In 2025, Lorde returned with her fourth studio album, Virgin, and we’re still listening to it regularly.
On the introspective record, the “Man of the Year” singer uncovers her complicated relationship with gender identity, sexuality and insecurity.
Like all of Lorde’s previous works, the LP contains lyrics that are gritty, perceptive and relatable. Their the perfect option to capture those complex moments in life. Check out 48 lines from the album and beyond you can use to inspire your thoughtful Instagram caption.
When you’re up to no good:
“I burn and I sing and I scheme and I dance.”
-“Hammer”
When your gender is fluid:
“Some days, I’m a woman, some days, I’m a man.”
-“Hammer”
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When you learned to take things as they are:
“There’s peace in the madness over our heads.”
-“Hammer”
When you haven’t seen them in months:
“I’m missing you and all the things we used to do.”
-“What Was That”
When their behaviors don’t add up:
“Baby, what was that?”
-“What Was That”
When you have seen both sides:
“I’ve been the ice, I’ve been the flame.”
-“Shapeshifter”
When you revert to your younger self:
“Visions of a teenage innocence.”
-“Shapeshifter”
When they treated you poorly:
“Let’s hear it for the man of the year.”
-“Man of the Year”
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When you just wanted to be accepted:
“Breaking my back just to be your favorite daughter.”
-“Favorite Daughter”
When you took a risk that didn’t pay off:
“Why’d you have to dream so big?”
-“Favorite Daughter”
When you’re in denial:
“Now I’m crying on the phone, swearing nothing’s wrong.”
-“Current Affair”
When no one controls you:
“I’m nobody’s daughter, yeah, baby, I’m free.”
-“Clearblue”
When you no longer over-analyze their every move:
“Keeping it light, not overthinking it.”
-“GRWM”
When you don’t feel like an adult:
“A grown woman in a baby tee.”
-“GRWM”
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When you made your former child self proud:
“2009 me’d be so impressed.”
-“GRWM”
When it wasn’t your year:
“Last year was bad.”
-“Broken Glass”
When there is something more to their actions:
“I think that it’s love.”
-“Broken Glass”
When you have an ethereal aura:
“‘Cause I’m a mystic, I swim in waters.”
-“If She Could See Me Now”
When you grew from the drama:
“It made me a woman, being hurt like that.”
-“If She Could See Me Now”
When you decided to live instead of dream:
“I can feel, don’t need fantasy.”
-“If She Could See Me Now”
When you can’t explain the attraction:
“Why do we run to the ones we do?”
-“David”
For when you’re at prom with your BFF who’s acting goofy:
“Baby be the class clown, I’ll be the beauty queen in tears.”
-“Tennis Court”
For that pic of you surrounded by all the kids you’re babysitting:
“Let me be your ruler, you can call me queen bee.”
-“Royals”
For when you put a cool filter on your photo:
“I live in a hologram with you.”
-“Buzzcut Season”
For that picture of you and your S.O. kissing:
“We’re never done with killing time. Can I kill it with you?”
-“400 Lux”
For when you’re holding your pet:
“Your breath’s hot and gross but I kiss you like a lover.”
-“No Better”
For that pic of you making a mess in the kitchen:
“Glory and gore go hand in hand.”
-“Glory and Gore”
For when you’re posing with a Cadillac that’s definitely not yours:
“We’re driving Cadillacs in our dreams.”
-“Royals”
For that photo of you posing on your birthday:
“It feels so scary getting old.”
-“Ribs”
For when you show off your failed art project:
“We’re a trainwreck waiting to happen.”
-“A World Alone”
For that pic of you and your besties at the school dance:
“Call all the ladies out. They’re in their fine jewelry, a hundred jewels on throats.”
-“Team”
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For when you and your partner are hugging:
“Be a part of the love club. Everything will glow for you.”
-“The Love Club”
For when you’re living your best life:
“Come on and let the bliss begin. Blink three times when you feel it kicking in.”
-“Solar Power”
For that picture of you post-breakup:
“I don’t miss the poison arrows aimed directly at my head.”
-“California”
For when you and your bestie are looking fierce:
“Two former hell-raisers. I’m still crazy for you, babe.”
-“Stoned at the Nail Salon”
For that photo of your viewpoint from an airplane:
“We had no idea the dreams we had were far too big.”
For when you’re about to travel somewhere exotic:
“Your emotional baggage can be picked up at carousel number two.”
-“Secrets From a Girl”
For that pic of you showing off your crystal collection:
“You can burn sage, and I’ll cleanse the crystals.”
-“Mood Ring”
For when you and your girls are going out on the town:
“Let’s hear it for the girls living in the modern world.”
-“Helen of Troy”
For when you’re celebrating your birthday:
“Acting my age, not my horoscope. Guess it’s growing up.”
-“Hold No Grudge”
(Solar Power: Deluxe Edition via Universal Music)
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For that candid pic of you in the driver’s seat:
“I’m waiting for it, that green light, I want it.”
-“Green Light”
For when you refuse to pose with your “bad side”:
“I’ll give you my best side, tell you all my best lines.”
-“Homemade Dynamite”
For that photo of all the junk food you ate and regret:
“You’re a little much for me. You’re a liability.”
-“Liability”
For when you’re reminiscing on a trip you took with your S.O.:
“In my head, I play a supercut of us.”
-“Supercut”
For that picture of you and your besties dancing in the streets:
“But when we’re dancing I’m alright.”
-“Perfect Places”
For when you make your S.O. give you a piggyback ride:
“I am your sweetheart psychopathic crush.”
-“The Louvre”
For that pic of you enjoying a picnic during the summer with your crew:
“It’s time to let go of this endless summer afternoon.”
-“Hard Feelings/Loveless”
For when you’re newly single and want to show you’re strong:
“I’ll find a way to be without you, babe.”
-“Writer in the Dark”
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