150+ Iconic Taylor Swift Lyrics From The Life of a Showgirl and More to Use as Captions

If you love Taylor Swift as much as we do, you've come to the right place—and at the right time, given that she just released her instantly iconic new album, The Life of a Showgirl.

For years Taylor has been wooing us with her music. Her brutally honest lyrics and uplifting beats have easily earned her a place as one of the leading ladies in the music industry, and she has fitting songs for every mood. Of course, it's no surprise that her catchy tunes are the perfect place to find the perfect caption for your next social media post.

Keep scrolling for more than 155 Taylor Swift song lyrics that make amazing Instagram captions—starting with our favorites from The Life of a Showgirl.

For their public declaration of love:

"I heard you calling on the megaphone."

-"The Fate of Ophelia"

 

For the one who sets your heart on fire:

"As legend has it, you are quite the pyro. You light the match to watch it blow."

-"The Fate of Ophelia"

 

For the love that saved you:

"If you'd never come for me I might've drowned in the melancholy."

-"The Fate of Ophelia"

 

For when you thought this was going to be a time to focus on yourself:

"I swore my loyalty to me, myself and I right before you lit my sky up."

-"The Fate of Ophelia"

 

For loving someone who always keeps it real:

"Keep it one hundred on the land, thе sea, the sky."

-"The Fate of Ophelia"

 

For feeling as if you've been heroically rescued:

"You wrap around me like a chain, a crown, a vine, pulling me into the fire."

-"The Fate of Ophelia"

 

For when all of your best memories are now with them:

"Don't you ever end up anything but mine."

-"The Fate of Ophelia"

 

For when fame becomes a double-edged sword:

"Oftentimes it doesn't feel so glamorous to be me."

-"Elizabeth Taylor"

 

For celebrating success but not yet finding your true love:

"Been number one, but I never had two."

-"Elizabeth Taylor"

 

For only wanting one person:

"I can't have fun if I can't have you."

-"Elizabeth Taylor"

(The Life of a Showgirl: It's Rapturous via Taylor Swift)

 

For when people have become scared of you:

"You look at me like you're hypnotized, and I think you know why."

-"Elizabeth Taylor"

 

For hoping they never love anyone but you:

"Don't you ever end up anything but mine."

-"Elizabeth Taylor"

 

For getting stuck on your exes:

"I had a bad habit of missing lovers past."

-"Opalite"

 

For when the past won't leave you alone:

"I thought my house was haunted, I used to live with ghosts."

-"Opalite"

 

For realizing the world has started looking brighter:

"Now the sky is opalite."

-"Opalite"

 

For taking someone under your wing:

"'You remind me of a younger me,' I saw potential."

-"Father Figure"

 

For when your motive might not be as pure as it seems:

"Leave it with me, I protect the family."

-"Father Figure"

 

For reaping the rewards of what you've built:

"This empire belongs to me."

-"Father Figure"

 

For when no one seems to care anymore:

"Sad as it seems, apathy is hot."

-"Eldest Daughter"

 

For the take that's neither original nor controversial:

"Every single hot take is cold as ice."

-"Eldest Daughter"

 

For making excuses because you're scared to love:

"When you found me, I said I was busy. That was a lie."

-"Eldest Daughter"

 

For no longer trying to look cool:

"I have been afflicted by a terminal uniqueness. I've been dying just from trying to seem cool."

-"Eldest Daughter"

 

For knowing that your loyalty is the real deal:

"But I'm never gonna break that vow. I'm nеver gonna leave you now."

-"Eldest Daughter"

 

For experiencing your first heartbreak:

"When your first crush crushes something kind."

-"Eldest Daughter"

 

For the unique pressure of being the oldest sister:

"Every eldest daughter was the first lamb to the slaughter."

-"Eldest Daughter"

 

For catching the beautiful grin of someone you adore:

"Your smile miles wide."

-"Ruin the Friendship"

 

For regretting not making your move:

"And it was not an invitation. Should've kissed you anyway."

-"Ruin the Friendship"

 

For being afraid to ruin the friendship:

"Staying friends is safe, doesn't mean you should."

-"Ruin the Friendship"

 

For when the risk is more than worth it:

"My advice is to always ruin the friendship. Better that than regret it for all time."

-"Ruin the Friendship"

 

For when your biggest hater is seemingly obsessed with you:

"Some people might be offended, but it's actually sweet all the time you've spent on me."

-"Actually Romantic"

 

For the scatching remarks that don't impact you at all:

"But it's precious, adorable, like a toy chihuahua barking at me from a tiny purse. That's how much it hurts."

-"Actually Romantic"

 

For not concerning yourself with other people's hopes and dreams:

"And they should have what they want. They deserve what they want. Hope they get what they want."

