30 Timeless Elton John Lyrics to Use as Your Next Instagram Caption
Sir Elton John and his songwriting partner Bernie Taupin have been working together and releasing music for a staggering 55 years at this point—and they're still at it.
During their time working together, they've released countless Platinum singles and albums and received numerous prestigious music awards, and when you hear their timeless tunes, it's obvious why they're considered to have one of the most successful partnerships in music history. While Elton has provided the voice and musicality, Bernie writes the words that make them soar, and below are 30 of our all-time favorite lines from their work together to use as your next Instagram caption.
For when love has you feeling all kinds of ways:
"It's a little bit funny, this feelin' inside."
-"Your Song"
For when you're on top of the world:
"Lookin' like a true survivor, feelin' like a little kid."
-"I'm Still Standing"
For the wounds that will only heal with kindness:
"But these cuts I have, oh, they need love to help them heal."
-"Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me"
For enjoying your favorite night of the week:
"Saturday night's the night I like."
-"Saturday Night's Alright (For Fighting)"
For when there's beauty in the strange:
"Oh, but they're weird and they're wonderful."
-"Bennie and the Jets"
For lamenting the time you can't spend with your loved ones:
"I guess that's why they call it the blues."
-"I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues"
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For the TBT to the best time of your life:
"I never knew me a better time, and I guess I never will."
-"Crocodile Rock"
For the close-up of your love's eyes:
"Yours are the sweetest eyes I've ever seen."
-"Your Song"
For the love that defies space and time:
"When stars collide like you and I, no shadows block the sun."
-"The One"
For making an impact:
"I took a chance and changed your way of life."
-"Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me"
For when you have your whole future ahead of you:
"Between you and me, I could honestly say that things can only get better."
-"I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues"
For recognizing your own strength:
"We shall survive, let us take ourselves along."
-"Bennie and the Jets"
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For when you're thriving without them:
"And if you need to know while I'm still standin', you just fade away."
-"I'm Still Standing"
For when you're not old enough to be as sad as you are:
"This boy's too young to be singin' the blues."
-"Goodbye Yellow Brick Road"
For struggling with unreciprocated love:
"What do I do to make you want me?"
-"Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word"
For when you don't know all the nuances of your work:
"And all the science, I don't understand. It's just my job five days a week."
-"Rocket Man (I Think It's Going to Be a Long, Long Time)"
For when you'd rather stay home:
"I'm strangled by your haunted social scene."
-"Someone Saved My Life Tonight"
For proclaiming your love through music:
"I know it's not much, but it's the best I can do. My gift is my song and this one's for you."
-"Your Song"
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For calling out your ex:
"And if our love was just a circus, you'd be a clown by now."
-"I'm Still Standing"
For when it's time to head home:
"It's getting late, have you seen my mates?"
-"Saturday Night's Alright (For Fighting)"
For when words fail you:
"I can't find, oh, the right romantic line, but see me once and see the way I feel."
-"Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me"
For when you're still hurt by the past:
"Do you still feel the pain of the scars that won't heal?"
-"Daniel"
For the concert that's going to be loud:
"You're gonna hear electric music, solid walls of sound."
-"Bennie and the Jets"
For when words don't feel like enough to describe how you feel:
"I hope you don't mind that I put down in words how wonderful life is while you're in the world."
-"Your Song"
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For honoring someone we've lost:
"Your candle burned out long before your legend ever did."
-"Candle in the Wind"
For when you know a song by heart:
"The words she knows, the tune she hums."
-"Tiny Dancer"
For listening to your favorite retro tunes:
"I remember when rock was young."
-"Crocodile Rock"
For when you're seeing things:
"Must be the clouds in my eyes."
-"Daniel"
For when your parents were right:
"I should have listened to my old man."
-"Goodbye Yellow Brick Road"
For struggling to find your authentic self:
"Although I search myself, it's always someone else I see."
-"Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me"
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