The long wait is finally over. After more than a decade, Alabama Shakes has released their third studio album, I Must Be Dreaming, and it’s making all of our dreams come true.
The 11-track project takes the trio in a new direction, leaning into a rich and psychedelic soul sound while exploring questions of love, inner peace and bigger connections with the world at large. It’s a fitting comeback for the iconic rock band, and to celebrate, we’ve collected 46 of their all-time greatest lyrics to use as Instagram captions. Explore the list below.
For wanting only peace:
“If I had an army, I’d march them back home. Back to their rivers, their wildflowers, their soils.”
-“Tea Time”
For fostering the peace within:
“I’m building a kingdom in my soul.”
-“Tea Time”
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For finding yourself in an unexpected situation:
“Here we are, the most unusual of circumstances.”
-“Another Life”
For wondering what lies beyond:
“How could I ask you to settle? What if there is something better for us next time?”
-“Another Life”
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For yearning for another chance:
“Can we try again? Can we try in another life?”
-“Another Life”
For understanding nothing is certain:
“Do I mind? Never knowing what can happen. Never knowing if wе’d last.”
-“Another Life”
For knowing nothing happens without action:
“All you’re standing there left with is what-ifs and shoulda-beens.”
-“Garden”
For when someone should appreciate what they’ve got:
“If you don’t water your garden, I will.”
-“Garden”
For when a relationship isn’t being nurtured:
“So I thought I should warn you she needs some tender love and care.”
-“Garden”
For realizing you have to get your hands dirty:
“It’s gonna take more than prayers to change this place.”
-“I Feel Hope Coming”
For focusing on the real threats:
“I don’t want no enemies that ain’t even there.”
-“I Feel Hope Coming”
For hanging on to optimism:
“I feel hope coming, I feel hope coming.”
-“I Feel Hope Coming”
For struggling to accept that time never stops:
“Time. All that I need is more time. Seems like it’s speeding on by. I’m tired of keeping up.”
-“Time”
For the one you crave eternity with:
When you have someone you love, all you want is time.”
-“Time”
For when things get past a certain point:
“We can’t be friends anymore. That’s what I said.”
-“Friends”
For when hindsight is 20/20:
“I knew it was too good to be true. Yeah, I shoulda known better.”
-“Friends”
For the person who makes all of life easy:
“You make it easy to wake up. You make it easy to stay up. You make it easy to come home. You make it easy to stay in love.”
-“Easy”
For when love is peaceful:
“I didn’t know joy could be so quiet.”
-“Easy”
For when they don’t get that love is the highs and the lows:
“If you only knew how love’s supposed to go.”
-“How Love’s Supposed To Go”
For needing to be soothed:
“The way I live, like an angry child who wants a mother to calm them down.”
-“Waist Deep”
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For treating people badly for something they didn’t do:
“We all have something we’re taking out on somebody.”
-“Waist Deep”
For needing an easy win:
“Is all this hard stuff behind me? Can I spend more time now not trying?”
-“Waist Deep”
For chasing something that may never be yours:
“The American Dream. Peace, love, happiness. The impossible dream. Opportunity, freedom.”
-“American Dream”
For not wanting to face the world:
“Mm, it’s enough to make you wanna go back to sleep.”
-“American Dream”
For clinging dearly to someone:
“I’m holding it in. I’m holding it in. I won’t let it go. I won’t let it go.”
-“Tied To You”
For feeling intrinsically connected to someone:
“I’m tied to your horse. I’m tied to you.”
-“Tied To You”
For needing a declaration of love:
“If you say it back, it could change my life.”
-“Tied To You”
For visiting a far-off land:
“A new world hangs outside the window, beautiful and strange.”
-“Sound & Color”
For recognizing the memories you’ve lost:
“Somewhere in me are memories that I cannot gather anymore.”
-“Dunes”
For finding the love of your life:
“Well, I traveled a long way and it took a long time to find you, but I finally found you.”
-“I Found You”
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For wanting your independence:
“I’d rather meet freedom than roam.”
-“Future People”
For when you’ve been busy, busy, busy:
“Why can’t I catch my breath? I’m gonna work myself to death.”
-“Don’t Wanna Fight”
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For not being able to name your powerful emotions:
“I can’t tell you how I feel, but I do.”
-“Guess Who”
For being hopeful for the future:
“See, I’ve been having me a real hard time but it feels so nice to know I’m gonna be alright.”
-“This Feeling”
For when being surrounded by people makes you feel more alone:
“You ain’t alone, so why you lonely?”
-“You Ain’t Alone”
For not wanting to let go:
“It feels good, I’m never saying goodbye.”
-“Over My Head”
For feeling like there’s no time to lose:
“So, bless my heart, bless my mind. I got so much to do, I ain’t got much time.”
-“Hold On”
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For that lovey-dovey mood:
“And in the dark I see the moon shine in your eyes.”
-“Gemini”
For feeling overwhelmed by the world:
“So much is going on.”
-“Gimme All Your Love”
For getting through tough times:
“It’s been so hard for a girl like me, it’s true.”
-“Guess Who”
For when truth is stranger than fiction:
“Ain’t life just awfully strange?”
-“Sound & Color”
For practicing a little self-care:
“Ain’t life just awfully strange?”
-“Hang Loose”
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For wanting to know all the details:
“You know you can still tell me everything. Tell me! I bet you didn’t do nothing wrong.”
-“Miss You”
For the give and take of life:
“You got to give a little, get a little.”
-“Future People”
For wishing for peace:
“I don’t wanna fight no more.”
-“Don’t Wanna Fight”
For the love you know will last forever:
“This isn’t sometimes. Yeah, its for always.”
-“I Found You”
For dreaming of finding your path:
“I just kept hoping, I just kept hoping the way would become clear.”
-“This Feeling”
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