Few artists have exploded onto the scene quite as quickly as English singer-songwriter Myles Smith.
Driven by Myles’ resonant vocals and rousing folk sound, his hit single “Stargazing” took the world by storm with well over a billion streams since its 2024 release. Today, he built even further on his legacy with the release of his debut album, My Mess, My Heart, My Life, consisting of 15 tracks unpacking the challenges of youth that have shaped him into the man he is today. If you also can’t get enough of his music, keep scrolling for 20 of his best lyrics to use as your next Instagram caption.
For recognizing a challenging childhood:
“I was born into a fractured family where a word could start a war.”
-“My Mess”
For not being used to making decisions for yourself:
“I was raised just to do as I’m told and I hate the way that I’m still like this. I’m still learning to walk on my own.”
-“My Mess”
For when altering your appearance doesn’t do anything to change who you are deep down:
“I tried changing the clothes I wear, even cut my friends off and dyed my hair, but my roots run deep and the pain in my heart’s still there.”
-“My Mess”
For feeling the past weigh heavily on you:
“It’s a burden, it’s a cloud, and it always seems to follow me around.”
-“My Mess”
For reflecting on the messiness of living:
“This is my mess, my heart, my life.”
-“My Mess”
(My Mess, My Heart, My Life via Sony Music Entertainment UK)
For yearning for something greater:
“We dream of jet planes. Freedom, trying to find escape from heartache.”
-“Hold Me In The Dark”
For the one who rescues you from your own thoughts:
“You save me from the demons in my head.”
-“Hold Me In The Dark”
For knowing that as long as you’re together, you will succeed:
“Long roads ahead, but I know we’ll make it in the end.”
-“Hold Me In The Dark”
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For when your feelings aren’t reciprocated:
“I didn’t wanna fall, but my heart’s involved. Can you tell me, how is yours not?”
-“Hate You”
For understanding you can’t be friends:
“You know how to mess my head up. Said that we’re just friends, but we know that it’s more.”
-“Hate You”
For reckoning with one-sided feelings:
“Hate how much I want you. Hate how much I love you. Hate how much you don’t.”
-“Hate You”
For missing someone who’s gone:
“My safe haven. Take me back to my Grandma’s place.”
-“Grandma’s Place”
For persevering with a smile, despite everything:
“But Mary don’t, Mary don’t, Mary don’t quit and no one sees the pain she keeps inside because she still smiles when the times get hard. She still loves with a brokеn heart.”
-“Mary’s Song”
For having certain memories you wish you could erase:
“These memories, memories are locked in the closet. They’re keeping me, keep me awake all through the night.”
-“Sertraline”
For wishing your nature were different:
“Blame it on the things I’ve done, blame it on the fear I have. Scared of what I might become.”
-“Sertraline”
For feeling like you’re headed nowhere:
“Who am I kidding now? It’s wearing me out, all this running in circles.”
-“Sertraline”
For going your separate ways:
“I know that people change and I know for us to grow, we gotta let go.”
-“Drive Safe”
For always listening to your instincts:
“You’ll be fine on your own, as long as you know follow your heart, wherever it takes you.”
-“Drive Safe”
For approaching life with both optimism and caution:
“Life is a road, don’t know what’s along the way, so drive safe.”
-“Drive Safe”
For the one who glows bright in every room they enter:
“Here in your arms tonight under a thousand lights, they’re shining on you.”
-“Heaven”
For finding a piece of heaven on earth:
“Darling just hold me tight, into the afterlife ’cause Heaven is you.”
-“Heaven”
For embracing everything that makes someone unique:
“Your imperfections, ain’t no need to perfect them ’cause I swear you’re perfect the way you are.”
-“Heaven”
For knowing you’ll be happy as long as it’s with them:
“All my breath is yours to take and all my heart is yours to break and all my time is yours to waste.”
-“Dying Days”
For when someone brings out your purest, most honest self:
“I have no secrets, I’ll barе my soul.”
-“Dying Days”
For when missing a single second feels like such a waste:
“It’s so hard to sleep when I’m around you. I’d rather lay awake all night long. Rather double up on coffee than to miss a single minute in your arms.”
-“Lifetime”
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For living your one life to the fullest:
“We only got what we got, so don’t let me go.”
-“Lifetime”
For when a lifetime doesn’t feel like enough:
“Oh, it breaks my heart right down the middle. This love of ours is just for a little bit. I can only love you for a lifetime.”
-“Lifetime”
For falling for a special someone:
“You’re everything I’m looking for. Yeah, and I’m all yours.”
-“Dublin Lights”
For the moment that froze the clock:
“Time stood still just like a photograph. You made me feel like this would last forever.”
-“Stargazing”
For when friendship becomes something more:
“We were never strangers. You were right therе all along.”
-“Stargazing”
For the one you want to spend eternity with:
“Lookin’ in your eyes, I see my whole life.”
-“Stargazing”
For sharing a brief but meaningful moment with someone:
“One song, here together. Then let’s play it on repeat.”
-“Nice To Meet You”
For losing yourself in a moment:
“Lеt’s forget about our worries and the wild world outsidе.”
-“Nice To Meet You”
For dancing with someone unforgettable:
“If you wanna dance take my hand, take my hand. Cancel all your plans. Take a chance, take a chance.”
-“Stay (If You Wanna Dance)”
For letting go of your inhibitions:
“We’re too young to feel this old. Feel the fire inside your bones.”
-“Stay (If You Wanna Dance)”
For discovering someone precious and rare:
“I swore that I’d never fall in love again, but when you talk like this and you look like that, I feel like gold.”
-“Gold”
For feeling left behind:
“I wonder if you even think about me.”
-“Solo”
For letting them know they can take their time:
“I will wait for you, I will wait for you.”
-“Wait for You”
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For ruminating on the past:
“Diggin’ through memories, I’ve been pickin’ up pain.”
-“Behind”
For trying not to feel what you’re feeling:
“Sometimes I block it out, better yet. I disconnect from all feelings.”
-“Memories (I Don’t Have)”
For when all you can do is overthink:
“All I found was doubt, I’m in my mind again.”
-“Betting on Us”
(Photo credit: Jennifer McCord)
For feeling haunted by the past:
“I know it’s hard to let it go. It’s even harder if you don’t.”
-“Wait for You”
For wanting to be there in the toughest times:
“Oh, you don’t have to be so strong when you’re with me.”
-“River”
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For that dreamy, romantic night:
“I watch the sunset, and lie with you beneath the stars.”
-“Sweet Love”
For feeling like you’re holding yourself back:
“Hard to move forward when we’re stuck in our ways.”
-“Behind”
For the love you know will last:
“I’m betting on love, betting on us.”
-“Betting on Us”
For knowing it gets better:
“It’s hard to see it, but I promise there’s a light.”
-“Wait for You”
For when you’re surprised how deeply the words cut you:
“All my life I thought that actions speak louder than words.”
-“Memories (I Don’t Have)”
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For when love makes life easy:
“You’re the one who makes me wanna sing simple melodies.”
-“Sweet Love”
For finally leaving the past behind you:
“So, let’s set the past on fire. We could watch it burn all night.”
-“Behind”
For helping someone carry their burden:
“No, it’s not a weakness to share all of your burdеns. The weight of the world can be heavy.”
-“River”
For the special someone who makes you feel safe:
“Like a shelter from the storm, a fireplace that keeps me warm.”
-“My Home”
For ignoring negative self-talk:
“Don’t let the words in your head ever drown you out.”
-“Wait for You”
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