2017 has been such a wonderful year for music. Many artists have taken this year to find themselves and to make statements about important social topics. The result? Music that is both great to listen to and incredibly powerful. Here are 17 song lyrics from 2017 that are either so powerful, so savage, so clever, or so relatable, that they have me completely shook.
1. "If the whole world was watching, I'd still dance with you" - This Town, Niall Horan
2. "Bask in the glory of all our problems, 'cause we got the kind of love it takes to solve 'em" - Issues, Julia Michaels
3. "If I go there's just no telling how far I'll go" - How Far I'll Go, Auli'i Cravalho
4. "I'm bad at love, but you can't blame me for tryin'." - Bad at Love, Halsey
5. "You can't bribe the door on your way to the sky" - Sign of the Times, Harry Styles
6. "I know you wanna see me nakey nakey naked" - Wild Thoughts, DJ Khaled ft Rihanna and Bryson Tiller
7. "Don't you tell me what you think that I can be. I'm the on at the sail, I'm the master of my sea" - Believer, Imagine Dragons
8. "Honey, I rose up from the dead, I do it all the time" - Look What You Made Me Do, Taylor Swift
9. "I know you remember me, swear to me the memory isn't sweet and it doesn't make you heart beat." Remember Me, Jennifer Hudson
10. "I used to be in 1D, now I'm out free" - Strip That Down, Liam Payne
11. "I finally wanna be alive" - 1-800-273-8255, Logic ft. Alessia Cara and Khalid
12. "Payback is a bad bitch, and baby I'm the baddest" - Sorry Not Sorry, Demi Lovato
13. "I always thought I would sink, so I never swam" - Malibu, Miley Cyrus
14. "Oooh I love that dress but you won't need it anymore" - Versace on the Floor, Bruno Mars
15. "Your love was handmade for somebody like me" - Shape of You, Ed Sheeran
16. "Don't let the only real one intimidate ya" - I'm The One, DJ Khaled ft. Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance the Rapper, and Lil Wayne
17. "When I'm finished, they won't even know your name" - Praying, Kesha