Selena Gomez is one of our ultimate role models.
Whatever she might be dealing with—from her heartbreaking romantic drama to her personal health issues—she shows strength and courage that’s beyond inspiring. Not to mention, she’s one of Instagram’s most popular users, so she’s basically the whole package in terms of life goals.
If you love Selena as much as we do, what better way to show your obsession for the star than through your Insta? Keep scrolling for 55 of Selena’s song lyrics that make excellent Instagram captions.
For feeling like you no longer belong to yourself:
“I used to feel like an angel, now I’m a dog on your leash.”
-“Younger and Hotter Than Me”
For struggling with insecurity:
“All of the girls at this party are younger and hotter than me.”
-“Younger and Hotter Than Me”
For regretting your recent decisions:
“I hate what I wore but I hate myself more.”
-“Younger and Hotter Than Me”
For wishing you could stop clinging to the past:
“Is it all in my head? Should have moved on instead.”
-“Younger and Hotter Than Me”
For when people change on you:
“Was I someone else? Now you are someone else.”
-“Younger and Hotter Than Me”
For anticipating the inevitable end of your BFF’s relationship:
“Call me when you break up. I wanna be the first one on your mind when you wake up.”
-“Call Me When You Break Up”
For missing time with your friend before they started dating:
“Maybe for a time I could have the space they take up and make you forget what their name was.”
-“Call Me When You Break Up”
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For doing everything you can to avoid bad fortune:
“I feel so outta luck, I’m skipping cracks along the pavement.”
-“Call Me When You Break Up”
For when the circumstances are beyond your control:
“It’s not your fault I have to leave. Please don’t you look that way, baby.”
-“Ojos Tristes”
For when sympathy draws you toward someone:
“That boy is sad. I wanna hold him and seize the night.”
-“Ojos Tristes”
For when your ex moves on way too fast:
“Left the door wide open for the whole wide world to see you, then you kiss her right in front of me like I’m not even there.”
-“Don’t Wanna Cry”
For knowing you’re not the one:
“You know how it goes, everybody knows I’m just another hand you hold.”
-“Don’t Wanna Cry”
For understanding the past is set in stone:
“I don’t wanna cry now. There’s nothing to say, it’s not gonna change.”
-“Don’t Wanna Cry”
For the sweet shot with your special someone:
“You’re my cherry pie, I don’t care who knows it.”
-“Sunset Blvd”
For wanting the real deal:
“Prayin’ and hopin’ that you’ll quench my thirst, not just dip your toes in. I want that.”
-“Sunset Blvd”
For that sizzling love that’s hotter than anything else:
“Touching in the summer rain, hotter than the bluest flame.”
-“Bluest Flame”
For when they inhabit your every thought:
“Ah, never get you out my mind, never get you out my brain.”
-“Bluest Flame”
For when you’re in the spotlight:
“I can’t imagine it. How does it feel to be forgotten?”
-“How Does It Feel to Be Forgotten”
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For the most unfiltered, authentic selfie:
“Hi, do you wanna be perfect? Do you wanna be sexy? Do you wanna live up to completely unrealistic standards set by the current landscape of social media?”
-“Do You Wanna Be Perfect”
For when you stop trying to give everyone else what they want:
“Actually, just be exactly who you are. There’s literally no one like you.”
-“Do You Wanna Be Perfect”
For holding on tight to your love:
“I wouldn’t leave him even if you paid me.”
-“You Said You Were Sorry”
For learning to move on:
“Don’t think about you. Happy without you, more now than I ever was.”
-“You Said You Were Sorry”
For showing off your fiery new beau:
“My new flame, he could melt a damn diamond.”
-“You Said You Were Sorry”
For finding a kindred spirit:
“I like that, you like that, so let’s be crazy.”
-“I Can’t Get Enough”
For getting in the way of a friendship:
“I know the two of you used to talk like every day, and ever since I came around, it hasn’t been the same.”
-“Don’t Take It Personally”
For when there are no hard feelings:
“Please don’t take it personally. Some things are just meant to be.”
