255 Song Quotes & Lyrics That’ll Make Your Social Media Captions Authentic

You know that feeling when you’re trying to find the perfect Instagram caption? We’ve all been there! That’s where this ultimate list of song quotes and lyrics comes in clutch.

As a music lover, I know how powerful the right lyrics can be. Whether it’s Ed Sheeran’s catchy tunes or Billie Eilish’s haunting melodies, when it hits, it hits.

Music has always been my go-to for expressing myself. I could elevate my mood by dancing to Drake’s latest bop or feel empowered by one of Beyoncé’s fierce anthems. This list isn’t just about upping your social media game; these quotes and lyrics can provide comfort, inspiration, and motivation when you need it most.

So, whether you’re a karaoke queen, a shower singer, or just looking for a little inspiration, get ready to dive into this epic collection of song quotes and lyrics. Who knows? You might just find your next Instagram caption, your new life motto, or even the soundtrack to your own personal journey!

Song quotes from some of the greatest music

1. “I know some people search the world to find something like what we have.” — Alicia Keys, “No One”

2. “You’re stuck in my head and I can’t get you out of it.” — Selena Gomez, “Back To You”

3. “I promise that you’ll never find another like me.” – “ME!” Taylor Swift feat. Brendon Urie

4. “You like my hair? / Gee, thanks, just bought it.” – “7 Rings” Ariana Grande

5. “You are the best thing, that’s ever been mine.” — Taylor Swift, “Mine”

6. “I’m looking right at the other half of me.” — Justin Timberlake, “Mirrors”

7. “I was sent here for you. We were made to love.” — John Legend, “Made To Love”

8. “Where you go I follow, no matter how far. If life is a movie, oh you’re the best part.” — Daniel Caesar, “Best Part”

9. “Every time I close my eyes, I thank the Lord that I’ve got you. And you’ve got me too.” — Babyface, “Every Time I Close My Eyes”

10. “The way that you know what I thought I knew. It’s the beat my heart skips when I’m with you.” — Beyoncé, “Crazy in Love”

Pop and more music song quotes

11. “It’s your love. It just does something to me. It sends a shock right through me. I can’t get enough.” — Tim McGraw, “It’s Your Love”

12. “Feeling good living better.” – Drake, “Over My Dead Body”

13. “I used to hold my freak back, now I’m letting go.”—Demi Lovato, “Confident”

14. “I take it nice and slow, feeling good on my own.”—Hailee Steinfeld, “Love Myself”

15. “I belong to nobody, try not to disturb, I mind my business.”— SZA, “Go Gina”

16. “Didn’t they tell you that I was a savage.” —Rihanna, “Needed Me”

17. “Lose your dream, you lose your mind.”― The Rolling Stones

18. “You drive me crazy, I just can’t sleep. I’m so excited, I’m in too deep.” — Britney Spears, “(You Drive Me) Crazy”

19. “I will survive! Oh as long as I know how to love I know I will stay alive!” – Gloria Gaynor “I Will Survive”

20. “I won’t be afraid just as long as you stand, stand by me.” – Ben E. King “Stand By Me”

21. “You are Beautiful, no matter what they say.” – Christina Aguilera “Beautiful”

22. “It’s a beautiful day. Don’t let it get away.” – U2 “Beautiful Day”

23. “In every life we have some trouble. But when you worry, you make it double.” – Bobby McFerrin “Don’t Worry be Happy”

24. “Your heart is all I own. And in your eyes you’re holding mine.” — Ed Sheeran, “Perfect”

25. “Let’s love like there are no goodbyes.” – Dua Lipa

26. “If I was you, I’d wanna be me too.” – Meghan Trainor, “Me Too”

Hip hop song quotes

27. “Summertime is meant to fall in love / I could fall asleep and stare in your eyes / We’ll dance all night” – “Summertime in Paris,” Jaden and Willow Smith

28. “Cause whatever you love can be taken away, so live like it’s your dying day.” – Machine Gun Kelly

29. “I’m just feelin’ my vibe right now. I’m feelin’ myself.” – Desiigner, “Panda”

30. “I wear my crown, show it off, go on, girl.” —Kelly Rowland, “Crown”

31. “We’ve got that love, the crazy kind. / I am his and he is mine, in the end it’s him and I.” — G-Eazy and Halsey, “Him & I”

More song quotes to fuel your soul

32. “The story of life is quicker than the wink of an eye, the story of love is hello and goodbye…until we meet again”― Jimi Hendrix

33. “Rap is something you do Hip Hop is something you live.” – KRS-One

34. What do you want from me? / Why don’t you run from me? / What are you wondering? / What do you know? – “Bury a friend” Billie Eilish

