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Eric Church is a well-known country singer. In his song Record Year <\/em>released in 2015. <\/em>He is sending the message that he went through a breakup, but instead of drinking away his feelings he is having a \u201crecord year\u201d. Pointing at the fact that because of the breakup he is where he is now. Using the Sex-Role Theory in the lyrics you can see that instead of being aggressive toward the woman that broke his heart he is thanking her in this song.<\/p>\n Understanding<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cBut love\u2019s got a funny way of keepin\u2019 score\u201d This lyric is pointing at how he is understanding how the love the girl gave him and the heartbreak he got is a reason for his record year.<\/strong><\/p>\n Eager to soothe hurt feelings<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cAnd your leavin\u2019 lit up my scoreboard\u201d soothing his own feelings by saying that he is doing better because of what happened. I take this as a thank you to her. <\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cI’m either gonna get over you, Or I\u2019m gonna blow out my ear\u201d\u00a0Is another example of wanting to soothe hurt feelings. What he is saying is that he either needs to get over her or blast music until he can’t anymore. Choose a short-term pain and get over her or sit there in pity.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\nFemininity examples throughout the song<\/h3>\n