Machine Gun Kelly digs deep into the vault for the 5th anniversary of Tickets To My Downfall, and Times of My Life finally gets its moment after years in the shadows.
This throwaway gem, originally slated as track 15 on early leaked lists back in 2020, got yanked last minute when the sample couldn’t clear—leaving fans hanging until its raw leak hit online December 23, 2022. Now, as part of the October 2025 unreleased drops kicking off with cuts like No Cell Phones in Rehab, it’s out official, hitting right in the feels with that pop-punk ache MGK nailed on the album.
Picture this: Colson staring down old flames, owning the mess with lines like “I hope you doin’ fine / I know we had our problems, but nevermind / I just wanna say that, that I’m sorry after all this time.” It’s all about burying the best days to survive the fallout—”The best times of my life / Are the ones that had you / I had to bury them inside / To get me through”—that quiet gut-punch of growth through grief. Fans have been chanting for this one forever; X is full of posts like “Times of my life next” from just yesterday, and Reddit threads from August still roast the hype that fizzled before this week’s rollout.
If Bloody Valentine was the high-wire heartbreak, this one’s the sober reflection, proving why TTMD reshaped his sound and why we’re still spinning it five years on.
Dive into the TIMES OF MY LIFE lyrics below and unpack its buried-heart honesty. Don’t miss other TICKETS TO MY DOWNFALL tracks for more of MGK’s unfiltered fire.
Lyrics of times of my life by mgk
[Verse 1]
I Hope You Doin’ Fine
I Know We Had Our Problems, But Nevermind
I Just Wanna Say That, That I’m Sorry After All This Time
I Know Things Change
But Every Single Song Still Feels Like You
I Never Knew Pain
Until The Day I Didn’t Look Back When I Left You
[Pre-Chorus]
And I Know, I Know, I Know That You Don’t Wanna Hear It
(You Don’t Wanna Hear It)
But You Know, You Know, You Know, You Know, You Know That
[Chorus]
The Best Times Of My Life
Are The Ones That Had You
I Had To Bury Them Inside
To Get Me Through
[Verse 2]
I Hope You Doin’ Fine
I Know We Had Our Problems, But Whatever
I’ve Been Broken For Some Time Now, And I’m Just
Pullin’ Myself Back Together
I Got Rid Of Everything That Smells Like You
Before The Summer, So
I Can’t Spend Time Thinkin’ ’bout Somebody Other Than You
While I Recover
[Pre-Chorus]
And I Know, I Know, I Know That You Don’t Wanna Hear It
(You Don’t Want To Hear)
But You Know, You Know, You Know, You Know, You Know That
(Yeah, You Know)
[Chorus]
The Best Times Of My Life (Best Times Of My Life)
Are The Ones That Had You (Are The Ones That Had You)
I Had To Bury Them Inside (Bury Them Inside)
To Get Me Through (To Get Me Through)
[Outro]
The Best Times Of My Life (Times Of My Life)
Were The Ones With You, Yeah, Yeah
The Best Times Of My Life (Life)
Are The Ones That Had You
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