40 Nostalgic Royel Otis Lyrics to Use as Your Next Photo Caption

Australian indie-rock duo Royel Otis have been taking over the musical world, one irresistible track at a time.

Made up of friends Royel Maddell and Otis Pavlovic, Royel Otis dropped their scintillating sophomore album, hickey, in August of this year. The new project introduced fans to some of their biggest hits yet, including "moody," "car" and "who's your boyfriend," making their appearances at Outside Lands and Lollapalooza this year extra unforgettable. They're currently on tour throughout Europe, and in 2026, they'll be making their Coachella debut.  If you can't get enough of Royel and Otis, keep scrolling to discover 40 of their most memorable lyrics to use as your next photo caption.

For recognizing that you're not the most agreeable person:

"So if you ever need to find someone to get along with every time, don't take another chance with me."

-"Sofa King"

 

For procrastinating:

"Maybe you should take a nap. Maybe you should sleep it off before deciding."

-"say something"

 

For when someone has no right to talk about you:

"Slow down, and keep my name out your mouth."

-"Foam"

 

For wanting them to come crawling back:

"When I'm gone, you'll come running back into my arms."

-"jazz burger"

 

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For staying up way past your bedtime:

"It's real late. So what?"

-"Egg Beater"

 

For wishing your favorite song could go on forever:

"Record plays too loud, over way too soon."

-"more to lose"

 

For feeling hangry:

"Mean streak. Need more sleep, something to eat."

-"Warm Nights"

 

For being unable to decipher someone's meaning:

"I can't make sense of what's in your head."

-"who's your boyfriend"

 

For dearly missing someone:

"Wish you were here, but you've left and gone away."

-"Til the Morning"

 

For dreading the start of a new week every day:

"Monday's always on my mind."

-"car"

(Photo credit: Zora Sicher)

 

For believing this goodbye isn't forever:

"Another goodbye. It's not over, not over."

-"come on home"

 

For when the relationship has run its course:

"If our love is dead, if our love is dead, what are we holdin' on to?"

-"If Our Love Is Dead"

 

For professing your feelings for someone:

"I want to dance with you."

-"I Wanna Dance With You"

 

For sacrificing your own wants and needs:

"Nevermind what I want 'cause I'll change to the page that you'rе on."

-"Adored"

 

For needing to be with them in every reality:

"If there's a world where I'm living without you, then that's a world where I shouldn't be."

-"more to lose"

 

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For wanting to say something about the one who has you overthinking:

"Got me in my head again. Kinda wanna call you out."

-"say something"

 

For when they're all you want:

"All night I wait on you. Can't find a remedy to get by."

-"torn jeans"

 

For letting go and having fun, for once:

"Going Kokomo. Our life's a beach, so, let's let go."

-"Going Kokomo"

 

For noticing that someone isn't the same as they were:

"Time has seen you change."

-"Til the Morning"

 

For not bothering to ask because you know they'll say no:

"Wouldn't wanna waste your time."

-"car"

 

For knowing you can bounce back from the past:

"I walk a long way. Too many shadows. Thinking 'bout my mistakes. It's not over, it's not over."

-"come on home"

 

For getting older but not wiser:

"And honestly, it never seems to better me, and nothing's gone my way."

-"If Our Love Is Dead"

 

For trying something, even if it's scary:

"It's so easy to fall down. Feet, don't fail me now."

-"I Wanna Dance With You"

 

For one of those extra nostalgic summer nights:

"Warm nights got this feeling forever. Stay up, be still."

-"Warm Nights"

 

For when a certain someone makes you insecure:

"In good times, I doubt myself in front of you."

-"good times"

 

For hating quiet, awkward moments:

"Silence always stressed me out."

-"say something"

 

For finally feeling good about things:

"Starting to feel right this time."

-"Without You"

 

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For wanting to define the relationship:

"Why do I have a pet name if we're just friends?"

-"who's your boyfriend"

 

For believing you can't get what you want:

"It's not that far, but somehow out of reach."

-"Merry Mary Marry Me"

 

For struggling to express yourself:

"I'm fine, but I don't know the words to say it right."

-"Sofa King"

 

For being all too willing to change yourself:

"What do you want me to be now?"

-"jazz burger"

 

For when a song you used to love just reminds you of your ex:

"You know I hate this tune 'cause I think of you."

-"i hate this tune"

 

For when your most valued time is wasting someone else's:

"No, I never waste my time with it. Always sit and waste your time all day."

-"Nack Nostalgia"

 

For when it's time to speak your whole truth:

"Summer nights should speak now or forever lie."

-"Warm Nights"

 

For not feeling good enough:

"You're such a star. I'm relatively dust."

-"torn jeans"

 

For needing them to tell you how they feel:

"So what do you want from me? What do you need? Can you say something? Say something."

-"say something"

 

For feeling infatuated:

"Caught up in the way you make me feel."

-"Without You"

 

For when your feelings are hurt:

"You know I hate this game. It's tearing me apart-part."

-"car"

 

For the one who has you completely enchanted:

"You're far more cooler, the flavor of the week."

-"Kool Aid"

 

For when bad transportation has you stuck:

"Send me on my bicycle, the chain is all rust."

-"Oysters in My Pocket"

 

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