As a solo artist, Niall Horan makes acoustic-heavy, pop rock to go with romantic and seriously poetic lyrics.
These qualities are exactly what make his songs’ lyrics the perfect Instagram captions. He just released his eagerly anticipated fourth album, Dinner Party, and it has us swooning, which is why we’ve collected more than 100 of his greatest lyrics from the new album and beyond to try out next.
For constantly craving their presence:
“I freeze when you’re not swimming in my bloodstream.”
-“Tastes So Good”
For literally needing them by your side:
“When my hands are not wrapped around you, no, I can’t fall asleep.”
-“Tastes So Good”
For reflecting on your fateful meeting:
“Yeah, I met you at a dinner party.”
-“Dinner Party”
For finding the one:
“I’m done looking for somebody.”
-“Dinner Party”
For feeling completely infatuated:
“I’m in trouble, but a different kind.”
-“Monochromatic”
For when they don’t even have to try to catch you:
“You be the cat, I’m a fish in a bowl.”
-“Monochromatic”
For the one who always speaks the truth:
“Exactly what she says is what she means.”
-“She Gets It From Her Mother”
For when mother and daughter are just alike:
“The apple, it don’t fall far from the tree.”
-“She Gets It From Her Mother”
For overthinking everything again:
“Now I’m in my head, muddy waters I’m not fond of.”
-“Better Man”
For yearning to stop time in its tracks:
“I wanna steal every clock in this house, turn ’em all upside down.”
-“Little More Time”
For delaying the inevitable:
“One more song ‘fore we’re saying goodbye, just a little more time, just a little more time.”
-“Little More Time”
For capturing someone’s innate, natural beauty:
“Poetry in motion as you’re walking down the stairs, quiet kinda confidence you hide.”
-“Flowers”
For when they have no clue just how stunning they are:
“No, you don’t know your power. Swear your eyes could grow flowers.”
-“Flowers”
(Photo credit: Zackery Michael)
For being a strong, independent woman:
“Don’t need nobody else to make her happy.”
-“Boys Are Fun”
For never feeling like you’re part of the crowd:
“I know I’m not good with emotions. I’m not great at reading the room.”
-“Boys Are Fun”
For repeating the same patterns again and again:
“It’s automatic, in a way, it’s kinda magic how we know what’s gonna happen next.”
-“Fighting Over Nothing”
For when they ask just to pick a fight:
“You’re so good at asking questions that you know the answer to.”
-“Pretty”
For knowing they’re out there somewhere:
“Just knowing you’re there in the same city, the same air, does something funny to a man.”
-“Die If I Don’t”
For when things come to a sudden conclusion:
“One breath and it’s over, the end of an era.”
-“End of an Era”
For the one who forever changed your life:
“Ever since I saw your face, ever since I’ve known your name, oh, I’ll never be the same.”
-“Mia”
For that person with ethereal beauty:
“Strange light revolves around you. You float across the room.”
-“Heaven”
For when someone is unlike anyone else you’ve never met:
“You’re made of something new.”
-“Heaven”
For wishing life was simpler:
“It’s hard to be a human.”
-“Heaven”
For when you can’t imagine anything better than the life you’re living:
“Even if our love starts to grow out of control and you and me go up in flames, heaven won’t be the same.”
-“Heaven”
For that heavenly kiss:
“I believe I could die in your kiss.”
For the one you couldn’t live without:
“If you leave me, oh, I think that I just might lose it completely,”
-“If You Leave Me”
For when you’re not sure who you are on your own:
“I don’t know who I would be.”
-“If You Leave Me”
For never wanting to let someone go:
“Can’t you stay for the rest of my life?”
-“If You Leave Me”
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For sticking with someone through all their ups and downs:
“When it all melts down, I’ll be there.”
-“Meltdown”
For remembering better times are on the horizon:
“Just know this, too, shall pass.”
-“Meltdown”
For trying to remain optimistic:
“When you’re hittin’ the wall and every star falls, don’t you worry at all.”
-“Meltdown”
For keeping things real:
“Never wanna be like them, talkin’ over coffee, but we say nothin’.”
