80 Moody Lyrics From Taylor Swift’s Midnights to Use as Your Next Instagram Caption
Today, the world was blessed with Taylor Swift's 10th studio album, Midnights, and it's as dark and soul-baring as Taylor has ever been. It goes without saying that it's perfection.
These songs cut deep, diving into Taylor's psyche in a way we've never seen from the pop queen before, so it's no surprise that the lyrics on the album are equally memorable as well as profound. In our eyes, every line's a masterpiece, but if you're looking for the best of the album's lyrics to use as your next Instagram caption, we have a lot of suggestions for you below.
For the shot of your late-night gathering:
"Meet me at midnight"
-"Lavender Haze"
For the one who always gets you through being judged:
"I've been under scrutiny. You handle it beautifully."
-"Lavender Haze"
For when you stopped caring a long time ago:
"I'm damned if I do give a damn what people say."
-"Lavender Haze"
For the pic of everyone camped out on the floor:
"How'd we end up on the floor anyway?"
-"Maroon"
For the shot of you and your favorite person:
"And I chose you."
-"Maroon"
For the pic that's redder than red:
"So scarlet, it was maroon."
-"Maroon"
For when you really should have known better:
"I have this thing where I get older, but just never wiser."
-"Anti-Hero"
For when you've been staying up way too late:
"Midnights become my afternoons when my depression works the graveyard shift."
-"Anti-Hero"
For when being alone gets you into trouble:
"I should not be left to my own devices."
-"Anti-Hero"
For acknowledging you've been making trouble:
"It's me. Hi. I'm the problem, it's me."
-"Anti-Hero"
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For when you're not ready for self-reflection:
"I'll stare directly at the sun, but never in the mirror."
-"Anti-Hero"
For when you feel like you're not necessarily on the right side:
"It must be exhausting always rooting for the anti-hero."
-"Anti-Hero"
For when life is being unkind:
"Life is emotionally abusive."
-"Snow On The Beach"
For that disheveled post-plane selfie:
"And my flight was awful, thanks for asking."
-"Snow On The Beach"
For when someone makes your life fall apart:
"I'm unglued, thanks to you."
-"Snow On The Beach"
For when someone's so radiant you can't see the truth:
"I've never seen someone lit from within, blurring out my periphery."
-"Snow On The Beach"
For when you can't get the grin off your face:
"My smile is like I won a contest and to hide that would be so dishonest."
-"Snow On The Beach"
For when you're with someone with the most beautiful eyes:
"Your eyes are flying saucers from another planet."
-"Snow On The Beach"
For that special autumn melancholy:
"Summer went away. Still the yearning stays."
-"You're On Your Own, Kid"
For when you're desperately hoping that special guy finally sees you:
"I play it cool with the best of them. I wait patiently. He's gonna notice me."
-"You're On Your Own, Kid"
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For the screenshot of the celeb crush on your lockscreen:
"I touch my phone as if it's your face."
-"You're On Your Own, Kid"
For when it feels like no one has your back:
"You're on your own, kid. You always have been."
-"You're On Your Own, Kid"
For when the guy you've been eyeing starts seeing someone else:
"I picked the petals, he loves me not. Something different bloomed."
-"You're On Your Own, Kid"
For when loss and pain teach you something valuable:
"Everything you lose is a step you take."
-"You're On Your Own, Kid"
For when you've become an entirely different person:
"All of me changed like midnight."
-"Midnight Rain"
For when opposites attract:
"He was sunshine, I was midnight rain."
-"Midnight Rain"
For when what you asked for wasn't what you actually wanted:
"I guess sometimes we all get just what we wanted."
-"Midnight Rain"
For when something has you thinking about him:
"I never think of him except on midnights like this."
-"Midnight Rain"
For when the city life has you acting up:
"Big city, wrong choices."
-"Question…?"
For when you start losing yourself in someone else:
"'Cause I don't remember who I was before you."
-"Question…?"
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For when you demand answers:
"I have to say, by the way, I just may like some explanations."
-"Question…?"
For when nothing compares to the love you lost:
"Does it feel like everything's just like second best after that meteor strike?"
-"Question…?"
For when you actually get your eyeliner just right:
"Draw the cat eye sharp enough to kill a man"
-"Vigilante S***"
For when you're looking so good it's deadly:
"They say looks can kill and I might try."
-"Vigilante S***"
For when you're dressed to the nines and feeling like evening the odds:
"I don't dress for women. I don't dress for men. Lately, I've been dressing for revenge."
-"Vigilante S***"
For when you're out for revenge:
"Don't get sad, get even."
-"Vigilante S***"
For when you're better than the situation you've been thrust into:
"Ladies always rise above."
-"Vigilante S***"
For when you're done taking care of everyone else:
"Putting someone first only works when you're in their top five."
