42 Instantly Iconic Lyrics From Olivia Rodrigo’s GUTS to Use as Instagram Captions
We're calling it now—Olivia Rodrigo's sophomore album GUTS is a coming-of-age instant classic that's destined to stand the test of time.
Featuring hits "vampire" and "bad idea right," alongside 10 other bold and unforgettable tracks, the album showcases Olivia's natural-born talents as a storyteller as she takes us through the tumultuous times of her teens and early 20s. These emotions are sharp, painful and deeply relatable—and like many of us, even as Olivia sees precisely where she's gone wrong, she can't help but fall back into the same old habits. These lyrics speak to us on a deeply personal level, and if you feel the same, keep scrolling for all of the album's best lines to use as Instagram captions.
For that close-up shot of an unusual detail:
"I pay attention to things that most people ignore."
-"all-american b****"
For making the night your playground:
"I make light of the darkness."
-"all-american b****"
For acting like a typical kid:
"I know my age and I act like it."
-"all-american b****"
For finding where you belong :
"I know my place and this is it."
-"all-american b****"
For when you've been extra tearful lately:
"I'm pretty when I cry, oh, all the time."
-"all-american b****"
For when your ex starts stirring up old feelings:
"And I know we're done, I know we're through but, God, when I look at you…"
-"bad idea right?"
For when your head is empty and full at the same time:
"Can't hear my thoughts like blah-blah-blah."
-"bad idea right?"
For going to the same party as someone you should avoid:
"Seeing you tonight. It's a bad idea, right?"
-"bad idea right?"
For being unable to ignore your feelings any longer:
"I only see him as a friend (the biggest lie I ever said)."
-"bad idea right?"
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For celebrating the cutest guy around:
"I'm sure I've seen much hotter men, but I really can't remember when."
-"bad idea right?"
For not watching to play catch-up:
"Hate to give the satisfaction asking how you're doing now."
-"vampire"
For when you put your love in the wrong place:
"I loved you truly. You gotta laugh at the stupidity."
-"vampire"
For seriously regretting letting someone into your life:
"I've made some real big mistakes, but you make the worst one look fine."
-"vampire"
For insinuating someone's a bit of a monster:
"I should've known it was strange you only come out at night."
-"vampire"
For when everything feels like a struggle:
"Did I ever tell you that I'm not doin' well?"
-"lacy"
For when you always want to stick around:
"Like perfume that you wear, I linger all the time."
-"lacy"
For when they have you obsessed:
"And ooh, I try, I try, I try, but it takes over my life, I see you everywhere. The sweetest torture one could bear."
-"lacy"
For when you can't live up to someone else's glow:
"Wеll, aren't you the greatest thing to ever exist?"
-"lacy"
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For feeling like an outcast:
"Cat got my tongue and I don't think I get along with anyone."
-"ballad of a homeschooled girl"
For when you can't keep your mouth shut:
"I told secrets I shouldn't tell."
-"ballad of a homeschooled girl"
For turning to Google for life advice:
"Sеarchin' 'how to start a conversation?' on a website."
-"ballad of a homeschooled girl"
For when you've made another social faux pas:
"Called you the wrong name twice."
-"ballad of a homeschooled girl"
For manifesting the reality you want:
"Want it, so I got it. Did it, so it's done."
-"making the bed"
For acting all grown up (when you're definitely not):
"Another day pretendin' I'm older than I am."
-"making the bed"
For when you're not content with your situation:
"Sometimes I feel like I don't wanna be where I am."
-"making the bed"
For having to deal with your choices:
"But it's me who's been makin' the bed."
-"making the bed"
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For catching feelings when you don't want them:
"I fell for you like water falls from the February sky."
-"logical"
For feeling gaslit:
"Now you got me thinkin' two plus two equals five."
-"logical"
For when emotions defy reason:
"Love is never logical."
-"logical"
For when your relationship lasts almost a year:
"I met a guy in the summer and I left him in the spring."
-"get him back!"
For being unsure of your feelings:
"Do I love him? Do I hate him? I guess it's up and down."
-"get him back!"
For daydreaming about revenge:
"I wanna meet his mom just to tell her her son sucks."
-"get him back!"
For when your ex's new person looks just like you:
"You found a new version of me."
-"love is embarrassing"
For making a fool of yourself in the name of love:
"Love's embarrassing as hell."
-"love is embarrassing"
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For when that old breakup still hurts:
"My undying love, now, I hold it like a grudge."
-"the grudge"
For recognizing they were a bad person:
"How could anybody do the things you did so easily?"
-"the grudge"
For when you just can't forgive and forget:
"It takes strength to forgive, but I don't feel strong."
-"the grudge"
For going over the past over and over:
"The arguments that I've won against you in my head in the shower, in the car and in the mirror before bed."
-"the grudge"
For never being satisfied with yourself:
"There's always somethin' in the mirror that I think looks wrong."
-"pretty isn't pretty"
For that rouge-coated pout:
"I could try every lipstick in every shade but I'd always feel the same."
-"pretty isn't pretty"
For feeling like your youth is holding you back:
"When am I gonna stop being wise beyond my years and just start being wise?"
-"teenage dream"
For when you have doubts about the future:
"Yeah, they all say that it gets better. It gets better, but what if I don't?"
-"teenage dream"
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