50 Memorable Will Linley Lyrics to Use as Photo Captions
Last week, 22-year-old singer-songwriter Will Linley released his eagerly anticipated debut album, Don't Cry Because It's Over. We're because it's clear the South African star has only just begun.
Best known for viral hits including "Last Call" and "miss me (when you're gone)," the star's made a name for himself with his captivating pop sound paired with deeply emotional and resonant lyrics, and those things drive all 12 songs of the new album. It tells a rom-com-like story of first love, from falling hard for someone to angst, uncertainty and eventually the breakup, before he finds himself ready to move on with a renewed sense of hope. To celebrate, we've gathered 50 of his all-time greatest lyrics, both from the new album and beyond, to use as your next photo caption. Discover our picks below.
For when the feeling is mutual:
"Saw you looking at me the way I'm looking at you."
-"Cinematic"
For knowing love is all about risking a broken heart:
"One last word telling me this could hurt. Maybe we crash and burn. Maybe our hearts are meant to break."
-"Cinematic"
For being afraid to do the wrong thing:
"What if I stay when you want me to go?"
-"Cinematic"
For hoping for that Hollywood movie kind of love:
"What if our love's straight up cinematic?"
-"Cinematic"
For when they're hot and cold:
"Oh, one day you're calling me, 'Baby,' the next day you can't decide."
-"Sometimes"
For not being on the same page:
"I just wanna be yours tonight. You just wanna be my 'sometimes.'
-"Sometimes"
For the one who makes you want to stay:
"You're goin' crazy, knowin' I'm doin' fine."
-"American Dream"
For when your crush might be too good for you:
"Oh, I think she might be out of my league."
-"American Dream"
For when it seems almost too good to be true:
"Don't wakе me up from this American dream."
-"American Dream"
For refusing to call:
"I know, you're prayin' for the phone to light up right beside the bed."
-"Up at Night"
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For when they're suddenly interested:
"Yeah, isn't it funny how the tables all turn around?"
-"Up at Night"
For when your ex is keeping tabs:
"You're goin' crazy, knowin' I'm doin' fine."
-"Up at Night"
For keeping your thoughts to yourself because you've got manners:
"And there's a few things I could say, but that's just now how I was raised."
-"Up at Night"
For when it was doomed from the start:
"We met in the summer storm. I guess that was a sign."
-"Quite Like Us…"
For falling in love when it's least expected:
"No one gets to choose the place, the moment lightning strikes."
-"Quite Like Us…"
(Don't Cry Because It's Over via Island Records)
For when they refuse to leave your mind:
"I love the way you get inside my head."
-"Quite Like Us…"
For standing apart from the crowd:
"'Cause in the end, no one does it quite like us, right?"
-"Quite Like Us…"
For feeling accident prone:
"I cut both my knees the first time that I rode a bike and I crashed my mom's car back when I was still learning to drive."
-"First Love"
For when your first love ends in disaster:
"Love's no different. I did it wrong the first go around."
-"First Love"
For wishing you could've been better:
"I'm sorry that you had to be my first love."
-"First Love"
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For learning a lot from your first relationship:
"There's a thousand more things that I would do different the next time around."
-"First Love"
For when a friendship develops into something more:
"Just friends, I always thought we were just friends. I never thought that we'd ever be more than that."
-"How It Starts"
For freshly falling in love:
"If this is how it starts, I never want it to end."
-"How It Starts"
For acting with your heart instead of your brain:
"Senses, we should come to our senses."
-"How It Starts"
For feeling like you can talk to them about anything:
"We can talk about the weather and the colors of the night."
-"Kiss Me Like You Mean It"
(Photo credit: Cole Ferguson)
For when drinking coffee becomes a communal activity:
"You hate the taste of coffee, but you drink it, 'cause I do."
-"Dictionary"
For struggling to express yourself:
"And I, I hate I can't find the words. It always comes out less than you deserve."
-"Dictionary"
For when those three little words come short:
"Sometimes 'I love you' doesn't feel like quite the right thing to say."
-"Dictionary"
For giving off a squeaky clean impression:
"And I don't have a single tattoo."
-"Good Guy"
For not feeling for rebellious or interesting:
"I swear to you I'm not that cool."
-"Good Guy"
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For when the breakup is still fresh and painful:
"'Cause it feels just like last night in my arms you said to me that my heart will always be yours."
-"Just Like That"
For wishing you could move forward like they have:
"Got a way of moving on real fast. Tell me, how do I forget you? Tell me, how do I forget you just like that?"
-"Just Like That"
For never planning to let go:
"The last thing I do, the last thing I do, I'm gonna fall off the edge holding on to you."
-"Last Thing I Do"
For the kind of love that makes you feel wise:
"Young love, feeling old."
-"Last Thing I Do"
For when the past keeps getting farther and farther away:
"Uh-oh, I don't wanna think about how my mind is slowly losing track of the time."
-"miss me (when you're gone)"
(Photo credit: Cole Ferguson)
For falling for a stranger:
"I know we haven't even met… yet."
-"Gracie"
For having feelings for someone who's moved on:
"I know that I will want you even if you're not mine."
-"wrong time"
For a declaration of love:
"Hmm, it's a little bit bold, but you, I'm gonna love you."
-"all the girls"
For wishing you were actually having fun:
"Girls, girls, girls, girls just wanna have fun."
-"Tough (The Girls Song)"
For experiencing the same relationship woes again and again:
"I know we've had this conversation, so why are we still stuck in this situation."
-"Maybe"
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For knowing love must be headed your way:
"I know we've had this conversation, so why are we still stuck in this situation."
-"Gracie"
For when your actions prove how you really feel:
"Just because I called you doesn't mean I miss you."
-"Just Because I Called You"
For when your relationship is as perfect as could be:
"Oh, you and me feel something like magic."
-"Magic"
For when person who taught you who you are:
"When I found you, I found me."
-"miss me (when you're gone)"
For when all of your love couldn't make them happy:
"And it kinda sucks that my whole heart wasn't enough."
-"Tough (The Girls Song)"
For wishing you didn't care for them:
"Why do I want what I can't have?"
-"kill all my feelings"
For hoping they can get over their broken heart:
"Do what you gotta do, yeah to get over me and you."
-"Blame"
For realizing it's not going to work:
"Let's call this off, I don't wanna meet your friends."
-"i don't wanna be yours"
For when you'll never forget that trip to the beach:
"I'm still finding sand inside my shoes sometimes."
-"wrong time"
For realizing you probably wont' see them again:
"I'm glad we had just onе night. Wish it would turn into five."
-"Last Call"
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