-"Wi$h Li$t"

 

For sharing the one thing on your wish list:

"I just want you."

-"Wi$h Li$t"

 

For when what you've wanted all this time was love:

"I made wishes on all of the stars. Please, God, bring me a best friend who I think is hot."

-"Wi$h Li$t"

 

For discovering that finding love is a process:

"I thought I had it right, once, twice, but I did not."

-"Wi$h Li$t"

 

For being convinced your love is unrequited:

"Daisy's bare naked, I was distraught. He loves me not, he loves me not."

-"Wood"

 

For when you're afraid to jinx it:

"And baby, I'll admit, I've been a little superstitious. Fingers crossed until you put your hand on mine."

-"Wood"

 

For knowing you can't depend on luck:

"Seems to be that you and me, we make our own luck."

-"Wood"

 

For when the proposal is just around the corner:

"Girls, I don't need to catch the bouquet to know a hard rock is on the way."

-"Wood"

 

For catching a mistake:

"You thought that it would be okay, at first. The situation could be saved, of course."

-"CANCELLED!"

 

For when people don't like that you're a woman with power:

"You thought that it would be okay, at first. The situation could be saved, of course."

-"CANCELLED!"

 

For feeling like something evil is on the horizon:

"Something wicked this way comes."

-"CANCELLED!"

 

For when your loyalties have been tested:

"At least you know exactly who your friends are. They're the ones with matching scars."

-"CANCELLED!"

 

For dealing with fairweather friends:

"It's easy to love you when you're popular. The optics click, everyone prospers."

-"CANCELLED!"

 

For when being a good person doesn't equal success:

"But if you can't be good, then just be better at it."

-"CANCELLED!"

 

For learning the importance of getting away with everything:

"Soon you'll learn the art of never getting caught."

-"CANCELLED!"

 

For when only one person's allowed to call you "honey":

"You can call me 'honey' if you want because I'm the one you want."

-"Honey"

 

For taking criticism hard:

"And I cried the whole way home."

-"Honey"

 

For lining up to meet your favorite star:

"I waited by the stage door packed in with the autograph hounds, barking her name."

-"The Life of a Showgirl"

 

For that bittersweet taste of fame:

"You don't know the life of a showgirl, babe, and you're never gonna wanna."

-"The Life of a Showgirl"

 

For seeking fame, no matter the cost:

"I'd sell my soul to have a taste of a magnificent life that's all mine."

-"The Life of a Showgirl"

 

For listening to sage advice:

"I took her pearls of wisdom, hung them from my neck."

-"The Life of a Showgirl"

 

For knowing they'll always remember you:

"I'm immortal now, baby dolls."

-"The Life of a Showgirl"

 

For reflecting on love:

"I close my eyes and the flashback starts."

-"Love Story"

 

For needing to share your love:

"But I'm a fire, and I'll keep your brittle heart warm."

-"peace"

 

For feeling fully infatuated:

"Echoes of your name inside my mind, halo hiding my obsession."

-"Don't Blame Me"

 

For when you and your love are the only ones in the world:

"We are alone, just you and me."

-"State of Grace"

 

For the relationship that has stood the test of time:

"Flash forward, and we're taking on the world together."

-"Mine"

 

For the love that makes you want to dance:

"Spinning in my highest heels, love. Shining just for you."

-"mirrorball"

 

For  never wanting to leave their side:

"Can I go where you go? Can we always be this close?"

-"Lover"

 

For when your heart's beating out of your chest:

"That's the closest I've come to my heart exploding."

-"The Tortured Poets Department"

 

For capturing the beauty of their eyes:

"Your eyes are flying saucers from another planet."

-"Snow On The Beach"

 

For hardly believing how lucky you are:

"You are the best thing that's ever been mine."

-"Mine"

 

For when you've never been happier:

"I don't know how it gets better than this."

-"Fearless"

 

For yearning for a fairy tale love:

"You'll be the prince and I'll be the princess. It's a love story, baby, just say 'Yes.'"

-"Love Story"

 

For the emotions you never knew existed:

"I never knew I could feel that much."

-"The Way I Loved You"

 

For capturing the sweetness of their smile:

"I see sparks fly whenever you smile."

-"Sparks Fly"

 

For making it official:

"And I chose you."

-"Maroon"

 

For the person who's your home away from home:

"Your eyes look like coming home."

-Everything Has Changed

 

For the one responsible for your sanity:

"When you hold me, it holds me together."

-"Suburban Legends"

 

For feeling like fate brought you together:

"Your past and mine are parallel lines. Stars all aligned and they intertwined."

-"To All of the Girls You Loved Before."

 

For the one who can always put a smile on your face:

"Me and my wild boy, and all of this wild joy."

-"But Daddy I Love Him"

 

For showering them with affection:

"So tell me who else is gonna love you like me?"