-“Never Grow Up”
For the romance you want to keep new forever:
“I hope we still dance like we’re fallin’ in love.”
-“Never Grow Up”
For always remaining a child at heart:
“I hope we still dance like we’re fallin’ in love.”
-“Never Grow Up”
For the pic of you and your perfect match:
“Oh, when I’m with you, yeah, it all makes sense.”
-“Never Grow Up”
For embracing the good with the bad:
“Mistakes and heartbreaks are no crime.”
-“The Show”
For not wasting any time:
“Got plans? Better hurry, ’cause time flies.”
-“The Show”
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For bracing yourself for whatever life brings next:
“Hold tight, get ready for the ride.”
-“The Show”
For a very sudden conclusion:
“It’s all fun and games until the party ends.”
-“The Show”
For realizing tough times are essential:
“If everythin’ was easy, nothin’ ever broke If everythin’ was simple, how would we know?”
-“The Show”
For gratitude for everything you have:
“How would we know how good we have it, though?”
-“The Show”
For when you’d lost it all for that one person:
“Darlin’, I will give up everything, who I’ll be and who I am. You can have it all.”
-“You Could Start a Cult”
For the one who’s your everything:
“You are so much more than beautiful to me.”
-“You Could Start a Cult”
For when you’re madly in love:
“To wake up by your side is all I wanna do.”
-“You Could Start a Cult”
For feeling like you want to turn your life around:
“Ever since you walked in tt’s startin’ to feel like you might save my life.”
-“Save My Life”
For when love makes you feel both safe and vulnerable:
“And it gives me shelter but leaves me open.”
-“Save My Life”
For when your hopes and dreams are starting to come true:
“My wildest of dreams takin’ on a new life.”
-“On a Night Like Tonight”
For when life is sweet:
“If it’s this good way down here, then what’s it like up there high in heaven?”
-“On a Night Like Tonight”
For never wanting the night to end:
“Tell me anything you likе, except for goodbye.”
-“On a Night Like Tonight”
For feeling lonesome:
“Is the silence a little too much?”
-“Science”
For remembering life is a gift:
“When you feel there’s nothin’ left, oh, there’s still a heart beatin’ in your chest.”
-“Science”
For looking forward to a brighter future:
“You can hide, you will love. You’ll have your days in the sun.”
-“Science”
For not being able to quiet your mind:
“I’m a specialist at overthinkin’ everything.”
-“Must Be Love”
For when your head has too much control:
“If I’m bein’ honest, I find it so hard to just keep it simple and follow my heart.”
-“Must Be Love”
For being a bit self-destructive:
“I got a first degree in bein’ my worst enemy.”
-“Must Be Love”
When you’ve been unlucky in love:
“All of my life, it’s been heartbreak weather.”
-“Heartbreak Weather”
When your introversion has held you back:
“It can be so lonely in this city.”
-“Heartbreak Weather”
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For the pic of you and your long-distance partner:
“You, that’s what I’ve been missing.”
-“Heartbreak Weather”
For your nature shot:
“Crystal clear on a starlit night.”
-“Black and White”
For the pic of you and your soulmate:
“I promise that I’ll love you for the rest of my life.”
-“Black and White”
When you have a tendency to overthink:
“Can you see that I’m anxious? Can you heart what I’m saying?”
-“Dear Patience”
When you know they’re dishonest:
“I’m not saying that you’re lying, but you’re leaving out the truth.”
-“Bend the Rules”
When they’re a little too wild for you:
“She’s got the wrong crazy.”
-“Small Talk”
When they match your energy:
“Like wolves, we run wild, let passion get too much.”
-“Small Talk”
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When their intentions are unclear:
“Small talk only gets in the way. Tell me what you want.”
-“Small Talk”
When everything about them is perfect:
“I like the way you talk, I like the things you wear.”
-“Nice to Meet Ya”
When you need to know them:
“Nice to meet ya, what’s your name?”
-“Nice to Meet Ya”
When you’ve been thinking about your ex:
“Is it wrong that I still wonder where you are?”
-“Put a Little Love on Me”
When you have to be fake happiness for your weekend party:
“Another Friday night, trying to put on a show.”
