24 Introspective Lyrics From Joy Oladokun’s Observations From a Crowded Room as IG Captions
Singer-songwriter and producer Joy Oladokun has always wowed her audiences with her soulful folk sound and evocative storytelling, but her fifth studio album, Observations From a Crowded Room, feels like a fresh start for the beloved artist.
Joy wrote, produced and performed the majority of this album herself, making it her most personal and introspective project to date. It consists of 15 tracks, with a dozen songs and three spoken "observations" that feel like a therapeutic process as she dives further into and plays further her unique folk and pop sound to be at her most experimental and provocative yet. We can't stop listening, and below, we've gathered 24 of our favorite lyrics from the album to use as your next Instagram caption.
For when the burnout sets in:
"These days I sure regret how much of me that I have given."
-"LETTER FROM A BLACKBIRD"
For wondering if the birds struggle, too:
"Blackbird, what did you think you'd run into out here in the wild?"
-"LETTER FROM A BLACKBIRD"
For committing to finding your peace:
"It is time to build a refuge. It is time to get what's mine."
-"LETTER FROM A BLACKBIRD"
(Photo credit: Rachel Deeb)
For trusting in a greater power:
"He's never left me lonely and He never will."
-"AM I?"
For needing to get out:
"If you know a place, will you take me there?"
-"AM I?"
For when you're tired of injustice:
"And my mind is dark 'cause things don't seem fair."
-"AM I?"
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For feeling like you're the only one struggling like you are:
"Does anybody feel like it's getting hotter down here under the sun? Am I the only one?"
-"AM I?"
For when you can't find what you've been looking for:
"Am I the only one who's losing control? Only one who's looking for soul? Only one whose goals keep getting farther?"
-"AM I?"
For when leadership is a burden:
"I'm having trouble deciding if wearing the crown is worth the arthritis."
-"STRONG ONES"
For feeling like your youth has slipped away:
"I'm too young to feel this old."
-"STRONG ONES"
For wondering if it's time to stop trying:
"You've learned your lesson chasing the highs, go home."
-"STRONG ONES"
For finding healthier ways to get through:
"Seems like l've gotta look for a new way to survive."
-"DRUGS"
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For pondering the impermanence of life:
"Nothing is certain, everything changes. We're spirit and bone marching to the grave."
-"Questions, Chaos & Faith"
For knowing you'll never really know:
"There are no answers, there are only questions, chaos, and faith."
-"Questions, Chaos & Faith"
(Observations From a Crowded Room via Amigo Records/Verve Forecast/Republic Records)
For when you're just scraping by:
"Some people play for the fame. I've just got real bills to pay."
-"HOLLYWOOD"
For not letting anything change the way you think about yourself:
"I know my worth even when it hurts. I will keep on standing tall."
-"flowers"
For proving the haters wrong:
"'Cause I made a home on the mountain you said I couldn't climb."
-"flowers"
For simply living life as the best person you can:
"And I am desperate to receive every good thing from now until eternity, from dust until divinity."
-"DUST/DIVINITY"
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For not being sure of your beliefs:
"And you give, and you take, and you hope, and you pray. Keep the faith 'til it breaks your heart."
-"DUST/DIVINITY"
For when hindsight is 20/20:
"I see it all with more grace looking back, lessons you learn when you're older."
-"GOOD ENOUGH"
For expressing your love and gratitude:
"Your love was good enough, good enough, good enough for me. Even in your darkest times, you saved some light for me."
-"GOOD ENOUGH"
For daydreaming about the future:
"Lately, I've been dreaming of a house out in the woods with a big backyard, my dog and my lover."
-"I'D MISS THE BIRDS"
For when it's time to leave something behind:
"Oh, but I'd miss the birds and the music that they make, but even they know when to fly away. I think it's time to fly."
-"I'D MISS THE BIRDS"
For when you're sick of optimism:
"I'm not ungrateful, I'm just getting tired of finding a smile and a silver lining."
-"GOODBYE"
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