-“Don’t Take It Personally”
For guarding your heart more closely:
“When I was young, I would love too fast. Hope I don’t repeat my past.”
-“Scared of Loving You”
(‘Scared of Loving You’ via Friends Keep Secrets)
For never wanting to give up what you have:
“‘Cause I’m not scared of lovin’ you. I’m just scared of losin’ you.”
-“Scared of Loving You”
For when you’re dancing with all your besties:
“Feels so good to dance again.”
-“Dance Again”
For when you’re rocking a red-lipped pout:
“Red lips, French kiss my worries all away.”
-“A Sweeter Place”
For that photo of you and your S.O. holding hands:
“If I open up my heart to you, I know that you could lock it. Throw away the key, and keep it there forever in your pocket.”
-“Vulnerable”
For that beautiful photo of you and your partner dancing:
“Even in a crowded room, baby, it’s just me and you.”
-“Crowded Room”
For when you’re looking melancholy:
“These days, we couldn’t be farther. So how’s it feel to be on the other side?”
-“People You Know”
For that pic of you wearing a killer outfit:
“I’m one in a billion, baby, don’t you agree?”
-“Ring”
For when you and your besties are acting mischievous:
“My kind of trouble likes your trouble, too.”
-“Fun”
For when you’re traveling somewhere solo:
“I imagine all the endless places I could know, with a drop-drop and I’ll let you go.”
-“Cut You Off”
For that stunning selfie you took:
“Diving in ferociously, dancing intimately. I’m so connected to me. In the dark, I’m letting go, so anonymously. I guess this is what it feels like to be free.”
-“Let Me Get Me”
For when you and your girl gang are up to some trouble:
“I think you’re kind of crazy, and not the good kind, baby.”
-“Kinda Crazy”
For that pic of you looking bold in a killer dress and heels:
“Why don’t you recognize I’m so rare?”
-“Rare”
For when you just broke up with your ex and post a mysterious selfie:
“You promised the world and I fell for it. I put you first and you adored it.”
-“Lose You to Love Me”
For that photo of you and your bestie having the time of your lives:
“She knows she’ll find love on the up from the way down. Look at her now, watch her go.”
-“Look at Her Now”
(Rare via Interscope Records)
For a photo of you wrapped around your S.O.:
“Can’t keep my hands to myself. I mean, I could, but why would I want to?”
-“Hands to Myself”
For the pic announcing your reunion with a former love:
“The heart wants what it wants.”
-“The Heart Wants What It Wants”
For the selfie announcing your newly single status:
“If you want me, I’m accepting applications.”
-“Slow Down”
For a photo of you and your S.O. posing in front of a scenic background:
“Our love was made to rule the world.”
-“Rule the World”
For a photo of you at the finish line of your first half-marathon:
“I can’t believe that my body’s still moving.”
-“Save the Day”
For a selfie of you making a goofy face:
“I wouldn’t wanna be anybody else.”
-“Who Says”
For a photo of you staring up at the stars:
“You can still find a peaceful place. Close your eyes until you’re floating up in outer space.”
-“Rise”
For a candid photo of you with your arms spread wide:
“I feel like I’ve awakened lately. The chains around me are finally breaking.”
-“Revival”
For a photo you and your BFF at the end of a long hike:
“We are survivors of the wild.”
-“Survivors”
For a photo of you and your friends before a school dance:
“Let’s go take over the dance floor.”
-“More”
For a photo of you and bestie staring lovingly at each other:
“A day without you is like a year without rain.”
-“A Year Without Rain”
For a photo of you balancing precariously in some crazy high heels:
“Odds of me tripping are like next to nothing.”
-“Off the Chain”
For a short video of you and your friends jamming out to the radio on a road trip:
“The music isn’t on till it’s way too loud.”
-“When the Sun Goes Down”
For a photo of you staring longingly at your S.O.:
“I’ve been running through the jungle, I’ve been running with the wolves, to get to you.”
-“Wolves”
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