Aliyah Maestes-Blue: “‘You’ve become my ceiling’ from The Gold by Manchester Orchestra. The context of the lyric is insane and it makes me want to cry every time.”
Bri Johnston: “‘Am I right back where I started 14 years ago? Wanna guess the ending? If it ever does? I swear to God that all I’ve ever wanted was a little bit of everything all of the time. A bit of everything all of the time.’ from Goodbye by Bo Burnham. I love these ones because it feels so real to me. I was brought back to a state of my life recently and it’s scary but it feels never ending. I feel like all I’ve asked for was an end to this problem and cycle but it makes these lyrics so relatable and I love them for that reason.”
Malia Bauer: “‘Tired of lying in the sunshine // Staying home to watch the rain // And you are young and life is long // And there is time to kill today // And then one day you find // Ten years have gone behind you // No one told you when to run // You missed the starting gun’ from Time by Pink Floyd. This is my favorite song of all time and I love it for so many reasons but it just reminds me that life is short. It makes me realize I need to take time to live in the moment and appreciate all of the things I’m lucky enough to have. And Pink Floyd is the best ever.”
Ripley Bono – “‘Honey, you’re familiar, like my mirror years ago.’ from From Eden by Hozier. The idea of seeing yourself in others is such a beautiful human concept. That fact that we are all unique but can have same lived experiences is so poetic in a world divided.”
KB Kicklighter – “‘Oh the chains are released I can sing I am free’ from Yet Not I But Through Christ In Me by CityAlight. I love it because it reminds me that what I feel takes up so much space in my mind and that it isn’t the end all be all of my life. My life isn’t determined by that one mistake or hard thing. I have so much joy in Christ and that has freed me. But it’s something I need to remind myself daily so that’s why I like this lyric.”
Riley Berner – “‘There’s only one map to the journey of life, and it lives within your heart’ from Willie Nelson. This shows the way you live your life. It’s all from your heart: the things you do, the things you say, the choices you make.
