60 Vulnerable Noah Kahan Lyrics to Use as Your Next Instagram Caption
Few artists can evoke a sense of longing and nostalgia quite like folk-pop singer-songwriter Noah Kahan, and as his music has grown in popularity, it's only gotten more raw.
He's a master of spinning narratives with a confessional, diaristic feel. Though each note evokes the New England setting of his story, there's also a universality and reliability to his writing that simply can't be ignored. Whether you're a long-time fan or only fell in love with his music with the release of his latest album, Stick Season, his talent can't be denied, and we've collected some of our all-time favorite Noah lyrics—and shared how to use them as Instagram captions—below.
(Stick Season (Forever) via Mercury Records)
For when you're trying, but just can't get someone out of your head:
"I'm rememberin' I promised to forget you now."
-"Dial Drunk"
For wishing someone the best:
"I hope you sеttle down, I hope you marry rich."
-"The Great Divide"
For going on an impromptu drive:
"Let's drive for no reason, let's see where these wheels land."
-"Forever"
For when they just don't love you the way they used to:
"You must've had yourself a change of heart like halfway through the drive."
-"Stick Season"
For wanting to know absolutely everything about someone:
"I'm in love with every song you've ever heard."
-"Strawberry Wine"
For clinging to that bit of hope:
"Don't let this darkness fool you. All lights turned off can be turned on."
-"Call Your Mom"
For trying to leave bad habits in the past:
"Don't let those demons in again."
-"False Confidence"
For the love you know will last:
"Now I'm glad I get forever to see where you end."
-"Forever"
For when you can't forgive yourself for hurting someone:
"'Cause it hurts when you hurt somebody."
-"Hurt Somebody"
For the town that isn't what it used to be:
"This place had a heartbeat in its day."
-"Paul Revere"
For when you just can't pretend that everything is okay:
"The world has changed. Don't you find it strange that you just went ahead and carried on?"
-"Orange Juice"
For when you can't let go:
"Why am I so obsessive? Hanging on to every sentence."
-"She Calls Me Back"
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For when they're suddenly a stranger:
"Now I know your name, but not who you are."
"All My Love"
For when you've been lying to yourself:
"I thought I had something and that's the same as having something."
-"No Complaints"
For trying your best to overcome your vices:
"It takes a strong hand and a sound mind."
-"You're Gonna Go Far"
For dearly missing someone:
"Feels like I've been ready for you to come home for so long."
-"Orange Juice"
For letting go of someone really special:
"You were a work of art. That's the hardest part."
-"Your Needs, My Needs"
For when quiet moments always have you ruminating on the past:
"Ooh, silence is making me nostalgic."
-New Perspective"
For promising to love them even beyond the grave:
"I wanna lovе you 'til we're food for the worms to eat."
"Everywhere, Everything"
For trying to loosen up:
"Don't take yourself so seriously."
-"False Confidence"
For when it feels like the past is grasping at you:
"A left at the graveyard, I'm driving past ghosts, their arms are extended, my eyes start to close."
-"The View Between Villages"
For when someone special goes off to college:
"You're the greatest thing we've lost."
"You're Gonna Go Far"
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For when you have a breakthrough with someone:
"Stayed on the line with you the entire night 'til you let it out and let it in."
-"Call Your Mom"
For getting chatty when the opportunity arises:
"I'm sayin' too much, but you know how it gets out here."
-"All My Love"
For when it feels someone's memory will be with you forever:
"You'll always be a flower on my skin."
-"Your Needs, My Needs"
For when you're starting to feel old:
"The college kids are getting so young, ain't they?"
-"You're Gonna Go Far"
For feeling changed by love:
"No thing definеs a man like love that makes him soft."
-"Strawberry Wine"
For when things get easier the less you mind:
"I stopped caring 'bout a month ago. Sincе then it's been smooth sailing."
"Homesick"
For boosting someone up in tough times:
"Oh, dear, don't be discouraged. I've been exactly where you are."
-"Call Your Mom"
For feeling completely drained, but persisting anyway:
"Oh, if my engine works perfect on empty, I guess I'll drive."
-"Growing Sideways"
For choosing love above all else:
"Everywhere, everything, I wanna love you."
-"Everywhere, Everything"
For when you're just going through the motions:
"You settle into routine. Where are you? What does it mean?"
-"Northern Attitude"
For the moment that brings back a wave of nostalgia:
"For a minute, the world seemed so simple. Feel the rush of my blood, I'm seventeen again."
-"The View Between Villages"
For when wisdom trumps wealth:
"I'm broke, but I'm real rich in my head."
-"Forever"
For when you hide your true self to keep people around:
"Taking it slowly. I'm afraid to be lonely."
-"Hurt Somebody"
For when you've started the process of healing:
"Oh, but I finally got sewed up."
-"No Complaints"
For being a little too used to the bleakness and cold:
"If the sun don't rise 'til the summertime, forgive my northern attitude, oh, I was raised on little light."
-"Northern Attitude"
For not planning to stick around:
"I would leave if only I could find a reason."
-"Homesick"
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For when the dreary weather reminds you of them:
"I am terrified of weather 'cause I see you when it rains."
-"Stick Season"
For finally taking the mask off:
"I'm untethering from the parts of me you'd recognize."
-"Dial Drunk"
For the crushing nostalgia of visiting home:
"The things that I lost here, the people I knew. They got me surrounded for a mile or two."
-"The View Between Villages"
For becoming unrecognizable:
"When they ask me who I am, I'll say, 'I'm not from around here.'"
-"Paul Revere"
For when the world around you looks and feels dead:
"I love Vermont, but it's the season of the sticks."
-"Stick Season"
For recognizing your lack of survival skills:
"Would we survive in a horror movie?"
-"Everywhere, Everything"
For feeling forgotten:
"I'm the tall glass of water you lost in your kitchen."
-"Pain Is Cold Water"
For knowing there's change and love in your future:
"I won't be alone for the rest of my life."
-"Forever"
For being avoidant:
"But I ignore things and I move sideways 'til I forget what I felt in the first place."
-"Growing Sideways"
For when all you want is a redo:
"And now I lay myself down and hope I wake up young again."
-"False Confidence"
For when your confidence fluctuates with the time of day:
"I spend nights stitching up the loose threads in my soul. In the morning, I'm bullet proof."
-"Young Blood"
For yearning to get away:
"Let's drive for no reason, let's see where these wheels land."
-"Forever"
For looking on the brighter side of things:
"Now, the weight of the world ain't so bad."
-"No Complaints"
For refusing to take the blame again:
"And it's half my fault, but I just like to play the victim."
-"Stick Season"
For offering your forgiveness:
"We ain't angry at you, love. We'll be waiting for you, love."
-"You're Gonna Go Far"
For receiving a chilly welcome:
"No winter coat could keep out all the cold of your atmosphere."
-"All My Love"
For seeking your purpose:
"You're here for a reason but you don't know why."
-"False Confidence"
For planning to leave everything behind:
"One day, I'm gonna cut it clear."
-"Paul Revere"
For showing just how dreary it is in your neck of the woods:
"Every photograph that's taken here is from the summer."
-"Homesick"
For when your lives have refused to intersect:
"Lost for a long time, two parallel lines."
-"She Calls Me Back"
For recognizing generational trauma:
"I'm still angry at my parents for what their parents did to them, but it's a start."
-"Growing Sideways"
For not being sure what you want:
"Darling, speak to me but don't you say a word."
-"Strawberry Wine"
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