Once again, Grammy-wining singer-songwriter Ella Mai has shown the world why she’s one of today’s most beloved and respected R&B artists.
Known for mega hits including”Trip,” “Boo’d Up” and “She Don’t,” the star released her eagerly anticipated third studio album, Do You Still Love Me?, last week to critical and audience acclaim. The new project is classic Ella at her most elevated, showcasing her immense talents as both a vocalist and arresting songwriter with heartfelt, romantic and emotional tracks that explore love in its various forms. At this point in her life, it’s clear that Ella knows what she wants, and demands nothing less than everything she fully deserves. To celebrate the release, we’ve collected 50 of Ella’s all-time most memorable lyrics for your Instagram captioning pleasure.
For the person who shows you a new side of yourself:
“Never thought someone like you could pull that out of me, but there goes my heart again.”
-“There Goes My Heart”
For letting someone’s optimism into your life:
“There ain’t even no room at my place, but you fit your hope in.”
-“There Goes My Heart”
For the true kind of love you’re terrified of losing:
“Don’t want nothin’ from somеthin’ I could lose. Don’t you dare look at me likе that.”
-“There Goes My Heart”
For cutting some slack for the one you love:
“No worries, baby, I got it. You ain’t always gotta be on it.”
-“100”
For the one you can count on leaning on:
“And if I’m being honest, I’m always on your shoulder. You’re that someone when I’m breaking.”
-“100”
For when your feelings just keep growing and growing:
“Know this love ain’t got no limit.”
-“100”
For helping them shoulder the burden:
“Baby, I can bear the load. Let me take the weight off your mind.”
-“100”
For the love that always adds up to an even hundred:
“Love ain’t never fifty-fifty. It’s whatever I got in me.”
-“100”
For the new romance that’s so much greater than your first:
“Someone’s been here before you, but what was theres is perished, you’re someone I cherish.”
-“My Mind”
For that reliable, consistent kind of devotion:
“With anyone else it’s always iffy. Love with you ain’t risky. Yeah, you continuе to blow my mind.”
-“My Mind”
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For that connection that must go deeper than you know:
“Only known him for some years, but I met him in another life.”
-“Somebody’s Son”
For when you’re fully infatuated:
“Oh, he’s taking all the space inside my mind.”
-“Somebody’s Son”
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For trying to remember your crush is only human:
“I’m weak for somebody’s son.”
-“Somebody’s Son”
For the love letter to a special someone:
“Just wanna take some time to thank you and let you know just how you make me proud.”
-“Little Things”
For finally finding true love:
“Oh, baby, and I never thought I’d end up with the man of my dreams, you’re really him.”
-“Little Things”
For when you’d rather be cuddled up with your love at home:
“Been a long night. I been out with my friends, it don’t feel right.”
-“Outside”
For when your partner has made you into a homebody (and you love it):
“I be in bed by 10, such a strange sight. This just ain’t me, oh, no.”
-“Outside”
For being miserable on a camping trip:
“I’m not built for outside. Just not built for outside.”
-“Outside”
For when everyone judges you for your zodiac sign:
“Me, personally, I think people might think I’m biased ’cause I am a Scorpio.”
-“Audio Message”
For when people just won’t leave you alone:
“Everybody wanna love me.”
-“Luckiest Man”
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For looking flawless in a clean face:
“Don’t need no makeup, you can trust it. If I want it, know I can have it.”
-“Luckiest Man”
For standing out from the crowd:
“Damn, they don’t make ’em like me. Me and them just ain’t the same.”
-“Luckiest Man”
For letting the world know not to mess with your heart:
“Be careful who you hurt now, baby. You ’bout to make a good girl crazy.”
-“Might Just”
For refusing to love halfway:
“‘Cause when I love, I love hard, and when I give, I give all.”
-“Tell Her”
For when a man is the full package:
“Tall like towers, you’re sweet like flowers.”
-“Bonus”
For being as obsessed with them as ever:
“So never lose faith, don’t ever doubt it. You still my taste, I’m still about it.”
-“First Day”
For preferring the struggle to being someone you’re not:
“So I don’t mind losing my way back to myself. I would rather chase circles, being me than somebody else.”
-“Chasing Circles”
For working on addressing your inner demons:
“Ain’t no running, no escaping. I’m gon’ face me now.”
-“Chasing Circles”
For surviving hardships and coming out stronger on the other side:
“We’ve been through hell and out. This feels like heaven now.”
-“No Angels”
For when you’re not used to feeling vulnerable:
“Feelings, so deep in my feelings. No, this ain’t really like me.”
-“Boo’d Up”
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For when everyone has the wrong idea about you:
“My resting b**** face is mistaken for the mean girl.”
-“Naked”
For falling in love with the wrong person:
“Now you got me feeling like shooting Cupid ’cause you did me wrong.”
-“A Thousand Times”
For being ready to drop them completely:
“We don’t keep in touch anymore ’cause we ain’t in love anymore.”
-“Anymore”
For when it all ends without warning:
“What you talkin’ ‘bout you changed your mind?”
-“Don’t Want You”
For when your intuition tells you something is up:
“What’s missing? You’re distant, and I’m spinnin’.”
-“Gut Feeling”
For finally being done with them for good:
“But this love is over, a thousand times over.”
-“A Thousand Times”
For wondering if they’re ready for the real you:
“Are you ready to fight just to see what’s lost behind my flaws?”
-“Naked”
For when they love you when you’re not at your best:
“Even when I’m off, boy, you on it.”
-“Everything”
For falling completely, despite your hesitations:
“Maybe it’s your love, it’s too good to be true. Baby boy, your love got me trippin’ on you.”
-“Trip”
For just wanting to be there for someone:
“Tell me what you wanna feel. Is there something I can heal?”
-“Down”
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For giving someone a time limit on making their move:
“24 seconds, yeah, you better not stop.”
-“Shot Clock”
For the insomnia that comes with a broken heart:
“Early in the morning, got me tossing and turning. Thought you was the one, the one.”
-“A Thousand Times”
For the one you want with you everywhere, all the time:
“I put that on everything.”
-“Everything”
For acting like you’re completely over them:
“I’m good, it’s cool, I don’t want you no more.”
-“Don’t Want You”
For only having eyes for them:
“It could be a room full of people, you still my sight.”
-“Close”
For wishing them the worst:
“I hope you fall and you break your heart like you broke mine.”
-“A Thousand Times”
For feeling energized by new love:
“What’s in the air got me up right now, zooming.”
-“Down”
For feeling completely stuck on someone:
“Ooh, no, I’ll never get over you until I find something new.”
-“Boo’d Up”
For knowing deep, true love takes time:
“You know every second adds up to a minute. Need 10,000 hours. We can be so in love.”
-“10,000 Hours’
For refusing to fall too hard, too fast:
“I put my feelings on safety so I don’t go shootin’ where your heart be.”
-“Trip”
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