35. “Yeah, I’m in my bag, but I’m in his too / And that’s why every time you see me, I got some new shoes” – “Cash Ish,” Megan thee Stallion featuring Da Baby

36. “I’m still looking for my own version of America / One without the gun, where the flag can freely   fly / No bombs in the sky, only fireworks when you and I collide / It’s just a dream I had in mind” – “Looking For America,” Lana Del Rey

37. “Oh no, how did I manage to lose me? / I am not this desperate, not this crazy / There’s no way I’m stickin’ ’round to find out / I won’t lose like that, I won’t lose myself” – “How Do You Sleep?,” Sam Smith

38. “Don’t chase the boys. Don’t depend on anybody. Do your thing.” – Nicki Minaj

39. “If you feel insignificant, you better think again / Better wake up because you’re part of something way bigger / You’re part of something way bigger” – “Bigger”, Beyoncé

40. “The purpose of life is a life with a purpose. So I’d rather die for a cause, than live a life that is worthless.” – Immortal Technique

41. “Cause you make my earth quake / Oh, you make my earth quake / Riding around, your love be shakin me up / And it’s making my heart break” – “Earfquake” Tyler, the Creator feat. Playboi Carti

42. “Don’t get mad at me for being the best of what I was created to be.” – Kevin Gates

43. “But just because it burns, doesn’t mean you’re gonna die. You gotta get up and try, and try, and try.” – Try, Pink

44. “Reality is wrong. Dreams are for real.” – Tupac Shakur

45. “No, I won’t never give up…And I won’t let you get me down. I’ll keep gettin’ up when I hit the ground.” – Never Give Up, Sia

Song quotes about love

46. “I’ve known it from the moment that we met. No doubt in my mind where you belong” – “Make You Feel My Love” by Adele

47. “I wanna be with you. Started with a text message. Ended with, uh” – Chris Brown

48. “‘Cause you make me feel so brand new. And I want to spend my life with you” – “Let’s Stay Together” by Al Green

49. “I never loved someone, The way that I love you” – “Fallin'” by Alicia Keys

50. “I am thinking of you in my sleepless solitude tonight, if it’s wrong to love you then my heart just won’t let me be right.” – “My All” — Mariah Carey

51. “All you touch and all you see, Is all your life will ever be.” ― Pink Floyd

52. “Who wants that perfect love story anyway?” – Part II (On the Run) by Beyoncé and Jay Z

53. “And here we are in heaven, For you are mine” – “At Last” by Etta James

54. “Well I found a woman, stronger than anyone I know. She shares my dreams, I hope that someday I’ll share her home.” – “Perfect” — Ed Sheeran

55. And, in the end the love you take is equal to the love you make.” — The Beatles

Song quotes to share with the one you love

56. “Without loyalty, you won’t accomplish anything.” – NBA YoungBoy

57. “This could be so easy/ If you could see you through my eyes.”  – “See You Through My Eyes”, The Head and the Heart

58. “And anything to make you smile/ It is my better side of you to admire.”  – “No One’s Gonna Love You”, Band of Horses

59. “It’s okay to start over, let someone else love you the right way.” — Rod Wave

60. “I think I’m caught up in the way I feel ‘bout you/ I don’t know how I can be so drawn into you/ I think I’m fallin in deep/ I think I’m caught up in the wave of you, of you.”  – “Wave of You”, Surfaces

61. “You’re my flashlight in the darkness, baby/ You’re my electricity.” – “Electricity”, Drew Holcomb & Ellie Holcomb

62. “You found another one, but I am the better one. I won’t let you forget me.” – Juice WRLD, “Lucid Dreams”

63. “Shall I write it in a letter?/ Shall I try to get it down?/ Oh, you fill my head with pieces/ Of a song I can’t get out/ Can I be close to you?”  – “Bloom”, The Paper Kites

64. “Times were tough, we made it through/ We tasted the rough, so let’s savor the smooth.”  – “I Was Born To Love You”, Ray LaMontagne

65. “Take me back to the night we met/ I don’t know what I’m supposed to do/ Haunted by the ghost of you.”  – “The Night We Met”, Lord Huron

BTS song quotes

66. “Watch me bring the fire and set the night alight.” – BTS, “Dynamite”

67. “Erase all sad memories. Hold each other’s hands and smile” – BTS, “So Far Away”

68. “Even when I fall and hurt myself, I keep running towards my dream” – BTS, Young Forever

69. “Can’t hold me down ’cause you know I’m a fighter.” —BTS, “ON”

70. “We’ll keep going, and stay up until we see the sunrise.” – BTS, “Permission to Dance”

