Machine Gun Kelly carved a ship out of wood and shared that it has a very special meaning, which fans believe is a tribute to his ex-fiancee Megan Fox's pregnancy that ended in a miscarriage.
The rapper, whose real name is Colson Baker, recently took to TikTok where he showed off a time-lapse of him making a boat out of a block of wood, complete with a sail he had sewn himself and oars. “My first wood carving. for a special soul who will be found again,” he captioned the video.
Throughout her clip, her 2022 song “Twin Flame” was heard in the background, which she previously admitted is based on the miscarriage Fox had in 2021.
Kelly has previously shared the story behind her song, in which the sound of a heartbeat can be heard in the background. According to the rapper, the song was originally titled “One Day and 10 Weeks.”
“Then I made a song called 'Last November.' None expressed the sadness we experienced so I will leave it private,” he wrote in a fanzine that accompanied his 2022 album. Widespread sale. “And I circled back to [‘Twin Flame’] and decided to add something to the story. Our history.”
“I just finished the boat,” he said in the last clip of his TikTok, while showing off the finished boat. “These are the final details of the ship.”
The video has already received more than three million views and many fans left comments under the assumption that the craft was made as a tribute to the lost baby.
“What a beautiful tribute to your precious and beloved baby. We all struggle to keep our baby here in some way. This is incredible. Thank you for sharing something so raw and real,” read one comment.
Another commenter agreed, writing: “I had a miscarriage at 17 weeks 3 years ago and I haven't been the same so 1. I love the song and as a creative person 2. I love this side of you.”
“I love you friend. This song hits very hard with what I'm going through. I'm sorry you have to experience that pain too,” wrote a third commenter.
Fox and Kelly had previously made subtle references to a miscarriage in 2021, although neither had publicly confirmed the news until Fox's poetry book titled Pretty boys are poisonous she was released and had written a poem that specifically described the miscarriage.
“There is an ultrasound at your bedside, 10 weeks and 1 day… do you think if I could have, I would have left a suicide note?” she wrote.
“But now I have to say goodbye. “I close my eyes and imagine holding you tight to my chest as they tear you from my insides,” Fox added. “I will pay any price, please tell me, what is the ransom for your soul?”
In November 2023, the Jennifer's Body actress reflected on her experience suffering a miscarriage in Good morning america. “I've never been through anything like this before in my life,” Fox said. “I have three kids, so it was very difficult for both of us. And he sent us on a very wild ride together and apart, and together and apart, and together and apart, and together and apart, trying to navigate: 'What does this mean? Why did this happened?'”
In March, Fox confirmed that she and Kelly were no longer engaged and would no longer discuss their relationship with the media.
“I don't think, for now, I have any comment on the status of the relationship, per se,” he revealed during an episode of Alex Cooper's. calls his daddy podcast. “What I can say is [he] He is what I refer to as my 'soulmate' and there will always be a tether to him no matter what.
“I can't say for sure what the capacity will be, but I will always be connected to it in some way,” Fox added.
“Beyond that, I'm not willing to explain further.”
