Machine Gun Kelly has let his guard down in his pivot again to rap, opening up in regards to the advanced workings of his thoughts on new single “don’t let me go.”
On Wednesday (February 21), the Cleveland star shared a music video for the brand new observe by which he elaborates on his vulnerabilities and weaknesses, addressing his emotional instability, childhood trauma, suicidal tendencies and substance abuse in addition to succumbing to belief points from being ignored regardless of publicly crying for assist.
“Earlier than my dad left to serve, he made certain I took on each high quality I didn’t need/ I used to be purported to die at beginning, gave me one other probability, I fucked it up, gave me one other one/ I’ve been working from secrets and techniques I hid as a child, I by no means confronted ’em,” he raps about his previous, alluding to abandonment from each his mother and father from a younger age, earlier than saying he nonetheless forgave his mom.
About concealing his inside struggles, he spits: “Who am I when the music stops?/ And the character that I’ve been taking part in is basically simply damaged and fuckin’ misplaced/ I swear I’ve been telling you time and again in all of those songs/ However they don’t hear nothing I’m writing ’trigger they’re too busy attempting to put in writing me off.”
Whatever the regarding admissions all through the track, it ends on an optimistic notice as he asks followers and listeners to present him house to recuperate. Take heed to his clear confessions under:
The day previous to the track’s launch, MGK revealing that he had lined up a big portion of his higher physique with a brand new tattoo, which was already packed nearly completely with physique artwork.
Although he claimed on social media the change in his look was “for religious functions solely,” he takes a unique tone on “don’t let me go,” rapping: “I had a breakdown and tatted my total physique besides one line.”
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This bar is likely to be a reference to the “Locals Solely” and “I Need Change” tats on his abdomen in addition to the anarchy image on his stomach button that stay seen even after majority of the designs (no less than on the entrance) have been hid.
The Cleveland native’s newest ink work is in no way like something he’s ever had stamped on himself earlier than. The pitch-black piece begins at his chest and extends all the way in which right down to his wrist, with some parts revealing the layer beneath it.
Quickly after he shared the replace on social media, folks on-line started dragging him for it.
Given the above developments, it’s value noting that the “play this when i’m gone” hitmaker took to Twitter/X final month to deal with how folks react to his artwork generally.
“I’ll by no means clarify my artwork, as a result of true artwork is conversational and all the time up for interpretation, however i’ll say, most of you continuously interpret it flawed. after which blame me on your model of what you suppose my artwork is. finally im unhappy at how folks understand me generally. peace.”
