Candy
Intro: Trippie Redd
Haha, Big 14, you know what the fuck going onChorus: Machine Gun Kelly
Ayy, you know I keep that candy, yeahI need more like Mandy, yeahStay up, take Addys, yeahI'm tryna fix this damage, yeahYou know I keep that candy, yeahI need more like Mandy, yeahStay up, take Addys, yeahI'm tryna fix this damage, yeahPost-Chorus: Machine Gun Kelly
I'm in my head again, I took more medicineRipped up the parts from my heart and my chest againVerse 1: Machine Gun Kelly
Ayy, fuck it, I was raised like thatSo I guess I never really changed like thatI be takin' shots to the brain like thatBlacked out drunk and I came like thatHelpin' me to get through all the pain like thatYeah, driving through the rain like thatRunning from the fame like thatOn the front page like thatI'ma go insane like—Chorus: Machine Gun Kelly
You know I keep that candy, yeahI need more like Mandy, yeahStay up, take Addys, yeahI'm tryna fix this damage, yeahYou know I keep that candy, yeahI need more like Mandy, yeahStay up, take Addys, yeahI'm tryna fix this damage, yeahPost-Chorus: Machine Gun Kelly
I'm in my head again, I took more medicineRipped up the parts from my heart and my chest againVerse 2: Trippie Redd
Huh, my bitch taste like candy, yeahPlay with death like I'm Billy & Mandy, yeahI keep the chopper in the fanny, yeahMake a fuck nigga sleep like a Xanny, yeahOn the beach, chilling where it's sandy, yeahI just bought a whip for my granny, yeahI fucked her raw, hit her with the Plan B, yeahBitch, I'm hard, put that on my mammy, yeah (Yeah, uh)Chorus: Machine Gun Kelly
You know I keep that candy, yeahI need more like Mandy, yeahStay up, take Addys, yeahI'm tryna fix this damage, yeahYou know I keep that candy, yeahI need more like Mandy, yeahStay up, take Addys, yeahI'm tryna fix this damage, yeahPost-Chorus: Machine Gun Kelly
I'm in my head again, I took more medicineRipped up the parts from my heart and my chest againWhat the song means
"Candy" is a dark song about using pills and alcohol to numb pain, and about the damage that follows. The chorus repeats the same hook: keeping the drugs close, wanting more, staying awake, and trying to repair what has been broken. The first verse looks back at a rough upbringing and a life of partying, where the narrator drinks until he blacks out and feels pushed toward the edge by fame and pressure. The second verse, by Trippie Redd, adds more violent and sexual boasting, which makes the song feel even more reckless.
The mood stays heavy from start to finish, with no clear resolution. The post-chorus is the emotional center: "in my head again" and tearing pieces from his own heart suggest a mind stuck in a loop of self-harm and dependence. The title works as a pun, because "candy" means pills, and it is also a sweet thing that hides something harmful.
Key images such as "Addys" and "Xanny" point to prescription stimulants and sedatives, and the cartoon reference "Billy & Mandy" mocks danger and death. Together they show a narrator who treats his self-destruction with a kind of casual swagger, while the lyrics reveal the pain underneath.
Key phrases explained
- keep that candy
- have pills on hand, keep drugs close — "candy" is slang for pills, showing a habit the narrator treats as normal
- Addys
- Adderall — a stimulant nickname that keeps him awake and alert
- Xanny
- Xanax — a sedative nickname, slurred into slang, that calms or knocks him out
- Billy & Mandy
- Billy and Mandy (cartoon) — a reference to the cartoon where the characters mock death, used to show reckless bravado
- Blacked out drunk
- unconscious from heavy drinking — describes losing memory after binge drinking, a sign of his self-destruction
Song info
- Release date
- 2019-07-05
- Album
- Hotel Diablo
- Written by
- Michael Foster (Social House), mgk, Trippie Redd, TBHits, Scootie, Isabella Sjöstrand
- Produced by
- TBHits, Anton Göransson
- Featuring
- Trippie Redd
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