English rock band Arctic Monkeys were one of the first bands to really take off thanks to the internet age, and after more than two decades, they truly haven’t let up since.
Arctic Monkeys have cemented their spot as an all-time great rock band with seven studio albums, including 2022 The Car, with a versatile and ever-evolving sound that never relies on the same old tricks to enchant their audience. On top of headlining at Glastonbury in 2023, the group has been a consistent mainstay of the Billboard Artist 100 list, and we don’t believe they’re going anywhere anytime soon.
If you can’t get enough, simply keep scrolling to discover the band’s 40 most memorable lyrics to use as your next Instagram caption.

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For when the time you get with someone is all too brief:
“It seems like once again you’ve had to greet me with goodbye.”
-“505”
For when someone makes you blush:
“Have you got color in your cheeks?”
-“Do I Wanna Know?”
For the mirror selfie after a long, long night:
“The mirror’s image tells me it’s home time.”
-“Why’d You Only Call Me When You’re High?”
For not fully having your wits about you:
“Under a spell, you’re hypnotized.”
-“Snap Out of It”
For the girl who’s out of this world:
“She’s made of outer space.”
-“Arabella”
For rating your fancy dinner:
“Four stars out of five, and that’s unheard of.”
-“Four out of Five”
For wanting to see them happy again:
“Oh, there’s a very pleasant side to you, a side I much prefer.”
-“Mardy Bum”
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For when you couldn’t stand it if they didn’t like you back:
“Do I wanna know if this feelin’ flows both ways?”
-“Do I Wanna Know?”
For when success isn’t all it’s cracked up to be:
“The kids all dream of making it, whatever that means.”
-“Teddy Picker”
For when your outfit has you feeling extra cool:
“Leather jacket, collar popped like antenna never knowin’ when to stop.”
-“No. 1 Party Anthem”
For feeling someone’s absence:
“It’s kind of strange now you’re gone.”
-“Fireside”
For yearning for someone:
“I just wanna be yours.”
-“I Wanna Be Yours”
For doing what you have to do, no matter how long it takes:
“I’m going back to 505 if it’s a seven hour flight or a forty-five minute drive.”
-“505”
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For when things start to fall apart:
“It’s the beginning of the end.”
-“Do Me a Favour”
For looking chic in your favorite spotted coat:
“That’s magic in a cheetah print coat.”
-“Arabella”
For wishing you’d followed your dreams:
“And those dreams weren’t as daft as they seem, as daft as they seem, my love, when you dream them up.”
-“Fluorescent Adolescent”
For the one who brings life to your winter:
“Well, you cured my January blues.”
-“Knee Socks”
For knowing you’d do anything for them:
“I’m a puppet on a string.”
-“R U Mine?”
For not wanting to be remembered:
“I just wanted to be one of those ghosts you thought that you could forget.”
-“Star Treatment”
For being nostalgic for times long gone:
“Nothing seems as pretty as the past though.”
-“Flourescent Adolescent”
For making your flirtations known:
“As all the signals are sent, her eyes invite you to approach.”
-“No. 1 Party Anthem”
For wishing you knew how they felt:
“It’s just I’m constantly on the cusp of tryin’ to kiss you, but I don’t know if you feel the same as I do.”
-“Do I Wanna Know?”
For when you don’t think their relationship is meant to last:
“Forever isn’t for everyone. Is forever for you?”
-“Snap Out of It”
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For reflecting on the past:
“Remember when you used to be a rascal?”
-“Fluorescent Adolescent”
For drifting apart from your former friends:
“Still got pictures of friends on the wall. I suppose we aren’t really friends anymore.”
-“The Ultracheese”
For taking a chance on someone:
“You were a stranger in my phonebook I was actin’ like I knew ’cause I had nothin’ to lose.”
-“Knee Socks”
For being afraid to disappoint them:
“The knife twists at the thought that I should fall short of the mark.”
-“505”
For when you’d rather be anywhere else:
“I go crazy ’cause here isn’t where I wanna be.”
-“R U Mine?”
For wishing you could be as reliable to them as your morning coffee:
“If you like your coffee hot, let me be your coffee pot. You call the shots, babe.”
-“I Wanna Be Yours”
For missing someone so badly they start to feel like a dream:
“I’m beginning to think I imagined you all along.”
-“Cornerstone”
For showing off the blue waters of your vacation:
“Come on in, the water’s lovely.”
-“Four out of Five”
For imagining a dance with a stunning someone:
“I bet that you look good on the dancefloor.”
-“I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor”
For picking things up where you left off:
“The middle of adventure, such a perfect place to start.”
-“505”
For when desperation makes you act out of character:
“When the winter’s in full swing and your dreams just aren’t comin’ true, ain’t it funny what you’ll do?”
-“Knee Socks”
For getting caught in a mundane, life-draining routine:
“Landed in a very common crisis.”
-“Fluorescent Adolescent”
For running into the doppelgänger of someone from your past:
“She was close, close enough to be your ghost.”
-“Cornerstone”
For having endless love for them:
“Let me be your ‘leccy meter an’ I’ll never run out.”
-“I Wanna Be Yours”
For craving something different:
“I go crazy ’cause here isn’t where I wanna be and satisfaction feels like a distant memory.”
-“R U Mine?”
For when you can’t get them out of your head:
“I’ve dreamt about you nearly every night this week. How many secrets can you keep?”
-“Do I Wanna Know?”
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