On Thursday, news editor at DigiDay Ilana Kaplan asked people to share what they think is the best song lyric of the decade.
what's the best song lyric of the decade?
Twitter users answered the call, chiming in with their top picks of lyrics that touched their soul throughout the 2010s. Here's some of the best, most relatable ones people submitted:
1. This lyric from Taylor Swift's "All Too Well"
@lanikaps you call me up again just to break me like a promise, so casually cruel in the name of being honest
2. This lyric from Lorde's "Sober II (Melodrama)"
@lanikaps “And the terror, and the horror God, I wonder why we bother, All the glamour, and the trauma And the fucking melodrama.”
3. This lyric from Rihanna's "We Found Love"
@lanikaps "we found love in a hopeless place"
4. This lyric from Beyoncé's "Partition"
@lanikaps “I sneezed on the beat & the beat got sicker” is a GREAT line. Idk if it’s the best but it’s up there.
5. This lyric from Fiona Apple's "Hot Knife"
@lanikaps “If I’m butter, then he’s a hot knife.”
6. This lyric from Paramore's "Last Hope"
@lanikaps “I don’t even know myself at all. I thought I would be happy by now.” Is one of my faves.
7. This lyric from BTS' "Epiphany"
@lanikaps I’m the one I should love in this world Shining me, precious soul of mine I finally realized so I love me Not so perfect but so beautiful I’m the one I should love... @BTS_twt
8. This lyric from Maggie Rogers' "Overnight"
@lanikaps "cause people change overnight. things get strange, but i'm alright. i'm still here, and i'm still high. and i'll still meet you in the middle of the night, but if you lie to me, i'm gone." (these lyrics hit you right in the feels every single time) 💔@maggierogers
9. This lyric from Kendrick Lamar's "Alright"
@lanikaps “We gon’ be alright” - Kendrick Lamar It’s so simple yet so poignant and uplifting at the same time.
10. This lyric from Adele's "Someone Like You"
@lanikaps "Never mind I'll find someone like you. I wish nothing but the best for you too. Don't forget me I beg, I'll remember you said, sometimes it lasts in love but sometimes it hurts instead."
11. This lyric from 2 Chainz's "Birthday Song"
@lanikaps "She got a big booty so I call her Big Booty"
12. This lyric from Lizzo's "Truth Hurts"
@lanikaps Why men great til they gotta be great #TruthHurts
13. This lyric from Vampire Weekend's "Harmony Hall"
@lanikaps "I don't wanna live like this, but I don't wanna die"
14. This lyric from Lady Gaga's "Million Reasons"
@lanikaps “I’ve got a hundred million reasons to walk away, but baby I just need one good one to stay.”
15. This lyric from Lana Del Rey's "Cola"
@lanikaps My pussy tastes like Pepsi cola
16. This lyric from Kanye West's "Ghost Town"
@lanikaps I put my hand on the stove, to see if I still bleed.
17. This lyric from Lil Wayne's "6 Foot 7 Foot"
@lanikaps Real Gs move in silence like Lasagna
18. This lyric from Cardi B's "I Do"
@lanikaps my other favorite: Leave his texts on read, leave his balls on blue/Put it on airplane mode so none of those calls come through
19. This lyric from Kesha's "Thinking of You"
@lanikaps I was down for you hardcore While you were out trying to score Found out you're full of it I'm over it so suck my dick
20. This lyric from Drake's "God's Plan"
@lanikaps “I only love my bed and my momma, I’m sorry”
21. This lyric from Rihanna's "Needed Me"
didnt they tell u that i was a savage/ fuck your white horse and a carriage... https://t.co/QZugiPCrmt
22. This lyric from Harry Styles' "Medicine"
@lanikaps “And when I sleep I’m gonna dream of how you ‘tasted’”
23. This lyric from Beyoncé's "Flawless"
@lanikaps “I woke up like dis”
24. This lyric from Rihanna's "What's My Name?"
@lanikaps “The square root of sixty nine is eight something, right?” — Drake
25. This lyric from Nicki Minaj's "Anaconda"
I’ve said it before and I will say it again: “Pussy put his ass to sleep, now he callin’ me NyQuil” https://t.co/bKmj0THsod
26. This lyric from Lil Nas X's "Old Town Road"
Riding on a tractor lean all in my bladder (easy) https://t.co/bPKxWNvG7v
27. This lyric from Jonas Brothers' "Hesitate"
“I thank the oceans for giving me you. You saved me once and now I’ll save You too.” Is also a really beautiful one in my opinion https://t.co/0ZSr2ErEUz
28. This lyric from Hozier's "Take Me To Church"
Hozier: The only heaven I'll be sent to Is when I'm alone with you I was born sick, but I love it Command me to be well Amen, Amen, Amen Take me to church I'll worship like a dog at the shrine of your lies I'll tell you my sins and you can sharpen your knife The whole song is 💀 https://t.co/o49KKnkZpw
29. This lyric from Frank Ocean's "Self Control"
Poolside convo.... https://t.co/tfFhzzFGdo
30. This lyric from Beyoncé's "Formation"
When He Fuck Me Good I Take His Ass To Red Lobster https://t.co/7C4LmhODDM
31. This lyric from Lady Gaga's "Scheiße"
“I wish that I could dance on a single prayer.” https://t.co/KaoQoJTKDS
32. This lyric from Jason Isbell's "Cover Me Up"
Put your faith to the test when I tore off your dress In Richmond on high But I sobered up and I swore off that stuff Forever this time And the old lover's sing "I thought it'd be me who helped him get home" But home was a dream One I'd never seen till you came along @JasonIsbell https://t.co/e85TNxZgmQ
33. This lyric from The National's "Vanderlyle Crybaby Geeks"
@lanikaps “All the very best of us string ourselves up for love”