don't let me go

Album

Single

Label

Universal Music

Genre

Pop rap

Composer(s)

​mgk;SlimXX;BazeXX

Entered Chart

Mar 9, 2024

Peak Date

Mar 9, 2024

Released

Feb. 21, 2024

Machine Gun Kelly's journey hasn't been a walk in the park, and "Don't Let Me Go" is an unfiltered look into the soul of the Cleveland rapper and sometime pop-punker. Starting with piano chords, Kelly dives into his struggles, from suicidal thoughts to a mental breakdown that led to his blackout tattoos. He doesn't hold back, delving into the pain of losing his father and aunt, and the reconciliation with his estranged mother. As he reflects on the deaths in his family, Kelly's fear of being forgotten by his fans becomes palpable. He's grappling with the weight of leaving a legacy, fearing he will vanish into the void unnoticed. In her book Pretty Boys Are Poisonous, Kelly's fiancée Megan Fox shared how she lost a pregnancy at 10 weeks while expecting their first child together. The heart of the song hits when Kelly addresses the devastating loss of his unborn child. It's raw, it's real, and it's a gut punch. How can I live with the fact That my hand wasn't on her stomach when we lost the baby? I don't got no one to turn to 'Cause everyone's dead in my life that was tryna raise me By the end of the song, MGK is clinging to love like it's his lifeline, cherishing every moment with Megan Fox as if it's his last. Machine Gun Kelly co-wrote and co-produced the song with SlimXX and BazeXX. SlimXX and BazeXX are key collaborators in Machine Gun Kelly's inner circle. SlimXX serves as his hypeman during performances, while BazeXX plays bass and keyboards.

So let go, let go, jump in
Oh, well, whatcha waiting for?
It’s alright
‘Cause there’s beauty in the breakdown

4 AM I’m nodding off (Nodding off; let go)
Hope this wasn’t fentanyl (Fentanyl; let go)
Hide behind this camouflage (Camouflage; let go)
It’s always my fucking fault (Let go)
But I don’t wanna let go, let go, let go, jump in
Oh, well, whatcha waiting for?
I’m never gonna let go, let go (It’s alright)
‘Cause there’s beauty in the breakdown

I’m suffering from boredom of suburbia (Uh)
I need a hit of euphoria (Uh), I’m stuck in Disturbia
I got this pain in my gut like a hernia (Uh)
I got the jitters thеy worryin’ (Yeah)
I don’t take out I just order in (Yеah)
Cross the Arizona border
And ship across the sand like The Mandalorian (Psh)
Twenty one days clean, I won’t break a habit (Yeah)
Twenty two days later, I’m a fucking addict (Yeah)
Lost a real one, so I went and got him tatted (Uh-ah-ah)
Can’t eat, can’t sleep, life doesn’t matter
Cultivated into seven layers
‘Cause my family’s cursed for seven generations
And the numerology, I’m here to break it
But the voice inside of me won’t entertain it (You can’t await)
There’s a part of me that stopped embracing (Your own arrival)
Any memories, so I’m trying to erase them (‘Cause it’s all going off)
The medicine doing damage to my brain (Without you)
‘Cause the pain is too present, I’m tryna be vacant
Uppers and downers are keeping me up until
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4 AM I’m nodding off (Nodding off; let go)
Hope this wasn’t fentanyl (Fentanyl; let go)
Hide behind this camouflage (Camouflage; let go)
It’s always my fucking fault (Let go)
But I don’t wanna let go, let go, let go, jump in
Oh, well, whatcha waiting for?
I’m never gonna let go, let go (It’s alright)
‘Cause there’s beauty in the breakdown