30 Angsty Wallows Lyrics to Use as Your Next Instagram Caption

2024 was quite the year for alt-rock band Wallows, and they've kept the magic going well into 2025.

The trio, composed of artists Dylan Minnette, Braeden Lemasters and Cole Preston, have been best friends and band mates since they were kids, and their comradery shows in every aspect of their music. In March of last year, they celebrated the fifth anniversary of their debut album, Nothing Happens, followed up by the release of their third album, Model in May, showcasing their evolution as artists as they've finely honed their bold rock sound, before embarking on a major world tour. Can't get enough of Wallows? We've gathered 30 of their most iconic lyrics, for your use as Instagram captions, below.

For when you can't let them go:

"Thought I saw your shadow under the door. Just a trick of the light I've seen before."

-"Remember When"

 

For when reaching out would be the worst idea:

"Who's somebody you know you shouldn't call?"

-"Calling After Me"

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For realizing your mistake:

"Driving away, I wish I'd stayed."

-"Uncomfortable"

 

For wishing you were running through their thoughts:

"I'm not in your head, can you help me understand?"

-"Bad Dream"

 

For capturing your anxiety:

"I've been sleeping with the light on. I tend to freak myself out."

-"Scrawny"

 

For recognizing that hurt people hurt people:

"I've got stitches that I'm sewing up, too."

-"Your Apartment"

 

For missing someone:

"Now you're gone, the city's down a number. It is not the same without you around."

-"Pictures of Girls"

 

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For when you haven't done anything with your summer:

"Is my life all wasted nights? This isn't what I had in mind."

-"You (Show Me Where My Days Went)"

 

For being sick of getting your hopes up:

"It's easier to be alone than to be lied to."

-"It's Only Right"

 

For when you're terrified of the relationship growing stale:

"Cause we could stay at home or watch the sunset, but I can't help from asking, 'Are you bored yet?'"

-"Are You Bored Yet?"

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For just wishing you knew:

"I need to know if you're feeling it or I'm wasting my time."

-"These Days"

 

For overthinking everything again:

"I'm anxious, pacin,' thoughts are racin'."

-"Quarterback"

 

For when everything makes you think about them:

"All the places I return to, all the faces that remind you."

-"Remember When"

 

For working to focus on the positive:

"Can we get up and try to feel okay again?"

-"OK"

 

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For pondering what's truly meaningful:

"Are the things I think are important simply just distractions from death?"

-"Treacherous Doctor"

 

For when you do most of your talking in your own head:

"Wasting time around my head, so I talk to myself instead."

-"Pleaser"

 

For wondering if you mean as much to them as they mean to you:

"Am I just a name you flip through in your story?"

-"A Warning"

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For when the unexpected relationship falls apart:

"I never wanted love, but now it's come undone."

-"Uncomfortable"

 

For realizing certain things just aren't that serious:

"Break a promise to your ex. Nothing happens."

-"Do Not Wait"

 

For wondering how you'll look back on things:

"When we get old, will we regret this?"

-"Are You Bored Yet?"

 

For being afraid to take that leap:

"I can't regret the things I don't try."

-"Scrawny"

 

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For contemplating isolation:

"Weathered and faded. Who feels alone in the world?"

-"Only Friend"

 

For only wanting one person:

"You, you're what I've been chasing."

-"You (Show Me Where My Days Went)"

 

For ignoring your impulses:

"If there is a voice in your head, don't listen to it."

-"These Days"

 

For reading them like a book:

"I know you so well. You know that I can tell the slightest difference in your facial expression."

-"OK"

 

For keeping the truth to yourself:

"There's a lot of things that I could tell you, but some things are left better if you never knew."

-"Your Apartment"

 

For when you can't let out the words you need to say:

"Language of averted eyes. Silence is what I do best."

-"Pleaser"

 

For being afraid to open up:

"Could I trust you with my thoughts? Or would you use them all against me?"

-"Treacherous Doctor"

 

For when it's not the end of the world—but if feels like it:

"And it gets worse before it gets better. That's one thing that I have come to know, just so you know."

-"Do Not Wait"

 

For struggling to express yourself:

"'What's wrong?' You've been asking, but I don't have an answer."

-"Are You Bored Yet?"

 

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