-"Bejeweled"
For announcing your night on the town:
"And by the way, I'm going out tonight."
-"Bejeweled"
For flaunting your face jewels:
"Best believe I'm still bejeweled when I walk in the room."
-"Bejeweled"
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For when you're looking like a million bucks:
"Diamonds in my eyes. I polish up real, I polish up real nice."
-"Bejeweled"
For when you can't focus on anything but grief:
"Sadness became my whole sky."
-"Bejeweled"
For when you can't resist looking your best:
"What's a girl gonna do? A diamond's gotta shine."
-"Bejeweled"
For when you know things just have to get better, eventually:
"It only hurts this much right now."
-"Labyrinth"
For when you're centering yourself:
"Breathe in, breathe through, breathe deep, breathe out."
-"Labyrinth"
For when you don't think you'll ever recover from someone:
"I'll be getting over you my whole life."
-"Labyrinth"
For when you're not quite ready for feelings:
"Uh oh, I'm falling in love. Oh no, I'm falling in love again."
-"Labyrinth"
For when someone who wronged you gets the cosmic justice they deserve:
"'Cause karma is my boyfriend."
-"Karma"
For calling out the person who's going to get what they deserve:
"Karma's a relaxing thought. Aren't you envious that for you it's not?"
-"Karma"
For when you're standing the test of time:
"Ask me why so many fade but I'm still here."
-"Karma"
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For when you're feeling suspicious:
"Everyone's up to something."
-"Sweet Nothing"
For the pic of the night you met someone who changed your life:
"Once upon a time, the planets and the fates and all the stars aligned. You and I ended up in the same room at the same time."
-"Mastermind"
For when it's all going according to plan:
"What if I told you none of it was accidental."
-"Mastermind"
For when it took a little scheming to win over your partner:
"What if I told you I'm a mastermind? And now you're mine."
-"Mastermind"
For when your well-laid plan comes to fruition:
"If you fail to plan, you plan to fail."
-"Mastermind"
For when someone ruins your life:
"You made a mess of me."
-"Hits Different"
For when being single stops being fun:
"Freedom felt like summer then on the coast. Now the sun burns my heart and the sand hurts my feelings."
-"Hits Different"
For when a tiny reminder brings back all of those emotions:
"I find the artifacts, cried over a hat."
-"Hits Different"
For when a breakup argument feels like war:
"Flashes of the battle come back to me in a blur."
-"The Great War"
For looking back at bitter recollections:
"We can plant a memory garden, say a solemn prayer."
-"The Great War"
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For when you feel like you can't find your happiness:
"Every single thing I touch becomes sick with sadness, 'cause it's all over now, all out to sea."
-"Bigger Than The Whole Sky"
For when you have to bid farewell to someone who meant the world:
"Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye. You were bigger than the whole sky."
-"Bigger Than The Whole Sky"
For the embarrassing throwback pic:
"And all the outfits were terrible, 2003 unbearable."
-"Paris"
For when someone makes your town's streets feel magical and exotic:
"Like we were in Paris, oh, we were somewhere else."
-"Paris"
For when you haven't told everyone about your relationship:
"Romance is not dead if you keep it just yours."
-"Paris"
For your quiet moment under the cover of a tree:
"Sit quiet by my side in the shade, and not the kind that's thrown. I mean the kind under where a tree has grown."
-"Paris"
For when you're terrified by the idea of the classic family life:
"Your picket fence is sharp as knives."
-"High Infidelity"
For when a friendship buds into something more:
"We were supposed to be just friends."
-"Glitch"
For when things go awry:
"A brief interruption, a slight malfunction."
-"Glitch"
For when your past frightens you:
"And now that I'm grown, I'm scared of ghosts."
-"Would've, Could've, Should've"
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For when a tragic memory gets you like a knife in the heart:
"Memories feel like weapons."
-"Would've, Could've, Should've"
For when you lose the person who added all of the excitement to your life:
"If you never saved me from boredom I could've gone on as I was."
-"Would've, Could've, Should've"
For when you wish you could go back:
"I miss who I used to be."
-"Would've, Could've, Should've"
For realizing you'd be better off if you'd never met the person who mattered to you:
"I regret you all the time."
-"Would've, Could've, Should've"
For when you realize something isn't right:
"If it feels like a trap, you're already in one."
-"Dear Reader"
For documenting your transformation into a new version of you:
"And if you don't recognize yourself, that means you did it right."
-"Dear Reader"
For when you just can't keep it together:
"Never take advice from someone who's falling apart."
-"Dear Reader"
For when you're done being flexible:
"Bend when you can, snap when you have to."
-"Dear Reader"
For when you're not drawing attention to yourself:
"I prefer hiding in plain sight."
-"Dear Reader"
For when you're drawn to someone like a moth to the flame:
"You should find another guiding light… but I shine so bright."
-"Dear Reader"
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