LogFAQs > #972506848

"We're all working on ourselves, and we're praying that the rest don't mind how much we've changed"
-Black Country, New Road, "Basketball Shoes"

Probably my favorite line from last year. BCNR tend to speak in abstract terms, so this straightforward line hits especially hard in the final track of its album.

"You've been in his fist ever since you were a kid, but you don't owe him shit even if he said you did"
-Lucy Dacus, "Thumbs"

This one is more personal. The entirety of "Thumbs" is sung to a partner who feels guilted into keeping contact with their abusive father. This particular line feels like exactly what I wanted someone to say to me growing up. I finally cut ties with my father after getting a new phone number a few years back, but this song was the first thing to make me feel right about doing so. I think this line has made me cry more than anything else.