-"The Tortured Poets Department"

 

For keeping most of your relationship to yourself:

"Romance is not dead if you keep it just yours."

-"Paris"

 

For the love that feels as big as the universe:

"For a moment, I knew cosmic love."

-"Down Bad"

 

For the love that makes every moment precious:

"Every day old love affair, every breath feels like rarest air."

-"So Long, London "

 

For when he's wild about you:

"I know he's crazy, but he's the one I want."

-"But Daddy I Love Him"

 

For feeling like a teenager again:

"I feel so high school every time I look at you."

-"So High School"

 

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For being bad at breakups:

"When I break, it's in a million pieces."

-"Mirrorball"

 

For learning to look to the future:

"If you never bleed, you're never gonna grow."

-"The 1"

 

For knowing what happens next:

"I think I've seen this film before, and I didn't like the ending."

-"Exile"

 

For knowing the one who broke your heart will get their just deserts:

"The world moves on, another day another drama, drama. But not for me, not for me, all I think about is karma."

-"Look What You Made Me Do"

 

For yearning to be swept away:

"Romeo, take me somewhere we can be alone."

-"Love Story"

 

For when you've been healing:

"Yes, I'm doing better."

-"closure"

 

For longing for your ex a little less:

"Missing him was dark gray, all alone."

-"Red"

 

For announcing you're 100% done:

"We are never, ever, ever getting back together."

-"We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together"

 

For realizing the breakup was inevitable:

"And I know it's long gone and there was nothing else I could do."

-"All Too Well (10 Minute Version)"

 

For knowing you're not done being sad:

"In only a little while, I'll cry."

-"Beautiful Eyes"

 

For needing to know what went wrong:

"This is the last time I'm asking you why you break my heart in the blink of an eye."

-"The Last Time"

 

For when the romance is doomed:

"What a sad, beautiful, tragic love there."

-"Sad Beautiful Tragic"

 

For getting emotional over your ex's things:

"I find the artifacts, cried over a hat."

-"Hits Different"

 

For when your heartache is still fresh:

"And seeing the shape of your name still spells out pain."

-"Closure"

 

For knowing it'll be a while before you feel whole again:

"'Cause he took me out of my box, stole my tortured heart, left all these broken parts."

-"My Boy Only Breaks His Favorite Toys"

 

For when you just weren't compatible:

"He was sunshine, I was midnight rain."

-"Midnight Rain"

 

For when your own actions lead to your suffering:

"And the heart I know I'm breakin' is my own."

-'Tis the Damn Season"

 

For when they don't feel the same way:

"I'm so obsessed with him, but he avoids me like the plague."

-"I Can Do It With a Broken Heart"

 

For craving a Hollywood resolution:

"Come back, come back, come back to me like. You would, you would if this was a movie."

-"If This Was a Movie"

 

For falling for the wrong person:

"I love you, it's ruining my life."

-"The Tortured Poets Department"

 

For when their words were false and hollow:

"You swore that you loved me, but where were the clues?"

-"So Long, London"

 

For feeling irreparably shattered:

"All the king's horses, all the king's men couldn't put me together again."

-"The Archer"

 

For persisting and surviving, despite the pain:

"'Cause I can do it with a broken heart."

-"I Can Do It With a Broken Heart"

 

 

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For when they're still not over you somehow:

"And if I'm dead to you, why are you at the wake?"

-"My Tears Ricochet"

 

For trying to figure out life on your own:

"I'm alone, on my own, and that's all I know."

-"A Place in This World"

 

For when being single doesn't stop you from having fun:

"That's what they don't see, mmm-mmm,  I'm dancin' on my own."

-"Shake It Off"

 

For when you've got vengeance on your mind:

"I don't dress for women. I don't dress for men. Lately, I've been dressing for revenge."

-"Vigilante S***"

 

For needing to be single for a bit:

"I know I'm probably better off all alone."

-"Better Man"

 

For swearing off dating:

"I'm perfectly fine, I live on my own. I made up my mind, I'm better off bein' alone."

-"King of My Heart"

 

For feeling optimistic about what comes next:

"It's like I got this music in my mind saying it's gonna be alright."

-"Shake It Off"

 

For taking advantage of people who think too highly of themselves:

"I never trust a narcissist, but they love me, so I play 'em like a violin."

-"I Did Something Bad"

 

For planning a night on the town:

"And by the way, I'm going out tonight."

-"Bejeweled"

 

For understanding it's time to move on:

"That old familiar body ache. The snaps from the same little breaks in your soul. You know when it's time to go."

-"it's time to go"

 

For not caring what they do anymore:

"If I wanted to know who you were hanging with while I was gone, I would have asked you."