71. “The dawn right before the sun rises is the darkest.”— BTS, “Tomorrow”

72. “No matter how much I wonder, I want to believe in my path.” – BTS, “Lost”

73. “I believe in myself. My back hurts in order to let my wings sprout.” — BTS, “Interlude: Wings”

74. “Get me outta my blues, and now I’m feelin’ brand new.” – BTS, “Fly To My Room”

75. “I’m diamond, you know I glow up.”— BTS, “Dynamite”

Taylor Swift song quotes

76. “Darling, let’s run, run from it all” – Taylor Swift, ‘Run (Taylor’s Version)’

77. “Say my name and everything just stops, I don’t want you like a best friend” – Taylor Swift, ‘Dress’

78. “Life was a willow and it bent right to your wind” – Taylor Swift, ‘Willow’

79. “I want you for worse or for better, I would wait forever and ever” – Taylor Swift, ‘How You Get The Girl’

80. “Takes one to know one, you’re a cowboy like me” – Taylor Swift, ‘Cowboy Like Me’

81. “The rest of the world was black and white but we were in screaming colour” – Taylor Swift, ‘Out Of The Woods’

82. “All these people think love’s for show but I would die for you in secret” – Taylor Swift, ‘Peace’

83. “We were like the mall before the internet, it was the one place to be” – Taylor Swift, ‘Coney Island’

84. “I don’t wanna look at anything else now that I saw you” – Taylor Swift, ‘Daylight’

85. “It was the best night, never would forget how we moved” – Taylor Swift, ‘Starlight’

Harry Styles song quotes

86. “You showed me a power that is strong enough to bring sun to the darkest days” – Harry Styles, ‘Matilda’

87. “If you’re feeling down, I just wanna make you happier, baby” – 86. You showed me a power that is strong enough to bring sun to the darkest days” – Harry Styles, ‘Late Night Talking

88. “There’s never been someone else so perfect for me” – Harry Styles, ‘Grapejuce’

89. “You know the game’s nevеr-ending” – Harry Styles, ‘Boyfriends’

90. “I take you with me everytime I go away” – Harry Styles, ‘Love of My Life’

91. “You don’t have to be sorry for leaving and growing up” – Harry Styles, ‘Matilda’

92. “It’s not what I wanted, to leave you behind” – Harry Styles, ‘Love of My Life’

93. “When nothing really goes to plan, you stub your toe or break your camera. I’ll do everything I can to help you through.” – Harry Styles, ‘Late Night Talking’

94. “You know it’s not the same as it was” – Harry Styles, ‘As It Was’

95. “If I was a bluebird, I would fly to you. You’ll be the spoon. Dip you in honey, so I could be sticking to you.” – Harry Styles, ‘Daylight’

Song quotes for Instagram

96. “Make it like your birthday everyday.”—Katy Perry, ‘Birthday’

97. “You may say I’m a dreamer, but I’m not the only one.” – John Lennon, Imagine

98. “Peace is the absence of confusion.” – Wu-Tang

99. “You got my heart. Don’t know how you did it.” — Ariana Grande, “The Way”

100. “Find me where the wild things are.” —Alessia Cara, “Wild Things”

101. ““Throughout my career, I fed off the fuel of people not being able to understand me.” – Eminem

102. “I’m no beauty queen, I’m just beautiful me.” —Selena Gomez, “Who Says”

103. “I hope the days come easy and the moments pass slow.” — Rascal Flatts, “My Wish”

104. “Gonna love myself, no, I don’t need anybody else.”—Hailee Steinfeld, “Love Myself”

105. “Here you come again, lookin’ better than a body has a right to.” — Dolly Parton, “Here You Come Again”

Song Quotes That Will Change Your Perspective

106. “Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery, none but ourselves can free our minds!” ― Bob Marley

107. “I prefer to die of thirst in my own planet than to be a character more in this sad story.” ― Ricardo Arjona

108. “Sometimes you have to be apart from people you love, but that doesn’t make you love them any less. Sometimes you love them more.” ― Nicholas Sparks

109. “And the stars look very different today.” ― David Bowie

110. “I don’t let nobody see me wishin’ he was mine.” ― Taylor Swift

111. “I think One Direction are the biggest band in the world, their songs are great.” ― Chris Martin

112. “I never thought that you would be the one to hold my heart.” ― Christina Perri

113. “Get up, stand up, Stand up for your rights. Get up, stand up, Don’t give up the fight.” ― Bob Marley

