Inside the World Behind GUYONZZ’s ‘LOST’
Punk Head: LOST is your first release, but it feels like you're introducing an entire universe rather than just one song. Was that always the plan?
GUYONZZ: Absolutely! That was always the plan. I never saw LOST as just a debut single. I saw it as the introduction to a much bigger world. From the beginning, I wanted every element, from the music to the visuals, to feel connected and point toward something larger. The goal wasn't to tell the whole story with one release, but to open the door and let people step into it.
Punk Head: What made Micah Martin the right voice for LOST?
GUYONZZ: I’ve been a fan of Micah’s voice since around 2018. He’s been a big part of the rock and EDM crossover space, and I always knew I wanted to work with him at some point. For LOST, he was actually part of the vision before anything was written. The idea and tone of the track were shaped with his voice in mind from the very beginning, so it was more a case of building the song around that direction rather than finding a feature afterwards. Once it came together, it just confirmed that it was the right call.
Punk Head: Is there one lyric in LOST that still hits you differently every time you hear it?
GUYONZZ: The song comes from a very personal place. It’s tied to a real moment I was going through, but I never try to go into a strict explanation of what each part means. I like when the feeling behind it is clear, but the details stay open.
Even now, I still connect to it in a very direct way when I hear it back, but I prefer that listeners can find their own version of it instead of me defining it too much.
Punk Head: The music video feels like more than a visual accompaniment. At what point did it become an essential part of the release?
GUYONZZ: Pretty early on. Even before the track was fully finished, I already had a clear visual direction in mind, so it never really felt separate from the music.
We started shaping ideas around November or December, and from there it naturally expanded over some months. I had the initial concept clear from the start, and over time it evolved with an amazing team that helped build it into something much larger. At a certain point it stopped feeling like an addition and just became part of the record itself.
Punk Head: You and Micah Martin wrote the lyrics together. Collaboration can sometimes smooth out rough edges, but this song feels intensely personal. How did the two of you navigate telling a story that feels singular while writing it as a team?
GUYONZZ: I came in with the initial idea and a first version of the lyrics, so there was already a very clear emotional direction. From there, we worked through it together and refined everything until it felt natural for both the song and Micah’s delivery.
Micah also added his own ideas to the writing and changed or replaced certain parts where he felt it could land stronger. It wasn’t about rewriting the core of the song, but about improving how it came across and making sure every line felt natural and impactful in the final version.
In the end it stayed one emotional direction, just shaped and strengthened through both of our inputs until it felt like the strongest version of the story.
