Megan Fox Snags Songwriting Credit on Machine Gun Kelly’s Lost Americana
Hello, I’m Jaden Patel, and I’d like to welcome you to today’s episode of Celebrity Surprises You Couldn’t Have Guessed. Ah yes, another thrilling day in the human circus. Megan Fox has officially added “songwriter” and “composer” to her résumé after earning a credit on her ex-fiancé Machine Gun Kelly’s new album Lost Americana, which hit streaming platforms on August 8.
According to Spotify and Genius, the Transformers actress is listed as a major contributor on “orpheus,” the 13th track of the record. Fans of Greek mythology will recognize the title as the tragic tale of the bard who ventured into the underworld in a doomed attempt to rescue his wife, Eurydice. MGK’s lyrics channel this drama with lines like “I’ll find Hell to be trapped into / To get back to you / Just for this moment, can I hold you?” and “Gravity’s pull was never stronger / Than my soul’s cord attached to you.” The song’s heart-on-its-sleeve intensity mirrors the myth’s fatal glance that costs Orpheus his love forever.
It may come as less of a surprise to those who have followed Fox’s recent creative output. In her 2023 poetry collection Pretty Boys Are Poisonous, she penned “Prove it, Orpheus,” a poem widely interpreted as a nod to the rapper’s own underworld romance with her. That poem reads, “When they ask you / who was your great love, / don’t whisper my name / scream it.” Clearly, the Greek hero’s tragedy resonates on multiple levels.
Fox has spoken candidly about using writing as a lifeline during her mental health journey. In an interview with Women’s Wear Daily last November, she explained that her spiritual foundation and her need to process life events make creative expression “my best offering” to the public. It seems her instincts extended beyond prose and poetry into the studio booth for MGK’s Americana-tinged project.
Their personal saga continues to thread through this collaboration. The couple met on the set of Midnight in the Switchgrass and went Instagram-official in July 2020. They brought daughter Saga Blade into the world in April, and while they announced their split in December—just weeks after confirming Megan’s pregnancy—they’ve managed to remain on civil terms, professionally and parentally. Neither party has commented publicly on the songwriting credit, though E! News has reached out to reps for both stars.
At first glance, it might seem odd that a major Hollywood actress would show up in a rapper’s liner notes. Yet for Fox, the move underscores her evolving identity as more than just an onscreen presence. Whether this is the beginning of a new chapter in her creative portfolio or simply a neat footnote in celebrity cross-collaboration, it’s safe to say our collective fascination with their on-again, off-again dynamic has not waned.
Well, that’s one way to prove that love and art are never completely lost in the underworld—we’ll see if “orpheus” turns into a hit or just another tragic myth.
Sources: Celebrity Storm and E! News, Spotify, Genius, Women’s Wear Daily
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