114. “How can I love when I’m afraid to fall?” ― Christina Perri

115. “The day you stop racing, is the day you win the race.” ― Bob Marley

Favorite song quotes

116. “Running after you is like chasing the clouds.” – Harry Styles

117. “Take a chance, it could only make you stronger. Do your dance.” – Prince

118. “You belong among the wildflowers.” – Tom Petty

119. “Take my hand, we’ll make it I swear. Livin’ on a prayer.” – Bon Jovi

120. “All that you are is all that I’ll ever need.” – Ed Sheeran

121. “Life is ours, we live it our way.” – Metallica

122. “Life is so short. I would rather sing one song than interpret the thousand.” ― Jack London

123. “Dream until your dreams come true.” – Aerosmith

124. “Nothing can stop me, I’m all the way up.” – Fat Joe and Remy Ma “All the Way Up”

125. “There is only one map to the journey of life and it lives within your heart.” – Willie Nelson

Song Quotes To Get You Past Life Hardships

126. “People haven’t always been there for me, but music always has.” ― Taylor Swift

127. “There’s always haters, no matter what you’re doing whether they’re complaining that everything you do sounds the same, or it’s too different.” ― Avicii

128. “You can’t knock on opportunity’s door and not be ready.” ― Bruno Mars

129. “I decided long ago never to walk in anyone’s shadow; if I fail, or if I succeed at least I did as I believe.” ― Whitney Houston

130. “This love is difficult, but it’s real.” ― Taylor Swift

131. ‘One thing I’ve learned is that I’m not the owner of my talent; I’m the manager of it.” ― Madonna

132. “I don’t want to be in love but you’re makin’ me.” ― Jonny Lang

133. “The Past is gone, and the future might not even be, the only thing we ever experience is the now, I try to enjoy the minute.” ― George Harrison

134. “Because you let our love just fall apart, You no longer have my heart.” ― Boyz II Men

135. “Time you enjoy wasting, was not wasted.” ― John Lennon

Powerful Song Quotes

136. “One love, one heart.” ― Bob Marley

137. “I tried to pay attention, but attention paid me.” – Lil Wayne

138. “You’re an expert at sorry and keeping the lines blurry.” ― Taylor Swift

139. “If they substituted the word ‘Lust’ for ‘Love’ in the popular songs it would come nearer the truth.” ― Sylvia Plath

140. “I’d rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints, the sinners are much more fun.” ― Billy Joel

141. “All you need is love.” ― John Lennon

142. “We all shine on…like the moon and the stars and the sun…we all shine on…come on and on and on…” ― john lennon

143. “Don’t criticize what you can’t understand.” ― Bob Dylan

144. “These are the seasons of emotion, and like the winds, they rise and fall.” ― Led Zeppelin

145. “Love me or hate me, i swear it won’t make or break me.” ― Lil Wayne

Empowering Song Quotes from Today’s Most Iconic Musicians

146. “I’m through with doubt. There’s nothin’ left for me to figure out. I’ve paid a price and I’ll keep paying.” — Bruce Springsteen

147. “I’m not the one who’s so much into love, but with a good man, I’m willing to learn.” — Adele

148. “I’m not the kind of person who gives up just like that. Oh, no. I’m gonna get myself back on track.” — Beyoncé

149. “I’m not the type to get my heart broken. I’m not the type to get upset and cry.” — Ariana Grande

150. “I wanna be your end game. I wanna be your first string. I wanna be your A-Team. I wanna be your end game.” — Taylor Swift

151. “We’re the kids of the future. The ones to take a chance. We are the ones who will make a change.” — Bon Jovi

152. “I’m not the one who’s gonna play it safe, I’ll take the risk, it’s worth the chase.” — Beyoncé

153. “I’m not afraid of the fall. I’m not afraid to lose it all.” — Ed Sheeran

154. I’m not the one who’s so far away when I feel the snake bite into my vein.” — Nirvana

155. “I’m not afraid to take a stand. Everybody, come take my hand. We’ll walk this road together, through the storm. Whatever weather, cold or warm. Just let you know that you’re not alone.” — Eminem

Inspirational Song Quotes To Motivate You Everyday

156. “Every start has an end. Every first has a last. Every now has a then. Every future has a past.” — Morgan Wallen

157. “Keep grindin’ boy your life can change in one year. Cause even when it’s dark out the sun is shining somewhere.” — J. Cole

158. “I can’t tell you where the journey will end..but I know where to start.” — Avicii

159. “The struggles I’m facing, the chances I’m taking…sometimes might knock me down, but no I’m not breaking.” — Miley Cyrus

160. “There’s nothing you can do that can’t be done.” — John Lennon

161. “Sometimes it may seem dark, but the absence of the light is a necessary part.” — Jason Mraz