-"'Tis the Damn Season"

 

For no longer caring:

"It isn't love. It isn't hate. It's just indifference."

-"I Forgot That You Existed"

 

For knowing you'll love again:

"There'll be happiness after you."

-"Happiness"

 

For realizing they had too much influence over you:

"Life was a willow and it bent right to your wind."

-"Willow

 

For knowing your ex will scramble back to you once you've gotten over them:

"Once I fix me, he's gonna miss me."

-"My Boy Only Breaks His Favorite Toys"

 

For recognizing just how fierce and fearless you are:

"'Who's afraid of little old me?' You should be."

-"Who's Afraid of Little Old Me?"

 

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For going through the ups and downs of life with your best friends:

"We're happy, free, confused and lonely at the same time."

-"22"

 

For the ones who can always cheer you up:

"And when I'm feelin' alone, you remind me of home."

-"Christmas Tree Farm"

 

For that love on a galactic scale:

"Love you to the moon and to Saturn."

-"Seven"

 

For when there are no secrets between friends:

"We'll tell no one, 'cept all of our friends."

-"How Did It End?"

 

For the ones you always want by your side:

"But I don't wanna dance if I'm not dancing with you."

-"Holy Ground"

 

For knowing nothing can hold you back:

"Ladies always rise above."

-"Vigilante S***"

 

For showing off your matching friendship bracelets:

"So, make the friendship bracelets, take the moment and taste it."

-"You're on Your Own, Kid"

 

For recognizing the ones who've stuck by you through thick and thin:

"Here's a toast to my real friends."

-"This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things"

 

For the person who's exactly who you need them to be:

"I like the way you're everything I've ever wanted."

-"Jump Then Fall"

 

For knowing you're about to have an unforgettable day:

"Babe, don't threaten me with a good time."

-"London Boy"

 

For not caring if you're being improper or silly:

"I talk s*** with my friends, it's like I'm wasting your honor."

-"peace"

 

For when good deeds elevate you all:

"Karma takes all my friends to the summit."

-"Karma"

 

For the friends who don't care about your bank account:

"The best people in life are free."

-"New Romantics"

 

For being totally obsessed:

"I notice everything you do or don't do."

-"Tolerate It"

 

For when you haven't seen anyone IRL in a while:

"A tiny screen's the only place I see you now."

-"Dorothea"

 

For never actually sleeping at the sleepover:

"How'd we end up on the floor anyway?"

-"Maroon"

 

For when you've known each other for years:

"How evergreen, our group of friends."

-"Champagne Problems"

 

For the ones you'd want with you in a zombie apocalypse:

"Even if the sky is falling down, I know that we'll be safe and sound."

-Safe and Sound

 

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For capturing the rainbow in the sunset:

"Give me the blues and then purple pink skies."

-"Invisible String"

 

For when summer fades away into fall:

"August slipped away into a moment in time."

-"August"

 

For enduring the bad to enjoy the good:

"Hell was the journey, but it brought me heaven."

-"Invisible String"

 

For when staying beautiful feels demanding:

"Beauty is a beast that roars down on all fours."

-"Clara Bow"

 

For driving away from home:

"This is a big world. That was a small town there in my rear view mirror disappearing now."

-"White Horse"

 

For when growing up doesn't have to mean acting mature all the time:

"And don't lose the way that you dance around in your PJ's getting ready for school."

-"Never Grow Up"

 

For the grin you can't contain:

"My smile is like I won a contest and to hide that would be so dishonest."

-"Snow On The Beach"

 

For contemplating the decisions you could have made:

"And the road not taken looks real good now."

-"'Tis the Damn Season"

 

For realizing not everyone will celebrate your happiness:

"So don't you worry your pretty little mind. People throw rocks at things that shine."

-"Ours"

 

For never feeling the world is too vibrant for you:

"The lights are so bright, but they never blind me."

-"Welcome to New York"

 

For working hard for what you desire:

"Eyes full of stars hustling for the good life."

-"Cowboy Like Me"

 

For getting roped into an important cause:

"I tried to pick my battles 'til the battle picked me."

-"Long Story Short"

 

For enjoying a rare meteorological occurrence:

"Now it's like snow at the beach, weird, but f***ing beautiful."

-"Snow on the Beach"

 

For when it feels like destiny:

"Once upon a time, the planets and the fates and all the stars aligned. You and I ended up in the same room at the same time."

-"Mastermind"

 

For seeking some beauty in life:

"Are there still beautiful things?"

-"seven"

 

For that throwback dancing pic:

"It was the best night, never would forget how we moved."

-"Starlight"

 

For when the rewards are always worth the risks:

"Nothing safe is worth the drive."

-"Treacherous"

 

For knowing no one can ever squash your success:

"I built a legacy, which you can't undo."

-"thanK you aIMee"

 

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