49 Gracie Abrams Lyrics That Hit You Right in Your College Feels

Sadie Cho
Sadie Cho
Sadie Cho is a rising senior at Columbia University majoring in English and Psychology. At Columbia, she is the Co-Editor-in-Chief of Continents, a human rights journal, and a writer for Double Exposure, a film & media journal.
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NEW YORK, NEW YORK - DECEMBER 13: Gracie Abrams performs on stage during iHeartRadio z100's Jingle Ball 2024 Presented By Capital One at Madison Square Garden on December 13, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images for iHeartRadio)
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If you’re a fan of the yearning aesthetic, Gracie Abrams is the artist for you. Her songs are full of longing for friends, family, crushes, past lovers, and often, the feeling of wanting to go back home. Needless to say, there’s no better artist to listen to as you navigate the ups and downs of college (especially during your freshman year) — and with so many memorable lyrics, you can find a line (or many!) that might just encapsulate what you’re feeling better than how you could ever say it.

From Instagram captions for the thrill of meeting new people and starting a new chapter of your life to ones that capture the melancholy of missing home, Gracie Abrams has a song for that.

While you wait for her new album, Daughter from Hell, which drops on July 17, here are some Gracie Abrams lyrics that make great captions and represent common college rites of passage that might hit home even after you leave campus, too. 

The Best Gracie Abrams Lyrics for When You’re Leaving for College

  1. “I still love you, I promise.” —“I Miss You, I’m Sorry”
  2. “This train is full of strangers, but I might like ’em more.” —“Tough Love”
  3. “But I know now what I’m leavin’ for.” —“Tough Love”
  4. “I should go home, but I’m fighting that right now.” —“Unsteady”
  5. “Look at me, I feel homesick, want my dog in the door.” —“Right Now”
  6. “This is somebody’s hometown, never been here before.” —“Right Now”
  7. “I’m not charmed, so I’m leavin’.” —“Tough Love”
  8. “Left my past life on thе ground. Think I’m more alive, somehow.” —“Right Now”
  9. “Don’t stop talking to me, and maybe stay here forever.” —“Packing It Up”
  10. “Where do we go now?” —“Where Do We Go Now?”
  11. “But I’ll pack it up and practice leaving.” —“I Told You Things”
  12. “If I move out this year, I’ll feel my parents slippin’.” —“Difficult” 

The Best Gracie Abrams Lyrics for When You’re Crushing on Someone

  1. “Met you at the right time. This is what it feels like.” —“Feels Like”
  2. “I’d give up everything to be close to you.” —“Close to You”
  3. “I burn for you, and you don’t even know my name.” —“Close to You”
  4. “Too soon to tell you ‘I love you.’” —“Risk”
  5. “You’re the risk, I’m gonna take it.” —“Risk” 
  6. “Did I fall out of line when I called you?” —“Mess It Up”
  7. “I know what you are, brighter than the stars.” —“Blowing Smoke”
  8. “Don’t love you yet, but probably will.” —“Let It Happen”
  9. “I’ll be the love of your life inside your head.” —“21”

The Best Gracie Abrams Lyrics for Getting Over a Breakup

  1. “You were the best, but you were the worst.” —“I Love You, I’m Sorry”
  2. “I used to hold you, but now I’ll walk around us.” —“Gave You I Gave You I”
  3. “When did you slip through my fingers, did I ever have you?” —“Gave You I Gave You I”
  4. “You were everything to me, where did you run to?” —“Difficult”
  5. “But I know what I know, and you’re just another dude.” —“That’s So True”
  6. “You said ‘forever,’ and I almost bought it.” —“I Miss You, I’m Sorry”
  7. “And what seemed like fate, give it 10 months, and you’ll be past it.” —“Us (feat. Taylor Swift)”
  8. “Lights on, and it’s black and white; I couldn’t stay forever.” —“21”
  9. “Can’t you tell our light burned out?” —“Where Do We Go Now?”
  10. “Guess the space was the thing that I needed, but I miss you.” —“Where Do We Go Now?”
  11.  “Holding onto something when it’s not right.” —“Mean It”

The Best Gracie Abrams Lyrics for When You’re Finding Yourself

  1. “Somebody take over the drive and somebody notice how I’m trying.” —“Camden”
  2. “How I’m overthinking everything I never said.” —“Hard to Sleep”
  3. “Feel like maybe I might go to Boston, cut my hair in the way that I’ve wanted.” —“Augusta”
  4. “None of this is changing with the seasons.” —“Unsteady”
  5. “I took up walking to turn it all off.” —“Mess It Up”
  6. “I might not feel real, but it’s okay.” —“I Love You, I’m Sorry”
  7. “I let it go for my peace of mind.” —“Blowing Smoke”
  8. “Smiling through it all, yeah, that’s my life.” —“That’s So True”
  9. “How do you call it when you’re in your head? Like when you really keep inside of it?” —“Camden”
  10. “The girl in the mirror’s a stranger.” —“Unsteady”
  11. “’Cause every time I get too close, I just go mess it up —“Mess It Up”
  12. “I push my luck, it shows.” —“I Love You, I’m Sorry”
  13. “What was I thinking looking for a sign? As if I’ve ever seen the stars align.” —“Camden”
  14. “Thinking I’m right when I’m probably wrong.” —“Risk”
  15. “I’m not a problem you can solve.” —“Hit the Wall”
  16. “Pull myself together, you could watch it happen.” —“Mess It Up”
  17. “I thought eventually my ranting here would fix it.” —“Difficult”

Sadie Cho

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Sadie Cho is a rising senior at Columbia University majoring in English and Psychology. At Columbia, she is the Co-Editor-in-Chief of Continents, a human rights journal, and a writer for Double Exposure, a film & media journal.

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