A Lyric I Can’t Stop Thinking About

Music has always been one of the main ways I process things -- emotions, memories, hell even stress! I don't always know how i feel until a song puts words to it first. It's a universal language - connecting people from all walks of life in a vulnerable state, free of judgement.

A little background on the choice this month: when I first heard about them and Mike was very much a fan, I could not stand them. Immediate station change. I'd mock them, make snarky comments - mostly because I didn't truly understand the magnitude of their lyrics. 

The band, you ask? Sleep Token.

I was not a fan - until their latest album release. Now? I am creeping back into their older stuff to truly see their growth and their depth. 

The lyric I can't stop thinking about is one from the song that started it all for me - Emergence. 

Godspeed to my enemies
Who've been askin' for that call sign

As someone who has been through her fair share of growth - honestly my whole life, but especially the last month or so - this line immediately stuck with me as one that would leave a mark.

I might do a whole series someday on all the Sleep Token songs I absolutely love and the lines that stick out the most to me (and why...) but today is not that day! 

To me, this line is a poetic way of saying here's to whoever wants to challenge me - I'm ready as I shed who I was.

2025 was all about finding out who I was through heartbreak, betrayal, love, and true friendship.
2026 is about stepping into the truest version of me - as I am now.

Not a forever form (as we are ALWAYS evolving), but 2026 me is very much here for who I am becoming.