Find the full lyrics to Machine Gun Kelly’s ‘orpheus.’ Get the official song words for singalongs and karaoke from his new mythological-themed single.
The lyrics for Machine Gun Kelly’s “orpheus” weave a modern love story through the ancient Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice. The words provide a direct narrative for fans to sing and engage with, using the tragic tale as its core structure. The song opens with imagery of a garden and a “celestial seed,” establishing an idyllic past. It quickly introduces the myth, stating “Eurydice died from a viper,” and the narrator’s identification as Orpheus, who would “Go to the Underworld and fight for” her. The verse concludes with the definitive line “life’s just death if I don’t have you,” framing the entire ensuing quest.
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The chorus moves from the mythological to the immediate, with a vulnerable request: “Just for this moment, can I hold you? / Feel your heartbeat ’til it fades.” This contrast between the epic scale of the journey and the intimacy of a fleeting moment creates the song’s emotional tension. The second verse continues this blend, using metaphors like being “Shipwrecked, but I hold hopes of buried treasure” and crying tears “so I can swim” to convey desperate longing. The line “I’m lost, but my heart’s got the map to you” neatly summarizes the theme of being guided solely by emotion.
For listeners collecting lyrics for karaoke or deeper connection, the song offers a clear, tragic arc. The bridge introduces a layer of regret and self-awareness, asking “Do you remember when you mistakenly / Thought that I could make you happy?” It confesses to a contradictory push-pull dynamic with the line “I won’t let you love me, but I can’t let you leave me,” and finally names the situation “a tragedy.” This acknowledgment ties the personal sentiment back to the unavoidable conclusion of the myth. The lyrics use the ancient story not merely as a reference but as the primary language for expressing a love that feels destined, desperate, and ultimately out of reach, providing powerful material for vocal performance and personal reflection.
Produced by BazeXX, Dark Waves, No Love For The Middle Child, SlimXX
August 8, 2025
1 song, 5 minutes
℗ 2025 EST 19XX, LLC, under exclusive license to Interscope Records
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
We grew a tree back in the garden
With a celestial seed that fell down to us from the stars
The sun rose high and killed our shadows
There’s more to see under the light than in the dark
Eurydice died from a viper
The girl Orpheus knew he’d die for, mm
Go to the Underworld and fight for
‘Cause life’s just death if I don’t have you
So I’ll find Hell to be trapped into
[Pre-Chorus]
To get back to you
To get back to you
[Chorus]
Just for this moment, can I hold you?
Feel your heartbeat ’til it fades
And in this moment, it’s me and you only
I will love you for all my days
[Verse 2]
Somewhere in a different realm, we’re still together
Somehow, I’ll find my way to you again
Shipwrecked, but I hold hopes of buried treasure
I’ll cry ten thousand tears so I can swim
Came up for air, my world’s froze over
Strands of your hair still on my shoulder
And gravity’s pull was never stronger
Than my soul’s cord attached to you
I’m lost, but my heart’s got the map to you
[Pre-Chorus]
To get back to you
To get back to you
[Chorus]
Just for this moment, can I hold you?
Feel your heartbeat ’til it fades
And in this moment, it’s me and you only
I will love you for all my days
[Instrumental Break]
[Bridge]
Do you remember when you mistakenly
Thought that I could make you happy?
I wish that we could still dream and dream
I won’t let you love me, but I can’t let you leave me
It’s a tragedy, and we’ve all seen that scene
[Instrumental Outro]
