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One of the most emotional tracks on Tickets to My Downfall, “Lonely” discusses MGK’s relationships with his deceased father and aunt, wishing he could have more time with them as well as reminiscing about his risky birth.
During an Instagram livestream the night that “Bloody Valentine” came out, MG...
[Verse 1]
I got in trouble
The first time my dad saw me
Dance with the devil
How are we so opposite?
I lived with your sister
My first home since Mom had left
And I wrote my first song with him in the basement
[Pre-Chorus]
And then he said goodbye way too soon
And this don't feel right without you
[Chorus]
Lonely, lonely, even when the room is full
I'd trade it, trade it, I would trade it all for you
Lonely, lonely, even when the room is full
I'm lonely, lonely, lonely without you
[Verse 2]
I got in trouble
The first time the cops saw me
Dance with the devil
I ended up in handcuffs and then
You called your sister
She cried when she picked me up
Goddamn, how I miss her
'Cause she didn't give a fuck
[Pre-Chorus]
And then she said goodbye way too soon
And this don't feel right without you
[Chorus]
Lonely, lonely, even when the room is full
I'd trade it, trade it, I would trade it all for you
Lonely, lonely, even when the room is full
I'm lonely, lonely, lonely without you
[Verse 3]
The last time I saw you (Fuck)
I cried, I wish you had more time left
The last time I heard you
They held the phone, you took your last breath
The last time I saw you
I cried, I wish you had more time left
The last time I heard you
They held the phone, you took your last breath
[Chorus]
Lonely, lonely, even when the room is full
I'd trade it, trade it, I would trade it all for you
Lonely, lonely, even when the room is full
I'd trade it, trade it, I'd trade it all for you
Lonely, lonely, even when the room is full
I'd trade it, trade it, I'd trade it all for you
Lonely, lonely, even when the room is full
I hate this, I'm jaded, and I'd trade it all for you
[Outro]
Boy, it was just a dangerous birth
His umbilical cord was stuck around his neck
And so I ended up, uh, undoing the umbilical cord, and, uh
Well, he was bigger than the normal child
I don't know what it was but he had a, uh
He had a heart problem and they didn't think he would live
lonely was written by Travis Barker & Dark Waves & mgk.
lonely was produced by mgk & Travis Barker.
MGK told SPIN:
I called Travis [Barker] after my father had passed and I already had that concept of a song for my aunt who was my closest family member, who passed too. Ironically, me and my father both lived with my aunt. That song is like the house, you know, they both were in the house, and the...
Yes, Machine Gun Kelly performed the song on Saturday Night Live episode dated January 30, 2021:
His father passed away on July 5, 2020, the one year anniversary of (and initial planned release date for the deluxe edition of) Machine Gun Kelly’s deeply personal fourth album, Hotel Diablo.