Taurus (song)

## Single by Machine Gun Kelly featuring Naomi Wild

"**Taurus**" is a song by Machine Gun Kelly, released on November 11, 2022, as the title track from his semi-autobiographical movie *Taurus*. It features guest vocals from Naomi Wild, who also collaborated on his song "Glass House". The accompanying music video was directed by Sam Cahill.

## Personnel

* Colson "Machine Gun Kelly" Baker – vocals, writer
* Brandon "SlimXX" Allen – writer, producer
* Bo Rande – writer
* India Quateman – writer
* Kirstine Stubbe Teglbjærg – writer
* Manny Marroquin – mixer, studio personnel
* Naomi Wild – vocals
* Steve "BazeXX" Basil – writer, producer
* Tobias Wilner – writer

## Lyrics

**Lyrics**
[Intro: Naomi Wild]

I seek you out, flay you alive

One more word and you won't survive

[Verse 1: Machine Gun Kelly]

I didn't leave a letter on my desk saying "goodbye"

People think I left even though I'm still here

Pressure made its way through my chest to my heart like a spark does

Fireworks on the new year

Burning me alive life imitates art

There are flames on my arms tattooed right here

Bury me alive disappear underground, where they found me before I ever had this career, mmm

[Chorus: Naomi Wild **with Machine Gun Kelly**]

I seek you out, flay you alive

One more word and you won't survive

**And I'm not scared of your stolen power**

**I see right through you any hour**

[Verse 2: Machine Gun Kelly]

I'm staring at a diamond knowing that they are forever

Even if my body isn't still around to wear 'em

Seats are only full at funerals and not the weddings

Only vows I made the other person couldn't share 'em

Know that I'm a monster like the one under the bedding

Afraid of having kids, I'm scared I'll be just like my parents

These were my decisions now this cross I gotta wear it

Self-inflicting these incisions, here I can no longer bear it, uh

[Bridge: Naomi Wild]

I won't soothe your pain

I won't ease your strain

[Verse 3: Machine Gun Kelly **with Naomi Wild**]

Look, I'm sick of sitting inside of this room 'cause every thought I got's negative

I'm sick of not being able to sleep and relying only on a sedative

I'm sick of hearing another voice telling me what to do in my head again

Psychiatrist said he's imaginary but I know he's real if I said he is

Fighting with myself so I can't help that I'm competitive (Yeah)

This movie is my life but I still remain uncredited (Uh)

I don't care how big I get, I still remain unedited

I built this from the ground up, y'all just living it

Long hair, don't care I'm not trimming it (Ey)

Fuck vanity, caught up in an image made by the internet

My insanity's imminent (Uh)

All sharks I'm swimming with (Uh)

What's hell, I've been in it

My happiness is bankrupt but my credit card's unlimited (Uh)

**I seek** (Fuck) **you** (Yeah) **out**

Find you just to remind you, that when you're born an anomaly

Nowadays it's probably gonna be harder to find you

Don't leave the past behind you

Don't forget all of the fans who ride

Go back and open up the catalog to my first songs that rewind you

(Uh) Remember the things that drive you (Yeah)

Remember the feeling of being alone in a home as a kid every night with this trauma but having nobody to cry to

Growing up and having trust issues now to everyone I say bye to

Looking up at the sky I found a destination to fly to

[Outro: Naomi Wild]

Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh

Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh

## References

1. ↑ Porter, Sierra (November 23, 2022). "Machine Gun Kelly Releases Title Track from His New Film 'Taurus'". *Billboard*.