Madison Beer is deep in her locket era, and we’re definitely starting to think she writes her lyrics specifically for Instagram.
Her third studio album, locket, arrived Jan. 16, 2026, following 2023’s Silence Between Songs, and she has been taking it on the road with the Locket Tour. (Catch up on how it went in our review: Madison Beer Brought Stunning Vocals and Cinematic Storytelling to San Diego.)
Scroll through and see for yourself if you don’t believe us. From her early hits to the moodier favorites on Silence Between Songs, she has a lyric perfect for every photo.
For imagining them struggling without you:
“Did you miss me? I like to pretend you did.”
-“locket theme”
For when singledom is part of your personal journey:
“I had to leave you be and see how I felt ’bout that.”
-“locket theme”
For finding your own inner strength:
“Everything that I could ever need is within me.”
-“locket theme”
(locket via Epic Records)
For getting swept up in their charm:
“It’s a dangerous kind of crush.”
-“yes baby”
For avoiding the harsh reality:
“I dress in all black, it’s easier to act like you aren’t here than to ignore, ignore you.”
-“angel wings”
For when it’s like they’re gone completely:
“I know that it’s sad, it’s such a tragedy, tragedy. Dead to me.”
-“angel wings”
For when a migraine puts you out of commission:
“Headache, laying on the floor in a bad way.”
-“for the night”
For wishing they’d drop everything for you:
“You should probably cancel your plans. You should come as fast as you can.”
-“for the night”
For the person who can make any bad day better:
“You can put an end to my bad day.”
-“for the night”
For always needing to be in a relationship:
“I don’t know how to be alone.”
-“bad enough”
For knowing you’re a bad influence:
“It’s not a healthy habit.”
-“healthy habit”
For when heartache refuses to release you:
“They say, ‘You’ll get used to it,’ But it never goes away.”
-“you’re still everything”
For when the situation is completely unbalanced:
“How am I nothing to you, while you’re still еverything to me?”
-“you’re still everything”
For the end of something you thought would last:
“Hate to see it all go down the drain.”
-“bittersweet”
For taking it all in stride:
“I know I should be bitter, but baby, right now I’m bittersweet.”
-“bittersweet”
For making art of pain:
“All of my fine complexities. The baggage that I turned into beauty.”
-“complexity”
For yearning for more:
“I used to wish, oh, how ignorance was bliss, that one day, I’d be happier than this.”
-“nothing at all”
For when the things you desired haven’t lived up to your expectations:
“But now my dreams have lost all their appeal.”
-“nothing at all”
For not wanting to feel numb:
“I’m afraid of getting better. I’m afraid it gets too good.”
-“nothing at all”
For the pic of you on a gorgeous summer hike:
“You could be here, but you’re there. You could be anywhere.”
–”Dead”
When all your emotions are heightened:
“So reckless of me, but this feeling is deeply profound.”
-“Sweet Relief”
For when they’ve got you acting out of character:
“I couldn’t help myself. This isn’t like me, can’t you tell?”
-“15 MINUTES”
(’15 MINUTES’ via Epic Records)
When they make you feel like the problem:
“Guess I make love too dangerous.”
-“Dangerous”
For when he finally makes you give up:
“Boy, you’re such a lost cause.”
-“Selfish”
When your crush won’t leave your mind:
“I’m seein’ you everywhere I go, I don’t dream of anyone else.”
-“Sweet Relief”
For knowing they won’t be able to stop thinking about you:
“You’re about to hear my name ringing in your head like, woah.”
-“POP/STARS”
When you learn to be kind to your younger self:
“I hope she knows that I would never blame her.”
-“17”
For focusing on self-love:
“Only love myself, no more.”
-“VILLAIN”
When you finally become happy again:
“Now a new day breaks, and I feel fine.”
-“I Wonder”
For the oh-so-adorable selfie of you rocking out:
“My heart is a beating drum, repeating my favorite song.”
–”Melodies”
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For the pic of you and your S.O.:
“I don’t know how I survived before I met you.”
-“Nothing Matters but You”
For the super sweet shot of you and your S.O. at the beach:
“Feels like I’m in a dream. I don’t wanna wake up. Think we’re meant to be. My heart skipping a beat to magic mystery.”
–”Something Sweet”
When you can’t help but wonder what your ex says about you:
“Do you talk about me like I still belong to you?”
-“Home to Another One”
For that post-breakup selfie you know your ex will see:
“I hear melodies in my heart, hear melodies in my head. I had the beat a bit wrong but I got a new song now.”
–”Melodies”
When everyone disappoints you:
“Are we flawed by design?”
-“Spinnin”
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For realizing your feelings were one-sided:
“Shouldn’t love you, but I couldn’t help it, had a feeling that you never felt it.”
-“Selfish”
When you can sense your partner isn’t being loyal:
“I know you go home to another one.”
-“Home to Another One”
For when they’re unfaithful:
“You might love her now, but you loved me first.”
-“Reckless”
When you’re too focused on your career to relax:
“I’ve never had the chance to stop and smell the flowers.”
-“17”
When being human is too hard:
“I envy the leaves that grow from the trees, they’re all so carefree.”
-“Envy the Leaves”
For the scenic snap of you with your back to the camera:
“Show me the best things are free.”
–”Something Sweet”
When someone you loved turns on you:
“How could you be so reckless with my heart?”
-“Reckless”
For when you’ve got plenty of haters:
“Say you hate me, it’s okay, boy, you’re not the only one.”
-“Home to Another One”
When your friends warned you about their red flags:
“I guess my friends were right.”
-“Reckless”
When you start to appreciate your sibling:
“I always left you out, you still loved me somehow.”
-“Ryder”
For a seriously fierce squad meet-up photo:
“We’re gonna shout it out to the edge of the world, we’re unbreakable!”
–”Unbreakable”
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When you meet someone who lights up every room:
“How I wanna be like you.”
-“Showed Me (How I Fell in Love With You)”
For the group snap of you and your girls getting ready for a night out:
“Tonight we’re gonna leave our fears behind. We’re in it together, stepping out and we’re letting our spirits fly. Stay fierce forever.”
–”We Are Monster High”
When you always say the wrong thing:
“Is it something I said?”
-“Dangerous”
For finally having to admit something:
“This is a story I hate, and tellin’ it might make me break.”
-“Reckless”
When you can’t understand how someone could be heartless:
“I hope I never hate myself the way I know you hate yourself.”
-“At Your Worst”
For never wanting to think about them again:
“So why aren’t you dead yet? Why you still breathing?”
-“Dead”
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When someone has a huge ego:
“You’re the king of everything, buildin’ castles in the sand that crumble in your hands.”
-“King of Everything”
For feeling like royalty:
“All I’ll ever know is life up on a throne.”
-“MORE”
When your fantasy life has become too vivid:
“I’d rather live in my daydreams.”
-“Spinnin”
For the money shot of you laying in the grass at a festival:
“I am me. There’s nothing that can break me. I’m telling you I am free. There’s nothing that can hold me.”
–”Unbreakable”
Madison’s lyrics are perfect for every pic, but when in party mode, these are the song lyrics you totally need to use as captions!
