli makes a play with words, mixing her need for her charger with the need she has to see her lover again.

## Music Video

In the music video, ELIO and Charli XCX are filmed through fisheye lenses as they have solo dance parties in their respective rooms, harkening back to hip-hop and R&B visuals from the late ’90s. Both singers appear on the video but not together, and Charli's part was filmed at home, since she was still in her *How I'm Feeling Now* era.

## Lyrics

[Verse 1: ELIO]

God, that's so classic

I'm three precent away from bein' stranded

The way I left was way too cinematic

The realization hadn't even landed

God fuckin' dammit

[Pre-Chorus: ELIO]

Don't wanna be put back, back in a moment where

I'd wanna change my own mind

Already got my bags, already cleared the air

Do I even need it that bad?

[Chorus: ELIO]

And I wanna come back

'Cause I left my, left my, left my charger

(But) I don't wanna go back

It'll make it, make it, make it, make it harder

Should be by the bedside and, if I'm right, on the left side, yеah

(But) That'll make it, make it, make it, makе it harder

[Verse 2: Charli XCX]

One thing linkin' me to you

Plugged in, waitin' in your room

I left just a piece of me there

Text sent, but you left me on read

I wish I could tell it straight

No games, lookin' at your face

I left a piece of my heart there

I wish I never cared, yeah

[Pre-Chorus: Charli XCX]

Don't wanna be put back, back in a moment where

I'd wanna change my own mind, yeah

Already got my bags, already cleared the air

Do I even need it that bad? No

[Chorus: Charli XCX & ELIO]

And I wanna come back

'Cause I left my, left my, left my charger

I don't wanna go back

It'll make it, make it, make it, make it harder

Should be by the bedside and, if I'm right, on the left side, yeah

(But) That'll make it, make it, make it, make it harder

And I wanna come back

'Cause I left my, left my, left my charger

I don't wanna go back

It'll make it, make it, make it, make it harder

Should be by the bedside and, if I'm right, on the left side, yeah

But that'll make it, make it, make it, make it harder

[Outro: ELIO]

And if I'm gonna go back

Would you make it, make it harder?

'Cause I don't wanna go back

To the moment when I left and how it started

And I think this was a sign

But if you're fine, it don't feel right, yeah

'Cause it'll make it, make it, make it, make it harder

## References

1. ↑ https://twitter.com/Elioirl/status/1348759365646512135
2. ↑ https://twitter.com/FckyeahCharli/status/1358149855403769861