Benson Boone’s new single “The Time Of My Life,” featuring Alix Earle in its music video, has fans convinced he’s sending a not-so-clear message to his ex. With lyrics about not moving on—and an Instagram Stories post from Maggie Thurmon set to a Beach Boys tr
Benson Boone didn’t just drop a new single on Thursday—he served up something that feels unfinished.
In the music video for “The Time Of My Life,” Boone performs alongside Alix Earle in a staged, storybook setting. The performance has a strange. recurring disruption: there’s an empty seat in the front row that keeps pulling him back in every time he tries to focus on what’s happening in front of him. And as he sings, his thoughts keep drifting to the person he isn’t able to leave behind.
By the end of the video, Boone finally kisses Earle—an ending that looks like closure at first glance. But the lyrics underneath that kiss don’t land like it’s over. Lines like “I am having the time of my life / And I wish that you were still right here” and “This isn’t real life. this isn’t over / This isn’t real life. this isn’t over. dear” hit as if the heartbreak is still echoing.
He even repeats the sentiment in a way that feels almost stubborn: “I will never let myself move on” and “It can’t be over, dear.” For fans watching the final moments, the question isn’t just whether the video ends romantically—it’s whether Boone ever really leaves the past.
The speculation ramps up when you look at what Maggie Thurmon did hours after the song and music video dropped.
Boone was previously dating actress Maggie Thurmon for about two years before they suddenly broke up. Fans said they were “SO in love. ” and the split came with more noise than most—especially after Thurmon seemingly suggested Boone had cheated on her. She later took that comment back. Still, the drama around a girl from Boone’s past was described as a catalyst for the breakup.
Now. after “The Time Of My Life” landed. Thurmon posted a selfie to her Instagram Stories and set it to The Beach Boys’ “Wouldn’t It Be Nice?”—specifically leaning into the lyrics: “Wouldn’t it be nice if we were older?. / Then we wouldn’t have to wait so long / And wouldn’t it be nice to live together / In the kind of world where we belong?”.
To fans, it reads like more than a random soundtrack choice. On social media, people immediately pushed for a reunion, with comments like “Girl take him back,” “PLEASE get back together omg,” and “OMG MAGGIE WHAT DID YOU THINK OF THE SONG?? PLEASE TAKE HIM BACK.”
And while the music video is built around Boone and Earle, the timeline is what keeps everyone watching closely. Boone and Alix Earle have also been seen together ahead of the video premiere. including promo campaigns together for her Hot Mess pod and her brand Reale Actives. Earle’s presence in the video—paired with Boone’s emotional lyrics—has complicated the vibe for viewers.
There’s also the question of whether Boone and Earle are something more. Boone denied they were dating at the time, but fans are still floating the idea that sparks could start flying.
For now, the clearest tension is emotional, not official. Boone’s video gives him the smile of a goodbye—then the empty seat and the lyrics drag the story back to Maggie. And Thurmon’s Instagram Stories choice adds fuel to the idea that she may not be done with the past either.
What do YOU think, MISRYOUM readers—does “The Time Of My Life” sound like a final chapter, or a message meant for Maggie Thurmon? Let us know in the comments.
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