-“Put a Little Love on Me”
When you just want someone to love:
“Will someone put a little love on me?”
-“Put a Little Love on Me”
When you never got to the deep questions:
“You’ve known someone for a long time, but you never really know who they are.”
-“Arms of a Stranger”
When they’ve broken you to your core:
“You left me with nothing. Now, I’m lying in the arms of a stranger.”
-“Arms of a Stranger”
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When you know you deserve better but fear loneliness:
“I chase an old love just to feel loved.”
-“Arms of a Stranger”
When they command every space:
“You walk into the room, I go quiet.”
-“Everywhere”
When it’s impossible to forget them:
“Try to erase you, but you won’t disappear.”
-“Everywhere”
When you’d give your all for them:
“It’s your world I want to live in.”
-“Cross Your Mind”
When they refuse to be affectionate:
“It doesn’t even cross your mind… tell me you love me.”
-“Cross Your Mind”
When you sacrificed a lot to be with them:
“I’ll love you or die trying.”
-“Cross Your Mind”
When you can’t get them off your mind:
“I just need a new distraction.”
-“New Angel”
When you’re ready for your next relationship:
“I need a new angel, a touch of someone else to save me from myself.”
-“New Angel”
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When they are a dream come true:
“I think I saw you in my dreams. Didn’t know what I’ve been missing until you walked in like a vision.”
-“New Angel”
When they can be themselves around you:
“When you’re with me, no judgment.”
-“No Judgment”
When your heart belongs to the Bay Area:
“Take me back to San Francisco.”
-“San Francisco”
When you have to win their heart back:
“Is there a way to make it up somehow?”
-“San Francisco”
When you wear your heart on your sleeve:
“If honesty means telling you the truth, well, I’m still in love with you.”
When they bring out your emotions:
“What moves me like a lightning bolt? Nothing, except for your love.”
-“Nothing”
(Photo credit: Christian Tierney)
For the shot of you back on your home turf after summer away:
“It’s funny how things never change in this old town.”
–”This Town”
For being ready to make it work:
“Then I look in my heart, there’s a light in the dark. Still a flicker of hope that you first gave to me that I wanna keep.”
-“Flicker”
For the snap of you and your BFF on a road trip:
“Cause we’re two kids, trying to start a fight. No matter where we go, yeah, we’ll be alright.”
–”You And Me”
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For a super strong selfie that has the perfect amount of natural light:
“And if you get lost in the light, it’s okay, I can see in the dark.”
–”Since We’re Alone”
For celebrating that one-of-a-kind person:
“You’re made of something new.”
-“Heaven”
For a sweet snap of you and your S.O. sharing a dance at homecoming:
“If the whole world was watching I’d still dance with you.”
–This Town
For still feeling the presence of your ex:
“I forget you’re not here when I close my eyes.”
-“Too Much to Ask”
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For when they’re literally the only thing that’s on your mind:
“Beyond infatuation how I obsessively adore you. That’s what I do.”
-“Heaven”
For the boomerang of you twirling in your fave maxi dress:
“She’ll dance in the dark, a real work of art.”
–”On The Loose”
For declaring your undying love:
“I promise that I’ll love you for the rest of my life.”
-“Black and White”
For a candid pic of you laughing at the party:
“But I don’t need no one, have too much fun, out here on my own.”
–”On My Own”
For the relationship that’s coming to a natural end:
“I’m afraid that what we had is gone.”
-“Flicker”
For an image of you rock climbing for the first time:
“Why do we climb to fall so far?”
–”Paper Houses”
For a photo of you and your squad running around at the beach:
“I’ve got a young heart, and it’s wild and free.”
–”You And Me”
For a snapshot of you and your canine BFF:
“And I will steady your hand when you’re losing your grip.”
–”Fire Away”
For that sweet kissing selfie:
“I believe, I believe I could die in your kiss. No, it doesn’t get, doesn’t get better than this.”
-“Heaven”
For when it’s over but you’re still thinking of them:
“And, oh, love, do you feel this rough? Why’s it only you I’m thinkin’ of?”
-“Too Much to Ask”
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