162. “Pick a star on the dark horizon and follow the light.” — Regina Spektor

163. “Easy to dream a dream, though it’s harder to live it.” — Wale

164. “Look at the sky tonight. All the stars have a reason.” — Lil Peep

165. “And if at first you don’t succeed, then dust yourself off and try again.” — Aaliyah

Song Quotes To Inspire Love and Affection 

166. “If you fall I will catch you, I’ll be waiting…time after time.” — Cyndi Lauper

167. “Your love is better than ice cream.” — Sarah McLachlan

168. “And when you smile, the whole world stops and stares for a while…” — Bruno Mars

169. “Look at the stars, look how they shine for you and everything you do…” — Coldplay

170. Take me to your heart, for it’s there that I belong.” — Elvis Presley

171. “I hope you don’t mind that I put down in words how wonderful life is while you’re in the world.” — Elton John

172. Some day, when I’m awfully low, when the world is cold, I will feel a glow just thinking of you and the way you look tonight.” — Frank Sinatra

173. “How sweet it is to be loved by you…” — James Taylor

174. “You fill my life with laughter, and somehow you make it better… Ease my troubles, that’s what you do.” — Rod Stewart

175. “At first, I thought it was infatuation…but, oh, it’s lasted so long. Now, I find myself wanting to marry you, and take you home…” — Sam Cooke

Song Quotes to Harmonize Emotions

176. “I write songs because I have to write them, and if I didn’t I’d be doing some other kind of music that didn’t require a song.” — John Frusciante

177. “I just like to switch things up all the time. Like when it comes to singing, I try to find a different character for each song.” — John Frusciante

178. “You love someone because they sing a song only your heart can understand.” — L. J. Smith

179. “Though the singer is silent…there is still the truth of the song.” — John Denver

180. “I try to write from a really honest place when I write pop music and carry the song into a more deep and more symbolic visual.” — Lady G

181. “I write songs for people who drive in cars. I really do.” — Melissa Etheridge

182. “I try and make all my songs sound different from each other while doing it in a way that’s still me. It’s a tricky thing to do.” — Cher Lloyd

183. “I’m not afraid to use my personal experiences and put them into a song. I think that’s when you get the best stuff anyway, when it’s real emotion.” — Pixie Lott

184. “I always prefer to write songs about emotional situations and heartbreak because I like getting into the character.” — Pixie Lott

185. “I always sang standards because the songs I wrote for myself weren’t as easy to sing.” — Carly Simon

Exploring Life’s Melodies Through Memorable Song Quotes

186. “Songwriting is actually a really great outlet. I kind of recommend it. You get to sum up whatever is going on in your life in a song, then perform it really passionately.” — Bridgit Mendler

187. “I want to be like Bruce Springsteen or something, making songs that are relevant.” — J. Cole

188. “Generally my songs are just some riffs slung together as an excuse for a guitar solo.” — J Mascis

189. “The advice I have for new artists is this – write great songs and play them live as often as possible. Get residencies all over town and crush it.” — Ben Harper

190. “When I listen to songs, I can smell a rat. I like songs that speak to me with some deeper truth.” — Mike Dirnt

191. “There is always a mix of apprehension and excitement before you try songs out on a new audience.” — Dan Reynolds

192. “My dad and I played music. He teaches me a song or two every time I’m home.” — Levon Helm

193. “Lord, when the song wants to pick up and go a little faster towards the end, it’s hard for me to resist.” — Levon Helm

194. “I think remixes give songs more life.” — Big Boi

195. “I think of myself as a singer. The acting is just something I have to do between songs.” — Deanna Durbin

196. “Every song is like a painting.” ― Dick Dale

197. “All music is folk music. I ain’t never heard a horse sing a song.” ― Louis Armstrong

198. “If it weren’t for the rocks in its bed, the stream would have no song.” ― Carl Perkins

199. “Every bad situation is a blues song waiting to happen.” ― Amy Winehouse

200. “Nature is the one song of praise that never stops singing.” ― Richard Rohr

201. “The emotions in a song – the anger, aggression – have got to be legitimate.” ― Eminem

202. “You’re a song written by the hands of God.” ― Shakira

203. “A good song never gets old.” ― Bad Bunny

204. “Life is one grand, sweet song, so start the music.” ― Ronald Reagan

Cherish the old and get ready for the new

As you take time to read over song lyrics from hits, don’t forget that it can be fun to look back over music from your past.

Music can easily connect us with lots of pleasant memories.

And it can be a fun way to relive good experiences that you’ve had. 

While you’re taking time to enjoy the music, get ready to experience all that 2020 has to offer as well.

Don’t be afraid to try listening to different genres of music to see if you are connecting with the lyrics of new music as it comes out. 

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