20 Emotional John Mayer Lyrics to Use as Instagram Captions

Sometimes you just have to post a feelsy photo on Instagram.

And who better to capture your emotional ups and downs than the king of heartbreaking tunes himself, John Mayer?

Keep scrolling for the best emotional John Mayer lyrics to use as Instagram captions.

For when it feels like the universe if defying you at every turn:

"Gravity is working against me and gravity wants to bring me down."

-"Gravity"

 

For when wishing things were different isn't enough to change them:

"Shouldn't matter, but it does."

-"Shouldn't Matter but It Does"

 

For that "this is fine" moment:

"My dear, we're slow dancin' in a burnin' room."

-"Slow Dancing in a Burning Room"

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For hoping things get better:

"It's hard to beat the system when we're standing at a distance, so we keep waiting, waiting on the world to change."

-"Waiting on the World to Change"

 

For lounging around on a lazy Saturday:

"Nothing to do, nowhere to be. A simple little kind of free."

-"Perfectly Lonely"

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For when you're coping with the pain of unrequited love:

"I want you so bad I'll go back on the things I believe."

-"Edge of Desire"

 

For when you're cuddled up to your S.O.:

"Lonely was the song I sang 'till the day you came."

-"Half of My Heart"

 

For being stuck in your ways:

"I can feel the love I want, I can feel the love I need, but it's never gonna come the way I am."

-"In the Blood"

 

For realizing it's not you, it's them:

"Now I'm starting to see maybe it's got nothing to do with me."

-"Daughters"

 

For when you're feeling pretty confident in your flirting skills:

"I'd steal your heart before you ever heard a thing."

-"Assassin"

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For showing your family just how much you love them, despite their protests:

"Love ain't a thing, love is a verb."

-"Love Is a Verb

 

For when you're right in the midst of a hard breakup:

"This is the deep and dyin' breath of this love we've been workin' on."

-"Slow Dancing in a Burning Room"

 

For feeling really tired of being hurt:

"Once you want it to begin, no one really ever wins in heartbreak warfare."

-"Heartbreak Warfare"

 

For yearning to keep things positive:

"Just keep me where the light is."

-"Gravity"

 

For knowing they'd love you if they gave you a chance:

"But if you give me just one night, you're gonna see me in a new light."

-"New Light"

 

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For when you're not feeling all that upset about your last breakup:

"Life is full of sweet mistakes, and love's an honest one to make."

-"You're Gonna Live Forever In Me"

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For giving everyone a glimpse into your innermost thoughts:

"So what, so I've got a smile on, but it's hiding the quiet superstitions in my head."

-"Why Georgia"

 

For the sad "see you later" to your long-distance BFF:

"All we ever do is say goodbye."

-"All We Ever Do Is Say Goodbye"

 

For when you're feeling the love all around you:

"Pain throws your heart to the ground, love turns the whole thing around."

-"The Heart of Life"

 

For when you're worried about running into an ex:

"Wherever I go, whatever I do, I wonder where I am in my relationship to you."

-"In Your Atmosphere"

 

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