20 Confessional Joy Oladokun Lyrics to Use as Your Next Instagram Caption
No one captures the human experience quite like singer-songwriter Joy Oladokun, blending elements of folk, pop and R&B sounds to create a genre that's all her own.
Last year, she dropped her gorgeous fourth album, Proof of Life, a collection of anthems for what it means to be a person living in today's society. Joy's story is told through her lens as the daughter of Nigerian immigrants and experience as a queer Black woman, and yet, it's deeply resonant no matter who you might be. If you find Joy's music as meaningful as we do, keep scrolling to discover 20 of her best lyrics, and how to use them as your next Instagram caption.
For when you haven't been the same since they've been gone:
"I'm stuck like a grave in the space that you left with no reason to get out."
-"Someone Like You"
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For feeling reinvigorated by nature:
"Look up. Do you see the sunlight? Look up. There's flowers in your hair."
-"look up"
For when it's impossible to impress your parents:
"Momma says I'm up to no good again. Couldn't make her proud, though I did my best."
-"Sunday"
For when your crush has you swooning:
"I get weak whenever you're around."
-"Sweet Symphony"
For when the quiet says it all:
"There's more to be said in the silence."
-"Blink Twice"
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For when it feels like you're living a lie:
"Hold my breath until I'm honest/. Will I ever breathe again?"
-"breathe again"
For declaring your endless commitment:
"I'm gonna love you 'til the end of time."
-"No Turning Back"
For looking back on your mistakes:
"I only fell for you 'cause I was young, dumb and broken."
-"Sober"
For craving authenticity:
"I don't need you to be perfect. Just promise that you'll be honest."
-"Shelter"
For when those dreary emotions won't leave you alone:
"You tell yourself it's raining, the clouds are in your head."
-"look up"
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For the love that's changed you forever:
"Now that I love you, there's no turning back."
-"No Turning Back"
For knowing you're in the right place with the right person:
"Even if the world that we built falls at our feet, we're still right where we're supposed to be."
-"Sweet Symphony"
For resetting and finding your strength:
"When the worlds so heavy I can't stand, I close my eyes and start again."
-"breathe again"
For struggling to see the positive:
"And I've been trying to find a silver lining."
-"Someone Like You"
For when a toxic relationship finally ends:
"Why does it hurt that it's over?"
-"Sober"
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For feeling out of sorts:
"I feel like a mess. I feel like I'm stuck in the wrong skin."
-"Sunday"
For when the beginning of the week has you down:
"Mondays aren't always bright. Some days, you lose thе fight."
-"look up"
For trying not to make everything a fight:
"Learning to pick my battles or I'll be the only one left."
-"Blink Twice"
For faking it until you make it:
"Standing tall, pretending not to be afraid."
-"Sunday"
For when you've been holding on to guilt:
"If my intentions are good, why can't I come clean?"
-"breathe again"
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